Sheila Georgette Marshall Pullen, age 68, a resident of Charleston, died Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Kindred Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.
She was born February 16, 1950 in Wyatt to Harrison and Audrey Allen Marshall. A 1968 graduate of Charleston High School, she spent many years at home as a wife, mother and well- known seamstress in the community. Later, she was employed with the Brown Shoe Company and then worked as a manager for the Dollar General Store in Cairo, IL until her retirement. She had attended the Pentecostal Church in Wyatt.
On July 26, 1969 she married Michael "Mike" Dennis Pullen who preceded her in death on July 7, 2011.
Surviving are: three sons and daughters in law, Matt and Christy Pullen of Charleston; Scott and Nicole Pullen of Scott City and Derrick and Stephanie Pullen of Sikeston; one brother, Danny (Connie) Marshall of Bertrand; one sister, Rita Clardy of Bertrand; eight grandchildren, Dustin Pullen (Katelyn Cummins), Jacob Pullen, Lauren Pullen (Caleb Glueck), Leah Pullen, Makenzie Pullen, Marshall Pullen, Mason Pullen, and Mary Caroline Pullen; also one great grandson, Jace Pullen and another great-grandson on the way, Kason Glueck.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Elsie "Inkey" Brunck and Cathy Powell.
Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Monday, August 13, 2018 at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston where funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 14, 2018. Rev. Austin Maxwell of Sikeston will officiate.
Interment will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery near Charleston under the direction of the McMikle Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Matt Pullen, Scott Pullen, Derrick Pullen, Dustin Pullen, Jacob Pullen, Danny Marshall. Honorary pallbearer will be Willie Brunck.
Memorial contributions may be given to Kenny Rogers Children's Center, 300 Floyd Avenue, Sikeston, MO 63801 or to SEMO Challenger Baseball, P.O. Box 1282, Sikeston, MO 63801.