David Heidel

David Rudolph Heidel, age 73 of Wartburg was called to his heavenly home, Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge. David was born on August 31, 1942 to the late Edwin Rudolph Heidel and Lorraine Huling Heidel. He was a life-long faithful member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Wartburg. As a young adult, David worked alongside his father to manage the family dairy farm. He earned a B.S. Degree in Agronomy from Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville. David began his professional career with the Tennessee Department of Corrections at Brushy Mountain State Prison in 1975. He served as a counselor in the Treatment Division and was later promoted to the level of Unit Manager. His final years before retirement were served as Farm Manager at the Morgan Regional Correctional Facility in Wartburg. David was highly respected by his supervisors and peers. After retirement he continued to manage the family farm. He was well known for his love of hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by his father, Edwin R. Heidel.

He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Sue Bumgarner Heidel; his mother, Lorraine Heidel; three sisters,
Joan Weber (Neil), Wanda Turner (Leroy) and Nina Wade (Ron).
He also leaves three nephews, Christopher and Jeremy Weber and Tyler Winstead; one niece, Erika Weber Henson; five great-nieces and Nephews; and many other loving relatives and friends.

Special thanks to the Critical Care Doctors and Staff at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge.

The family will receive friends Friday, October 16, 2015 from 5:00 to 7:00PM at Schubert Funeral Home, Wartburg. A Celebration of Life Service will take place Saturday at 11:00AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Wartburg with Pastor David Graves officiating. Interment will follow in Morgan Memorial Gardens, Wartburg. In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made to the St. Paul Lutheran Church Building Fund, PO Box 67, Wartburg, TN 37887 or Lutheran Hour Ministries, 660 Mason Ridge Center Drive, St. Louis, MO 63141 or the charity of your choice.