Delores Heskett

Delores Ellen Heskett was born in 1932 in Columbus, OH, to Charles and Violet Sammet, and went home to be with Jesus at the age of 88, September 11, 2020. She died at her home in Chillicothe, OH, with her family surrounding her in love.

Delores married Ernest Leroy Heskett on December 30, 1951. In 1959, they began their 61 yearlong ministry together at Calvary Apostolic Church in Chillicothe, Ohio, where Ernest pastored.  Delores was bookkeeper and secretary at Calvary Apostolic Church, but mostly enjoyed teaching the Word of God to her Sunday School class until her retirement. Through the years, Delores was president of the Ladies Auxiliary, she participated in a knitting group for numerous years, took pottery classes, and delighted in working in her flower garden. Delores also enjoyed cooking for her family and church family and was an avid pie baker and peanut brittle maker.

Surviving are husband Ernest, Sister Irene (Charles McMullen-deceased), Nancy (David Brown), Pamela Miller, preceded by her sisters Blanche O'Neille, Barbara (John Freeman) both deceased, brothers David Sammet (deceased), Charles Sammet Jr. (deceased), sons David (Suzie), George (Lori), Daniel (Sarah), all of Chillicothe, and Timothy (Holly) of Carroll, and a daughter Rebekah (Calon) Graves of Chillicothe; grandchildren, Jonathan (Emily) Heskett, Nicholas (Samantha) Heskett, Casey (Jon) Arnett, Benjamin (Alissa) Heskett, Phillip (Kayla) Heskett, Caela (Jacob) Ingram, and Ethan (Makiah) Graves; great-grandchildren, Jael, Kelei, Rhyleigh, Ezekiel, Korinne, Myah, Levi and Lindynn, step-great-grandchildren, Jason (Christina) Snyder, Jeffrey (Zoe) Snyder, Breezi Dyer, and Asa Dyer, Kadin Barker, Raiann Barker, Letty Barker, Kayden Montgomery, Avery Barker, Roxie Barker, Matthew Cox, Alexis Stauffer and Abby
Stauffer.

Visitation is from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Calvary Apostolic Church on Friday, September 18, 2020. The funeral service will be on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at 12:30 p.m. with Reverend Ron Baker officiating. Burial will follow the service at Grandview Cemetery in Chillicothe Ohio.

The precious hands of this sweet lady were always busy. Countless meals were made for visiting ministers, church dinners and always a homemade meal for her family. No one could make a pie like hers as was evident when her pies always sold for record donations at the yearly pie auction. Also, those hands were always busy making a sweater or blanket and she always looked so forward to her monthly meetings with her knitting club ladies.

Mom was the prayer warrior for her family. Growing up we would hear the nightly sounds of her down by her bedside calling each of our names in prayer. The family grew and she ceased to be able to kneel but she never quit praying for any of us.  Her happiest times were when she was completing her life's work introducing Jesus to thousands of 6, 7 and 8 yr olds with her animated songs and riveting Sunday School stories. She continued this important work into her early 80s.

It will never be known how many missionaries' lives were made easier from her fundraising. Every Monday evening in November and December for over 50 years she spent making peanut brittle that would be sold to purchase washers, dryers and vehicles while they taught others of her sweet Jesus throughout the world.
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
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