It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved May Ernestine Sullivan of Shelbina, Missouri, who passed away at the age of 87, on February 24, 2023. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of May Ernestine Sullivan or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Amilius Eugene and Nora Clunette Painter (Grunwalt); and her brothers, George, Samuel, Harold, Fred, Lester, Paul, John, Donald and Ernest Painter.

She is survived by : her children, Robert Louis Buckman of Shelbina, Brenda Dianne Williams (Douglas) of Ottumwa, Marilyn Gay McElroy (Dennis), Marlene Kay Thrasher and Sarah Hagan (Darren) of Hallsville, Missouri.; her grandchildren, Joseph Paul Buckman, Michael Eugene Buckman, Michaela Mae Kennedy, Ryan Eugene Williams, Christopher Douglas Hines, Robert Curtis Hines, James Robert Thrasher, Mark William Thrasher, Britney Nicole Dodge, Emilie Bess Falls, Delanie Mae Okenfuss and Haley Beth Hagan; her sisters-in-law, Glenda Painter and Evelyn Painter; and her sisters, Mildred, Vivian and Ruby. She is also survived by 18 great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Garner Funeral Home & Chapel