Orville Wayne Heyer, age 59, a resident of Mapleton, Kansas, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019, at his home in Mapleton. He was born July 10, 1959, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Alvin Dean Heyer and Phyllis Ann Hammack Heyer. He married Lori Hilderbrand on November 8, 1984. He worked as a carpenter. He also enjoyed working with horses, hunting, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Lori; five children, Becky Taylor (Layard) of Sedalia, Missouri, Billy Heyer (Tracy) of Mapleton, Kansas, Greg Hilderbrand, of Springfield, Missouri, Zach Heyer (Jenny) and Elizabeth Heyer (Cody), all of Chilhowee, Missouri; eight grandchildren, Skylor, Chase, Kiel, Lee, Logan, Lynlee, Ally and Sammy with one more on the way and two great-grandchildren, Remi and Merlena with one more great-grandson on the way. Also surviving are three brothers, Bert Troy Parker (Debbie) of Smithton, Missouri, Donald Parker (Sherry) of Augusta, Kansas and Alvin Dale Heyer (Sherry) of Allville, Missouri; two sisters, Cathy Rodriguez (Johnny) of Kansas City, Kansas and Shelley Garrison (Rusty), Greenridge, Missouri and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a grandson, Anthony.
A celebration of life will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, April 6th at the Mapleton City Park. Cremation was handled by the Cheney Witt Chapel of Ft. Scott, Kansas. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
