hmtl5 Mildred Irene Pulliam b. 4 Dec 1916 Purdin, Linn County, Missouri d. 14 Oct 1979 Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy

Mildred Irene Pulliam

Female 1916 - 1979  (62 years)


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  • Name Mildred Irene Pulliam 
    Born 4 Dec 1916  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 14 Oct 1979  Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I5334  Hedges
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2024 

    Father Charles E. Pulliam,   b. 21 Sep 1879, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1957, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Nora Gertrude Buswell,   b. 30 Oct 1890, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1972, Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F1183  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Chester William Smithers,   b. unknown,   d. 1974 
    Married 21 May 1937 
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2023 
    Family ID F2306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Dec 1916 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Oct 1979 - Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Irene Smithers
      Mrs. Mildred Irene Smither, 61, 1718 Hickory Drive, died Sunday evening at 5 o'clock at Hedrick Medical Center, where she had been a patient one day.
      Mrs. Smithers was born Dec. 4, 1916 at Purdin, daughter of Charley E. Pulliam and Gertrude Buswell Pulliam. She attended school at Browning and was a graduate of the Purdin High School. On May 21, 1937 she was married to Chester William Smithers at Laclede. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Chillicothe Rebekah lodge. The couple moved to Chillicothe in 1950.
      Mrs. Smithers was a former Chillicothe city clerk and had operated the Missouri Motor Vehicle License bureau in Chillicothe. Mr. Smithers died Jan. 26, 1976.
      Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Pat (Norlene) Laffey, Chillicothe, and Mrs. Lewis (Charlene) Wisniewski, Excelsior Springs; a brother, Charles Pulliam, Purdin and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and parents.
      Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Palmer officiating. The casket will be moved to the church at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, under the direction of the Norman Funeral Home.
      The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Chillicothe, Missouri. Monday, 15 October 1979.
      [2, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S9] Obituary.

    3. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    4. [S87] Newspaper article.