Mary Jane Biggs

Mary Jane Biggs, 88 of Hollister, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2017 at Point Lookout Nursing & Rehab with her daughter at her side.

She was born on March 20, 1929 in Watseka, Illinois to Hubert and Stella (Jackson) Wilkinson.  She graduated from Jefferson High School in Lafayette, Indiana in 1947, and then attended Purdue University.

She worked in accounting at General Telephone Company, where she met Robert H. Biggs and they married on October 16, 1955 in Muskegon, Michigan.  They were married 59 years, when he preceded her in death in 2014.

Mary Jane, “Janie”, enjoyed sewing, knitting and many other crafts.  She was an active wife and mom and was a Sunday school teacher, Girl Scout leader, a frequent volunteer at her children’s schools, and was active in Eastern Star, Christian Women’s Club and at her church.

She and Bob later moved to Branson, Missouri to work at Stonecroft Conference Center.  She also worked at Unique Impressions in Branson.

She is survived by her children, Steven (Brenda) Biggs of Tulsa, OK, and Cheryl (Jim) Sutliff of Spring Lake, MI, grandchildren, Amanda (Matthew) Marchese, Emily Sutliff and Patrick, Arynn and Connor Biggs, Amy (Kendall) Lollis and Kayla (Chris) Lollis and great grandchildren, Lyla and Celia Marchese and Hanna, Hailey and Tommy Lollis.

Memorials in Janie’s memory may be made to Hospice Compassus, 3044 Shepherd of the Hills Expy Suite 200, Branson, MO 65616.

Funeral services will be Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 1:00 P.M. in the Friendly Baptist Church in Branson.  Burial will follow in Ozarks Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home and Crematory, Branson. Visitation will be at the Friendly Baptist Church from 12:00 P.M. until service time. 

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