Bill Gene Hueckel, son of the late Walter Hueckel and Edna Newby Hueckel, was born on September 18, 1929 in Vinson, Missouri, and departed this life on November 9, 2014 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau at the age of 85.

Mr. Hueckel had worked as a farmer and was a member of the Dexter Eagles Lodge and the Essex Lions Club.

On August 3, 1951, he was united in marriage to Vivian Allen in Dexter, Missouri.  Mrs. Hueckel survives of the home. 

In addition to his wife he is survived by three sons, David Hueckel (Teresa) of Essex, Stanley (Brenda) Hueckel of Bloomfield and Glenn (Carrie) Hueckel of Essex; and by six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Donald Hueckel, Lester Hueckel, Bud Hueckel and Larry Hueckle; and by one sister, Josephine Grim.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. 

Funeral services will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Kenneth Biggs officiating.  Interment will follow in the Essex Cemetery in Essex.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P. O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, Tennessee 38101-9908.