Vernon V. Hiebert, 84, of Pleasant Hill, MO, passed away May 15, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 20, at Mt. Moriah & Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes Rd. Burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Visitation from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Vernon was born April 21, 1929 in Peabody, KS, son of Abraham P. and Minnie (Kohlman), the fifth of eight children. He attended Peabody Public School He worked as a farmhand until being drafted in 1951. Vernon served his country during the Korean Conflict. He married Hilda M. Harder in 1952 to which three children were born, Doris, Diane and Dale. She preceded him in death in 2012. He spent several years in Albuquerque, NM where he entered into the trucking industry. He moved back to KC, retiring from Chief Freight Lines in 1981. Vernon’s hobbies were woodworking and general handyman. He belonged to the Pleasant Hill VFW Post #3118, Teamsters Retiree Club, Pleasant Hill Senior Group, and the Grain Valley Baptist Church.
He was also preceded in death by parents, wife Jimi in 1993, wife Marjorie in 2004, three brothers Dean, Ernest and Willie Hiebert, and two sisters Dorothy Neighbors and Martha Guhr. Vernon is survived by his sister Bertha Peacock, Wellsville, KS; brother Milton Hiebert, Larned, KS; his children Doris and husband John McBride, Parkville, MO, Diane Hiebert, Wichita, KS and Dale and wife Jeanette Hiebert, Pleasant Hill, MO; grandchildren Christopher Hiebert, Missy, John, and Shane McBride, Lindsay and Jenny Neal; great-grandchildren Emily, Sophia and Drew Heibert, Christopher Stenelli, Ian and Lauren McBride, Rayven Blum, Aedan, Ciara and Caitlin McBride; great-great-grandson Lucas Stenelli; extended family and friends.
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