Herbert Stanley Hestand

Herb began first grade at Beck School in 1940. In 1942 the family moved to Vinita, Oklahoma, where he attended Ironside School, graduating from the 8th grade in 1948.

In 1948 the family moved to Grandview, Missouri. There he attended Grandview High School and graduated in 1952.

Aug. 29, 1952 Herb enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He served as a personnel clerk in base hospitals at Sewart AFB near Nashville, Nouasseur Air Depot in French Morrocco, North Africa, and Richards-Gebaur AFB, Kansas City, and was honorably discharged in 1959.

Herb was married to Billie Ann Bollmeyer on August 11, 1956 at Higginsville, Missouri. Herb and Billie have 3 children; James Herbert, Thomas Edward and Linda Ann.

He worked for a short time at the Bendix plant in south Kansas City, then went to work for the Hickman Mills Fire Department. In 1960 he began working a route sales and delivery job for Oldham’s Sausage Company. He bought the route in 1962 and worked for Oldham’s through several ownership changes, eventually retiring from ConAgra Foods as the Business Manager for the Oldham’s Sausage Division in 1992.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife Billie, his brother Larry (Janell) Hestand, his three children, James (Melinda) Hestand, Thomas (Marlene) Hestand, and Linda (Clay) Heishman, six grandchildren, Amy, Nicholas, Elizabeth, Sarah, Stacey and Jennie, and three great grandsons, Cadeyn, Grayson and Asher.

Herb loved life and had many hobbies and interests. He loved to fish and spent countless weekends fishing and camping at the lake with his family. He was a leader and scoutmaster in Boy Scout Troop 219. In his retirement years he enjoyed traveling, spending time at the lake house, cooking and gardening, flying and building model airplanes and spending time with his buddies in the Flying club. He was always ready and willing to lend a helping hand. He knows Christ as his Lord and Savior and has faithfully attended the Belton Assembly of God for the last 57 years, living his faith as a quiet but confident and steadfast example to all.

In Lieu of flowers, contributions made to Belton Assembly of God or the American Lung Association.