Bernard Wyatt Heddin was born on April 21, 1928 and passed away on May 18, 2018. He is preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Dorothy Nell Heddin; brothers: Bruce Heddin, Troy Heddin, O’Dell Heddin; sisters: Kathleen Hooks, Frances Sells, Thomasine Smith, Jean Lynch; children: Ronnie Bernard Heddin, Myra Kaye Price, and Sara Nell Turner. He is survived by his children: Joyce Ann Heddin, Doris Metcalf,Marlon Wayne Pritchett and wife, Patricia Ann, Lillian Ann Henson and husband, Joe; brother, Bobby Heddin; sisters: Latrece Martin and Betty Crowdis; 12 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren.