Chance Courtney Hearting (Corbett) was born on January 9, 1979, in Sedalia, Missouri, to Jane Hearting (Jones) and Richard Corbett. In his younger years, he spent a lot of time with various family members and relatives. Specifically, his Grandpa John Jones, his Corbett family, and what came to be the Hearting family. Chance never cared much for school growing up, but absolutely loved football, FFA, and woodshop classes. Anyone who had to line up against Chance or play him at one time knew the grit, drive, heart, and motivation he carried with him on that field. He didn’t know the word quit; he never missed a single game. Outside of school, Chance enjoyed fishing, hunting, swimming, working with his hands, and other activities that made good stories to tell about the kind of fun that he loved to have. He was baptized as a teen in a small creek behind the Johnstown Church of Christ one Sunday sometime in the summer of 1995.
Chance shared three children: Hope, Hailey, and Hunter Hearting with Jeni Hearting (Rydberg). They were later divorced, and Chance was remarried to Katherine Hearting (Strope). Chance shared two children: Hadilyn and Hudson Hearting, with Katie. Words cannot express the volume of Chance's love for his five children. His world hung on them and their happiness. They were his sun, moon, and stars and then some. You won’t find a single person whom he hadn’t told about just how much he loved his kiddos, how beautiful his daughters are, how strong-willed his son is, and just how dang proud he was of each.
Chance worked for John Deere for a total of 21 years in a few locations, touching the hearts of hundreds of customers and coworkers. He made the best deal he could for each and every person, no matter how big or small their operation. Chance was fair and honest in any dealing he had with customers, adamant to live by the Word and be the best example to his children. In 2020, Chance and his cousin Ethan Bracher opened the Countyline Deer Processing business. Many of those same customers and coworkers from John Deere, along with close family friends, came to support Chance and give him business, as he had once supported or guided them through purchases for their own operations. It was out of character for Chance to show up to any family gathering, party, or doctor's appointment without bringing a package of his prized summer sausage, snack sticks, or jerky. He absolutely loved watching people enjoy the deer meat he put all his time and love into making.
Chance and a few of those closest to him were floating on the Niangua River Saturday, July 19, 2025, when a tragic accident occurred to which he lost his life. He is preceded in death by his grandfather John Jones, grandmother Helen Jones, aunt Carol Fairfax, Uncle Phillip Jones, and other relatives. He is survived by his five children: Hope Marie (19), Hailey Jane (18), Hunter Lane (18), Hattie Jo (11), and Hudson Wren (9); mother Jane Hearting; Father Richard Corbett; and an indescribable amount of those who loved him.
Chance Hearting
January 9, 1979 - July 19, 2025
Age: 46 Years, 6 Months, 10 Days
SERVICE
Lakeview by Sue (Event Venue)
Rural Appleton City, Missouri
Friday, July 25, 2025
1:30 p.m.
VISITATION
Lakeview by Sue (Event Venue)
Rural Appleton City, Missouri
Friday, July 25, 2025
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
MINISTER
Pastor Jimmy Knight
INTERMENT
Appleton City Cemetery
Appleton City, Missouri
MEMORIAL
Chance Hearting Family Love Fund
