Marjorie Louise Pickett, age 84, of Springfield, MO, passed away Monday, August 1, 2011. She was born November 22, 1926, in Pearl, MO, to Clifford and Vonda (Matthews) Hicks.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Cleo Pickett; her parents; her son, Joe Bill Taber; a sister, Lillian (Guy) Teeters; and three brothers, Eugene, Leroy, and James Hicks.
She is survived by her daughter, Judy E. Griffin, and husband Don, of Springfield, MO; a step-daughter, Glenda Cook and husband Mike; two granddaughters, Vicky Fischer and husband Carle, and Nicole Hilburn and husband Matt; two step-granddaughters, Missy and her family, and Vicky; six great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter; and two sisters-in-law, Mary Alice Hicks, and Nancy Hicks.
Graveside services will be held on Saturday, August 6, 2011, at 11 a.m. in Greene Lawn Cemetery, Walnut Grove, MO, with Rev. Ricky Guy officiating. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, August 5, 2011 at Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield, MO. Online condolences may be made at www.greenlawnfuneralhome.com.