Mary McMullin

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Mary E. Ralph McMullin, 58, of Sikeston went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, after an extended illness.

She was born Dec. 26, 1954, to the late Marvin and Rovina Roth Ralph.

Survivors include a daughter, Heather McMullin Sisk of Cabot, Ark.; three sons, Manny McMullin, Jerrod Steger and Josh Steger, all of Chaffee, Mo.; two brothers, Marvin "Bo" Ralph of Benton, Mo., and John Ralph of Sikeston; two sisters, Sarah Branson of Sikeston and Viney Mosley of Cape Girardeau; eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.

God saw you getting tired,

When a cure was not to be.

So He wrapped his arms around you,

and whispered, "come to me."

You didn't deserve what you went through,

So He gave you rest.

God's garden must be beautiful,

He only takes the best.

And when I saw you sleeping,

So peaceful and free from pain.

I could not wish you back

To suffer that again.

And her children said, "We will carry you with us always".