Barbara June Mullins (Holt),82, of Newtown, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan, Missouri.
Barbara was born on December 9, 1941, on her grandparents’ farm near Lucerne, Missouri, to John Thomas and Imogene (Tipton) Holt.
In 1962 she married Larry Mullins and to this union two children were born; Larry Mullins II of Newtown, Missouri, and Shelly (Steve) Swank of Milan, Missouri who survive. Also surviving are two grandsons; Chris (Lisa) Smith of St. Joseph, Missouri and John (Jenny) Smith of Kirksville, Missouri, one step grandson Craig (Jacki) Swank of Columbia, Missouri, six great grandchildren; Carlee and Melaynie Smith of Kirksville, Carter and Hudson Smith of St. Joseph, and Alex and JJ Swank of Columbia, and one great great-granddaughter, Audrie McNear of Kirksville and nieces and nephews; Susan, Sandra, Tom, Tim and Jeanie.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister; Nancy Sue Tucker and brother-in-law Bill Tucker, grandparents; Charles and Alma Holt and Charles and Leona Tipton, and her step grandmother whom she loved Flo Tipton.
Funeral services for Barbara will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, June 30, 2024 at Ruschmeier-Smith Funeral Home in Milan. Burial will follow at the Newtown Cemetery in Newtown, Missouri. A visitation is scheduled for one hour prior to the service, starting at 1:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Newtown Cemetery.