Mary Myrlene Kellison, the daughter of Oscar Myrl and Mary Ann (Osborn) Hixson, was born October 18, 1941, in Tarkio, Missouri. Mary attended Shenandoah High School, Shenandoah, Iowa, graduating in 1959.

On April 15, 1961, Mary was united in marriage to Arthur Dale “A.D.” Madron in Shenandoah. They made their home in the Atchison County area and became the parents of three children, Anthony, Derrick, and Angela. A.D. passed away in 1971.

Mary worked numerous jobs including being a cook at Westboro and Tarkio, Missouri, schools and Key Industries in Hermitage, Missouri, as a seamstress sewing jeans and denim coats. She then was employed by Nebraska Public Power District at Cooper Nuclear Station where she was a secretary in training records, retiring in the early 2000s.

Mary enjoyed bowling in the Wednesday night women’s league at the bowling alley in Rock Port, Missouri. She loved watching pro sports, especially Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Blues hockey. Mary always attended her grandchildren’s local sporting events and enjoyed spending time with her family. Mary passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021, at Community Hospital-Fairfax, Fairfax, Missouri, at the age of 79.

Besides her parents and husband, A.D. Madron, Mary was preceded in death by son, Tony Madron; great-granddaughter, Kolbie Nelson; and siblings, Donald Hixson, Leonard Osborn, and Josephine Elliot. Survivors include children, Derrick (Kelley) Madron, Tarkio, and Angie (Ken) Caples, Brownville, Nebraska; grandchildren, Aaron, Danielle, Keith, Mitchell, Paige, and Kristopher; great-grandchildren, Zoe, Easton, M.J., Angel, Brinley, and one on the way; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A private graveside service and inurnment will be held at a later date at Center Grove Cemetery, Westboro, Missouri. Open visitation begins at 9:00 a.m., Friday, October 22, 2021, at Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio, where the family will receive friends from 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the Mary Kellison Memorial Fund. Online condolences may be left at www.minterfuneralchapels.com. Services are under the direction of Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.