Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Obituary - Jerry Patrick Heffernan

Jerry Patrick Heffernan
Jerry Patrick Heffernan, age 58, a former resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas and more recently of Nevada, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at his home in Nevada. He was born February 11, 1959, in Ft. Scott, the son of Jerome Patrick Heffernan and Billie Joann Brown Heffernan. He married Caline Funk on May 31, 1986, at Pleasanton, Kansas. Jerry had worked for Bourbon County for thirty-four years. 

During his time with the county, he had worked on the bridge crew, the sign crew and at the landfill. When he retired in 2013, he was working as bridge foreman. He enjoyed watching football and spending time with his granddaughter.

Survivors include his wife, Caline, of the home; a daughter, Shelby Bogart and husband, Mike, of Nevada and a granddaughter, Kimber Lynne Bogart. Also surviving is his mother, Joann Heffernan, and a brother, Tom Heffernan, both of Ft. Scott; his sister-in-law, Linda Hafer and husband, Lee, of Holly Springs, North Carolina; an aunt, Viola Brown, of Ft. Scott and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father.

Rev. Paul Rooks will conduct funeral services at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, May 13th at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Clarksburg Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Friday at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to Care to Share and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.





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