William Andrew "Bill" Heckman

William Andrew "Bill" Heckman

William Andrew “Bill” Heckman, age 85, a resident of Bronson, Kan., passed away Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, at his home in Bronson. He was born Jan. 17, 1932, in Hepler, Kan., the son of Andrew Joseph Heckman and Mamie Leah Dunbar Heckman. He married Pat Judd on Aug. 17, 1972. Bill constantly kept busy. He did farm work as well as mechanic work for many years. He also mowed yards.

Survivors include his wife, Pat, of the home; a son, Dustin Heckman of Lansing, Kan., and a daughter, Stacy Moore and husband, Rex, of Redfield, Kan.; five grandchildren, Alisa, Tyler, Dalton, Shelby and Hannah and a great-granddaughter, Kendall. Also surviving are two brothers, Ether Spencer and wife, Marsha, of Girard, Kan., and James Heckman and his wife, of California; two sisters, Frances Tewell, of Girard and Thelma Koons of Huntington Beach, Calif. He was preceded in death by an infant son, William Heckman, Jr., two brothers, Newton Spencer and Albert Heckman and a sister, Elizabeth Judd.

Rev. Marty Dewitt will conduct funeral services at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17 at the Cheney Witt Chapel in Fort Scott. Burial will follow in the Paint Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.