James Kenneth "Ken" Heathcock Sr.

James Kenneth "Ken" Heathcock Sr., age 82 of Fayetteville passed away Friday Jan. 31, 2014. He was born Sept. 10, 1931 in Hardin County, Tenn. to James and Lucille Berlin Heathcock. He was a Baptist, an avid outdoorsman. He loved fishing, playing golf and bowling. He taught machine shop at West Campus Technical School in Fayetteville for a brief period and also operated the machine shop for Tyson Foods. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Margaret Kelley Heathcock; one daughter, Karen Robbins of Fayetteville; his son, James "Chip" Heathcock Jr. of Las Cruces, N.M.; step son, Jay D. Shackelford of Farmington, Ark.; five grandchildren, Tony Heathcock, Wendy Clanton, Mariah Robbins, Coltan Shackelford, Sara Shackelford; and six great grandchildren. Visitation will be 1–2 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 5, 2014 at Moore's Chapel. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Moore's Chapel with burial to follow at Baptist Ford Cemetery in Greenland, Ark. To place an online tribute visit www.mooresfuneralchapel.com.