Shirley Ann Millikin, 88, Neosho, died February 6, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, following a short illness.
Shirley was born Oct. 11, 1931 in Pfeifer, Kansas, one of seven children to Andrew and Mary Jacobs. She moved to the Neosho area in 1965 from Hays, Kansas and was a stay at home mom, later retiring from the U.S. Postal Service. She participated in and won the Newton County spelling bee seven times and also participated in numerous other spelling bees until her mid- seventies. She was of the Catholic faith.
Shirley and James W. ‘Bill’ Millikin were married on February 27, 1954 in Hays, Kansas and he preceded her in death on September 7, 2008.
She is survived by five children, Linda Beavers of Neosho, Robert Millikin of Kansas City, Missouri, Mary Millikin and husband, Steven Walker of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Margaret ‘Peggy’ Millikin of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Patty Millikin-Allen and husband, Todd Allen of St. Louis, Missouri; thirteen grandchildren, John, Jennifer, Brian, Bill, Stephanie, Kati, Adam, Jessi, James, Lee, Sandra Beth, Luke and Hope; fifteen great grandchildren, six great great grandchildren and one sister, Norene Jacobs of Omaha, Nebraska.
In addition to her husband and parents, she is preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 at 10 am at the Clark Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. The family will receive friends following the service until 11:30 am. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Shirley may be made to the Crowder College Foundation for a scholarship to be established in memory of Shirley, c/o Clark Funeral Home, PO Box 66, Neosho, MO 64850.
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