RODNEY 'ROD' C. HEETER, 74

Friday, January 27, 2012

Rodney "Rod" C. Heeter, 74, of Sligo, died at home on Thursday, January 26, 2012.
Born March 25, 1937, in Sligo, he was the son of Carl M. and Alma M. (Craig) Heeter.
He graduated from Union High School in 1955 and Westminster College in 1959.
Mr. Heeter served in the United States Army, 323rd Chemical Company stationed in Fort McClelland, Alabama.
He married Beverly B. Blackburn on March 25, 1961. She survives.
Mr. Heeter was a member of the Sligo Presbyterian Church and a past director of Farmer's National Bank of Emlenton.
He was self-employed at Heeter Lumber Company.
In addition to his wife, survivors include four children and spouses, and 10 grandchildren, Timothy Heeter and his wife, Carrie, their children Katelin, Kinsley and Keaton; Terry Heeter and his wife, Lorry, and their children, John and Sarah; Troy Heeter and his wife, Colleen, and their children, Brandon and Bailey; and Tamra Hutton and her husband, Whet, and their children, Lindsay, Shelby and Charley; and a brother-in-law, Carl Rhodes.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Rachel Heeter Rhodes.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m and 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, January 28, at the Varner Funeral Home in Sligo.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, January 29, 2012, at the Sligo Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Stephanie Weaver officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Clarion Forest Visiting Nurses Hospice Program, 271 Perkins Road, Clarion, PA 16214 or the Sligo Presbyterian Church Building Fund, Sligo, PA 16255.