Mary Beth (Drummond) Strauch, age 69, of Westboro, Missouri passed away Thursday, September 14 in Maryville, Missouri surrounded by her family. Mary was born April 17, 1954 in Clarinda, Iowa. She is the daughter of Robert and Scharlene (Kelley) Drummond. She attended school in Maryville and graduated from high school in Tarkio, Missouri in 1972.

Mary was united in marriage to John Strauch at the Tarkio Baptist Church on January 4, 1975. Two children were born to this union: Matthew and Katherine. Mary and John moved into the house on the Ebert family farm when they married. They lived here for their entire married life. She was a farm wife and devoted to her family. She loved to shop, travel, and take family pictures. She was always up to boat at Mozingo or help the LCW sew quilts and go country dancing.

Mary was preceded in her death by her parents and infant brother, Bobby Joe Drummond. She is survived by her husband, John Strauch; children, Matthew (Marisa) Strauch, Maryville and Katherine LittleJohn, Kansas City, Missouri; grandchildren, Carter Strauch, Kennedy Strauch, Pierce Strauch, Levi Germann, Brayden Miller, Kendra LittleJohn, and Joe LittleJohn; siblings, Donnie (Denise) Drummond, Burlington Junction, Missouri and Linda Hanks Springfield, Missouri; mother-in-law, Gladys Strauch, Maryville; sisters in law, Judy (Frank) Leyhe, Overland Park, Kansas and Becky (Rick) Hanna Maryville; nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends.

Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M., Monday, September 18, 2023, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Westboro.

Open visitation begins 10:00 A.M., Sunday, September 17, Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio, where the family will receive friends from 4:00-5:00 P.M.

Interment: St. John’s Cemetery, Westboro.

Memorials: St. John’s Lutheran Church, Westboro.

Arrangements: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.

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