The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reported that Dennis G. Heart, 74, of House Springs was found dead near Gravois Road in House Springs. Investigators do not believe foul play was involved, spokesman Grant Bissell said.
Deputies were called at about 12:40 p.m. Nov. 29 to the 4700 block of Gravois Road because a body was seen lying near the road. There were no signs of trauma to Heart’s body, Bissell said.
As of today, Dec. 6, the Sheriff’s Office had not received a report from the Medical Examiner’s Office to determine a cause of death. However, Bissell said the detective investigating the death is confident that it is not suspicious.