Mary Margaret Puckett, Hamilton, Mo., age 79, passed away on January 9, 2015, at the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Hamilton, Mo.

She was the daughter of David and Gertrude (Hassler) O'Brien, born on July 16, 1935, in Breckenridge, Mo. She attended and graduated as class valedictorian from New York School High School and was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hamilton.

After graduating, Mary was a secretary for an Assistant Traffic Manager of the Western Auto Supply Company at their Kansas City, Mo., headquarters before returning to Caldwell County and marrying Charles Puckett on September 19, 1953. They lived on the family farm until moving to Hamilton in 1979.

She was a Missouri licensed agent for automotive and casualty insurance and worked for twenty-six years at the Cameron Mutual Insurance Company headquarters in Cameron, Mo.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents; her father-in-law, Vaughn Puckett; mother-in-law, Leona Puckett; sisters, Dolores Pigeon and Doreen Flaherty; and their husbands, Mel and Leo; and two nieces, three nephews, and several cousins.

Mary is survived by her husband, Charles, of the home; Son, Jim, Grandview, Mo.; Brothers-in-law, Raymond and Ronnie, and their wives, Darlene and Shirlee; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Funeral Mass: 10 a.m., Tuesday, January 13, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Hamilton.

There is no formal, scheduled visitation.

Interment: Highland Cemetery, Hamilton.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Three Rivers Hospice, Inc., Cameron, Mo. or the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home, Hamilton, Mo.