Wilma Walley, 93 of
Amsterdam, Missouri passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025 at her home in
Amsterdam. A visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Wednesday,
July 9, 2025 at Mullinax Funeral Home, Drexel Chapel (816-657-4400).
Funeral services will follow at 11:00 am Wednesday, also at the chapel.
Burial will take place in Scott Cemetery, Amsterdam, MO. Memorial
contributions may be made in Wilma's memory to Scott Cemetery. Messages
of condolence may be left for the family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.
Wilma was born on
September 20, 1931, at the Champlin home North of Vinton Ford, Bates County,
Missouri to F. Dean Champlin and Thelma I. Erickson Champlin. She graduated
Salutatorian from Drexel High School on May 12, 1949. Wilma married C. Dowane
Walley, Jr. On February 27, 1950. In 1996 Wilma received the 4-H Ruby Clover
Award with 30 years of service. She worked for Bass Buster Lures in Amsterdam
for 20 years, and was a faithful member of the Amsterdam Baptist Church.
Wilma was preceded in
death by her parents, stillborn son Douglas, husband Dowane Walley in 1986, son
David Walley in 2018, granddaughter Marcie West in 2020, dear friend Deanie
Jackson in 2019, two sisters Juanita Dyer and Opal Taylor, and one brother Dale
Champlin.
Wilma is survived by
daughters, Frances I. Walley-Brown of Harrisonville, MO. and Peggy Walley of
Amsterdam, MO., daughter-In-law Carroll A. Walley, grandson Jeff & Shannon
Kash and Jackson
granddaughter Kim & Mike Jones and their children, Kyle, Madison, and Isabelle, granddaughter Lori & Patrick Harriman and their children, Morgan, Stanley and Taylor, grandson-In-law Grant West and children, Colin, Ethan and Khloe, granddaughter Tamar & Marc Jackson and children, Kirk and Klyde, step-grandson Jimmy & Kim McLay and family, step-granddaughter Michelle & Bobby Brewer and family, twin Sister Vena Purkey, sisters Ellen Hartman and Patricia Highfill, and brothers Stephen Champlin and Martin Champlin
