John Richard Heddell

John earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Missouri—Columbia, then studied to become a Certified Public Accountant.On June 7, 1969, he and Cheryl were married.

John is preceded in death by his parents Jack and Margie Heddell and sons Peter Heddell and Jack Heddell.

He is survived by his wife, Cheryl, his daughter Linda (Chuck) Stanton, daughter Susie (Josh) Campbell, daughter Jenny (Jason) Wescoat, son Jay (Christina) Heddell and daughter-in-law Linda Heddell.

John was also the grandfather of 21 grandchildren: Kate, Joe, Tom, Christi, Tricia, Annabelle, Eli, Ava, Jeffrey, Julie, Samuel, Lizzie, Eleanor, Josephine, Gia, James, Anthony, Michael, Mary Rose, Angelina and June. He was also the great-grandfather of Jakob, Charlotte and Margaret.

John and Cheryl worked together, running his accounting firm for over four decades. John had many hobbies, including bow hunting, working on cars, fishing and camping. He was an avid reader and enjoyed passing books back and forth with his kids.

As a lifelong Methodist, John had a strong faith in God and prayed daily for his wife, children and grandchildren. He also lived his beliefs by donating his accounting work to many widows and couples seeking adoption over the years.

While John loved people and never met a stranger, his 57-year marriage to Cheryl was the best part of his life and he always said that his greatest achievement was being a dad. His fun-loving, mischievous personality always placed him at the center of his sprawling family, who learned to always be on the alert for his next trick.

Services:

Services will be held at Wellspring Family Church, 5293 South Lindbergh, on Saturday, October 10. Visitation from 9:00 to 11:30 and the funeral at 11:30.

Burial to follow.