71 year old J.C. Derting of Liberty died Wednesday at DeKalb Community Hospital. He was a farmer, a graduate of Liberty High School, and a member of Cave Springs Baptist Church. The funeral will be Friday at 4:00 p.m. at Hunter Funeral Home in Watertown. Tommy Ashford will officiate and burial will be in Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 9:00 a.m. until the service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Stacy Derting and his parents, Roy and Laura Mae Derting. He is survived by a son, Dennis Stacey of Liberty and many cousins and friends. Hunter Funeral Home in Watertown is in charge of the arrangements.