Homer Wayne Hecht, age 73, of, Liberty, KY, passed away on Thursday December 25th, 2025, at the Jean Waddle Care Center. He was born January 9th, 1952, in Clovis, New Mexico, a son of the late Harold L. and Mary Byerly Hecht.
Homer served as minister of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) from 1988 until his retirement in 2016. He was a founding member of Casey County Community Ministries and The Gathering Place, a thrift store which operates under the umbrella of CCCM. Homer spent many years organizing youth on Habitat for Humanity home building Mission Trips. He organized natural disaster relief efforts through Week of Compassion, a ministry of Disciples of Christ. He was Active for a number of years with Community Farm Alliance.
Homer’s love of baseball and the St. Louis Cardinals began when he listened, as a boy, to the games on KMOX, a St. Louis radio station, from his home in New Mexico. From his home in New Mexico, he came east and completed his under graduate degree at Milligan College in TN. A call to ministry led him to Lexington Theological Seminary. He answered the call to First Christian Church in Liberty in 1988 and completed his ministry at the same church some 28 years later.
Whether you knew him as Homer, Bro. Homer, Preacher Man, Vagabond, Homer Wayne, or Fwumpa, you knew him as a man of integrity, who was committed to his faith and community.
Survivors include: his spouse: Charlene “Char” Hecht, three children: Stephen (Bridgett) Blake of Liberty, Catherine (Cash) Jean Baptiste of Bardstown and Emily Edwards of Somerset, ten grandchildren: Marlie, Claire, Adam, Nolan, Elijah, Owen, AJ, Caden, Isaac and Olivia, two brothers: Nathan (Priscilla) Hecht of Austin, TX and Karl (Candace) Hecht of Carrollton, TX and one sister: Helen Hecht of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Visitation will be held 10:00 A.M. Saturday January 10th, 2026, at First Christian Church.
Memorial Service will be held 1:00 P.M. Saturday January 10th, 2025, at First Christian Church. Bro. Bob Brooks , Bro. Bob Mallory and Steve Sweeney officiating.
In lieu of flowers the family request contributions may be made to Liberty First Christian Church PO Box 8 Liberty, KY 42536, or Week of Compassion PO Box 1986 Indianapolis, IN 46206.
Cremation rites were honored.






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