John Heldermon (Lebanon)'s Obituary
John Charles Heldermon, son of Ernest Leroy and Charlene Ramsey Heldermon, was born June 12, 1940, in Hinton, Oklahoma. He departed this life Friday, February 13, 2015, in his home, near Eldridge, Missouri, at the age of seventy-four years, eight months, and one day.
On May 3, 1983, he was united in marriage to Juanita Pauline Burge, and they shared the last thirty-one years.
His father preceded him in death.
John is survived by his wife, Pauline, of the home; a daughter, Laura Geary, and her husband, Fonzie, of Batesville, Arkansas; a son, Paul Heldermon, of Eldridge, Missouri; two grandchildren, Fonzie III and Isabelle Geary; his mother, Charlene Heldermon, of Eldridge, Missouri; two sisters, Mary Ethel Mills, and her husband, Bob, of Bella Vista, Arkansas, and Nancy Johnson, and her husband, Bob, of Lebanon, Missouri; three foster sisters, Shirley Shattuck, of Eldridge, Missouri, Mary Ann Anderson, and her husband, Jeff, of Springfield, Missouri, and Sherry O’Dell, of Lebanon, Missouri; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
He was raised in Oklahoma and then moved with his family to Phoenix, Arizona, where he graduated from North Phoenix High School in the Class of 1958. He then attended Arizona University for a time and continued his studies at Southwest Missouri University in Springfield, Missouri. He worked as a bookkeeper for Tan Tar-A Resort for a few years, and then moved to Columbia, Missouri, where he was employed by M. F. A. Inc. He retired as a risk manager for M. F. A. in 2004. He also was a respected farmer and stockman at the same time, and farming was his true passion. He and Pauline had made their home near Eldridge, Missouri, for the last several years.
John had professed his faith in Christ as a teenager, and had established his own personal relationship with his Lord and Savior.
He enjoyed fishing, doing woodworking projects, and was an avid reader, with westerns being his favorite books. He never met a stranger and liked visiting, joking and teasing. His family was very important to him and he especially enjoyed time with his grandchildren.
John was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and his accomplishments and know that his family and friends will treasure the wonderful memories he made for them during his lifetime.
Memorial donations to Brown Cemetery may be made through the funeral home.
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