Charles Heron

Junior's life began on October 19, 1940 in Lansing, the son of Charles Heron, Sr. and Naomi (Cooper) Heron. He was united in marriage to the former Charline Hendrix- Thompson on March 13, 1960 in Dowagiac. He was employed by Fairmont and Century Homes as a truck driver and eventually ran his own trucking company. Junior was a member of the Dowagiac Eagles and served as head trustee for several years and he was a past member of the Dowagiac Moose Lodge. As a young man, he enjoyed racing cars and was a NASCAR fan. He loved the Chicago Bears and cooking on his grill. Junior helped to raise his brother in laws and sister in laws and had a strong sense of family. His loving family includes his wife Charline of Dowagiac, daughter Linda Jean (Jeffrey) Yant of Buchanan, and son Charles (Debbie) Heron of Marcellus, grandchildren Jeffrey Yant Jr., Jason Yant, Joey Heron, Cassie Heron, Randy Heron, and Makayla Heron; great- grandchildren Brandon, Nathan, Alexie Yant, Hunter Johnston, Colt Heron, Keegan Mead and Madison Mead, brother Joe Heron of Florida; mother-in-law Peggy “Mammie” Thompson of Dowagiac; brother-in-law Rick (Pat) Thompson, sister-in-law Barbara (Ledale) Bolton and DeeDee (Phil) Hoekstra. Charles passed away on Monday, September 20, 2010 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He is preceded in death by a brother Jim Heron. His family will gather with friends on Friday from 5-8pm at Yazel & Clark Chapel where his service will be held on Saturday at 9:30am led by Dave Kuertzel. He will be laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery. Please sign his guestbook and leave a memory of him at www.yazel-clark.com.