Mary Ona Mae Pulliam, 74 of Neelyville, Missouri, passed away October 25, 2012 in the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center at Poplar Bluff, Mo. She was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana October 17, 1938 to the late Byron Cox and Myrtle "Owens' Cox.
On august 24, 1958 at Corning, Arkansas, She was married to Clarence H. Pulliam.
She is survived by one Daughter, Lee Hudson and husband Leon of Neelyville, Missouri. One Grandson Travis Pulliam and one Great Granddaughter, Nicole Pulliam. She is also survived by two sisters,Vivian Morgan of Corning, Arkansas and Kay Brannum of Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
Ona was preceded in death by her husband Clarance Pulliam and her parents as well as five brothers, Johnnie, Leamon, Eugene, James, and Paul Cox.
She enjoyed listening to gospel music and singing and crocheting. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church.
Visitation will be Saturday October 27, 2012 starting at 11:00 a.m. with the funeral following at 12:00 pm in the Fowler-Sullivan Memorial Chapel of Neelyville, Mo. Burial will be in the Hitt Cemetery near Success, Arkansas. Donnie Fowler Officiating.