Robert "R.T." Thomas Hetherington, age 87 of Clinton, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020 of natural causes at Westwood Living Center.  Funeral services will be held 2:00PM, Thursday, September 24, 2020 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, MO.  Interment will follow in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton, MO.  The family suggests memorial contributions to the Henry County Memory Fund and may be left in care of the funeral home. Fond memories and condolences may be left at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com .

R.T. was born in Clinton, Missouri the son of George Oscar and Blanche Jeannette Burke Hetherington. After graduating Clinton High School R.T. promptly joined the United States Navy. He served four years before beginning a career in the commercial travel industry that spanned 35 years with Trans World Airlines and the Clinton Travel Agency. Once retired R.T. enjoyed over a decade welcoming neighbors with his eager smile and sparkling eyes at the Clinton Walmart. He was a member of the Gladstone Church of Christ and attended the Clinton Christian Church. He was also a past member of the Clinton Country Club.

Preceding him in death are his wife of 57 years, Shirley Jean Clark Hetherington, his parents and his grandson Adam Winter.

He is survived by four daughters, Karen Krell (David) of Kearney, Missouri, Cheryl Winter of North Kansas City, Missouri, Michele Hetherington of Kearney, Missouri and Stefanie Dunham (Jack) of Virginia Beach, Virginia; brother in law, James Michael Clark and Ginger Stone of Oak Grove, Missouri; five grandchildren, Melinda Cable, Bryan Krell, Christy Gaskill, Preston Dunham and Callie Dunham; nieces, Paula Pickett and Marnette Jester and ten great grandchildren.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, Clinton, MO.