Chance Courtney Hearting (Corbett)
was born on January 9, 1979, in Sedalia, Missouri, to Jane Hearting (Jones) and
Richard Corbett. In his younger years, he spent a lot of time with various
family members and relatives. Specifically, his Grandpa John Jones, his Corbett
family, and what came to be the Hearting family. Chance never cared much for
school growing up, but absolutely loved football, FFA, and woodshop classes.
Anyone who had to line up against Chance or play him at one time knew the grit,
drive, heart, and motivation he carried with him on that field. He didn’t know
the word quit; he never missed a single game. Outside of school, Chance enjoyed
fishing, hunting, swimming, working with his hands, and other activities that
made good stories to tell about the kind of fun that he loved to have. He was
baptized as a teen in a small creek behind the Johnstown Church of Christ one
Sunday sometime in the summer of 1995.
Chance shared three
children: Hope, Hailey, and Hunter Hearting with Jeni Hearting (Rydberg). They
were later divorced, and Chance was remarried to Katherine Hearting (Strope).
Chance shared two children: Hadilyn and Hudson Hearting, with Katie. Words
cannot express the volume of Chance's love for his five children. His world
hung on them and their happiness. They were his sun, moon, and stars and then
some. You won’t find a single person whom he hadn’t told about just how much he
loved his kiddos, how beautiful his daughters are, how strong-willed his son
is, and just how dang proud he was of each.
Chance worked for John
Deere for a total of 21 years in a few locations, touching the hearts of
hundreds of customers and coworkers. He made the best deal he could for each
and every person, no matter how big or small their operation. Chance was fair
and honest in any dealing he had with customers, adamant to live by the Word
and be the best example to his children. In 2020, Chance and his cousin Ethan
Bracher opened the Countyline Deer Processing business. Many of those same
customers and coworkers from John Deere, along with close family friends, came
to support Chance and give him business, as he had once supported or guided
them through purchases for their own operations. It was out of character for
Chance to show up to any family gathering, party, or doctor's appointment
without bringing a package of his prized summer sausage, snack sticks, or
jerky. He absolutely loved watching people enjoy the deer meat he put all his
time and love into making.
Chance and a few of
those closest to him were floating on the Niangua River Saturday, July 19,
2025, when a tragic accident occurred to which he lost his life. He is preceded
in death by his grandfather John Jones, grandmother Helen Jones, aunt Carol
Fairfax, Uncle Phillip Jones, and other relatives. He is survived by his five
children: Hope Marie (19), Hailey Jane (18), Hunter Lane (18), Hattie Jo (11),
and Hudson Wren (9); mother Jane Hearting; Father Richard Corbett; and an
indescribable amount of those who loved him.
Chance Hearting
January
9, 1979 - July 19, 2025
Age:
46 Years, 6 Months, 10 Days
SERVICE
Lakeview
by Sue (Event Venue)
Rural
Appleton City, Missouri
Friday,
July 25, 2025
1:30
p.m.
VISITATION
Lakeview
by Sue (Event Venue)
Rural
Appleton City, Missouri
Friday,
July 25, 2025
9:30
a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
MINISTER
Pastor
Jimmy Knight
INTERMENT
Appleton
City Cemetery
Appleton
City, Missouri
MEMORIAL
Chance
Hearting Family Love Fund
Web site location: www.hillandson.net
Hill & Son Funeral Home, Appleton City,
Missouri
