Drusilla Pauline Heitman
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Drusilla Pauline Heitman

  • December 22, 1921 - August 30, 2011
  • Glenaire, Missouri
  • Missouri Girls Town
    P.O. Box 59
    Kingdom City, MO 65262
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Drusilla Pauline Ida (Johnson) Heitman, 89, of Glenaire, Missouri, formerly of Plattsburg, passed away at her home on August 30, 2011. Drusilla was born in New Hampton, Chickasaw county, Iowa on December 22, 1921. She is a 1939 graduate of Charles City High School. On September 28, 1940, she married Alvin L. Heitman at the St. John's Lutheran Parsonage in Charles City, Iowa. A permanent move was made to Missouri in February of 1952 and Liberty was her home since 1965. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years on June 20, 2007.
Besides being devoted to her family and being a wonderful cook, Drusilla was employed with the food service department of William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri for 11 years, retiring in 1984. Prior to this employment, she worked in the credit department for National Bellas Hess in North Kansas City and Montgomery Wards in Kansas City, MO.
Drusilla was a member of the GFWC Fortnightly Study Club, where she served as president of the Liberty chapter 1998-2002. She was a member of the Second Baptist Church, Liberty, Missouri, where she was active in her Sunday School class and Woman's Missionary group. She was an avid quilter and a member of the Nitetime Needlers Quilt Guild.
Survivors include three sons, Larry L. Heitman and Jerome A. Heitman (Linda) both of Plattsburg, Duane M. Heitman (Evie) St. Charles, MO; one daughter, Judy K. Heitman, Liberty, MO, and one sister-in-law Shirley Reis, Charles City, Iowa. There are seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Darrell D. Johnson and Hilda (Kregel) Johnson Carey, one brother, Dean Johnson, and two sisters, Darleen Debban and Delores Schaefer.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, September 3 at Second Baptist Church. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 P.M., Friday, September 2 at Church-Archer-Pasley Funeral Home and one hour prior to the services on Saturday at Second Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Perrin Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Second Baptist Church, 300 E. Kansas, Liberty, MO 64068 or Missouri Girls town (mission to help abused and neglected girls), P.O. Box 59, Kingdom City, MO 65262.