Nancy Ann Pullum, daughter of the late Andrew “Jack” Dowdy and Edna Marie Dempsey Dowdy, was born on July 30, 1949 in Essex, Missouri and departed this life on January 1, 2020 at her residence in Poplar Bluff, Missouri at the age of 70 years.

Mrs. Pullum was a former Bus Driver for Dexter Public Schools for 16 years.

On August 20, 1964, in Essex, Missouri, she was united in marriage to John “Wayne” Pullum.  Mr. Pullum preceded her in death on November 13, 1999.

She is survived by her son, Roy Pullum and wife Debbie of Dexter, Missouri; by three daughters, Karen Rodgers and husband Dennis of Dexter, Missouri, Crystal Horn and husband Darin of Ormond Beach, Florida, and Barbara Turner and husband Andrew of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; by her step-daughter, Nancy Markham and husband Dan of Garden Prairie, Illinois; by two brothers, Larry Dowdy and Richard Dowdy, both of Dexter, Missouri; by her sister, Iva Horn of Dexter, Missouri; and by nine grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.

Other than by her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Ronald Pullum; by her daughter, Tersea Pullum; by three brothers, Edward Dowdy, Jimmy Dowdy, and John Dowdy; and by three sisters, Leta Sides, Levana Dowdy, and Alice Faye Dowdy; and by her half-sister, Louise Oliver.

Friends may call at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, January 3, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 

Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Chapel on Friday, January 3, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Ken Johnson officiating.  Interment will follow in the Hagy Cemetery.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.