Thursday 19th June 2025

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Mildred “Millie” Little, 86, of Marshall, MO, died Thursday, March 17, 2022, at The Living Center in Marshall.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating.  Burial will follow in Malta Bend Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.  Memorials are suggested to The Living Center or Crossroads Hospice and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com

Born July 22, 1935, in Kansas City, MO, she was the daughter of the late Claud Corey and Mable Griffin Corey.  Millie was raised in the Louisburg, KS area where she graduated from high school. On September 18, 1953, she married Don Lawson and they later divorced.  On February 21, 1983, she married Ralph W. “Buck” Little who preceded her in death on February 17, 1997.  Millie lived in Saline County most of her adult life and worked as a bookkeeper, retiring twice, from Acme Supply.  She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church where she shared her gift of piano playing as the church pianist for over 40 years.

Survivors include two daughters: Rhonda Lawson of Marshall and Mellody Allee (Steve) of Sedalia; four grandchildren: Christy Jasper, Carl Jasper (Jenn), Josh Allee (Lori), and Jana Allee; five great-grandchildren: Megan (Bryan), Ayden, Ganon, Logan, and Braden; and two great-great-grandchildren, Noah and Aria.

In addition to her parents and husbands, Millie was preceded in death by a daughter in infancy, Donna Kay Lawson.