Mrs. Delores June Heckmaster, 79 years of Sarcoxie, Missouri departed this life on Tuesday morning, December 8, 2009 at the St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri. Delores entered this life on April 29, 1930 in Neosho, Missouri daughter of the late Clifford and Fern (Hunt) Moore. She was raised in Neosho, Missouri and was a graduate of Neosho High School. On February 27, 1950 she was united in marriage to Milo Heckmaster and to this union a daughter and son were born. In 1959 they moved their family to Sarcoxie, Missouri. She retired in 1993 from the Sarcoxie R-II School District where she worked in the cafeteria at Wildwood Elementary School. She was a member of the Cave Springs Baptist Church in Neosho, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of forty-four years, Milo Heckmaster on October 4, 1994; and a sister, Diane Pendley. Delores is survived by a daughter, Sharon Wooten of Sarcoxie, Missouri; a son, Larry Heckmaster and wife, Diana, of Sarcoxie, Missouri; four grandchildren, Tammy Grimm and husband, Paul, of Sarcoxie, Missouri, Kandi Huyck and husband, J.R., of Springfield, Missouri, Kirby Heckmaster and wife, Stephanie, of Sarcoxie, Missouri and Rex Heckmaster also of Sarcoxie, Missouri; seven great grandchildren; one great great grandson; a brother, Ray Moore and wife, Pat, of Neosho, Missouri; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other family and friends. Funeral services for Mrs. Heckmaster are 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 11, 2009 at the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri with Bro. Jerry Mayfield officiating. Burial will follow in the Sarcoxie Cemetery. Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are Kirby Heckmaster, Rex Heckmaster, Paul Grimm, J.R. Huyck, Steven Moore and Rodney Pendley. The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 6-8:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website www.housh-goodwinfuneralhome.com. Memorials are being directed to the American Diabetes Association and contributions may be left at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri.