Carbondale - Myrtle Frances McCullah, 93, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at her home in Holton, Kansas. She was born on May 4, 1929, in Maryville, Missouri, the daughter of James and Marjorie (Bailey) Hamilton.
Myrtle had lived in Kansas and Missouri and had been in Carbondale for many years. She had moved to Holton in the last few months.
Myrtle had worked as a school cook and then as an aide in a Topeka nursing home. She was a Certified Medical Assistant at Brookside Nursing Home in Overbrook for several years. She was a member of Grace Chapel in Carbondale and had been a member of the Carbondale VFW.
Myrtle was married to Wallace Billbe in 1948, he preceded her in death on March 31, 1968. She married John McCullah in 1969, he preceded her in death on April 2, 1989.
Myrtle was also preceded in death by her parents, James and Marjorie; four of her sons, David Billbe, Lowell Billbe, Michael Billbe and Arnold Billbe; and by one sister, Elizabeth Blacketer.
Myrtle is survived by her son, Stephen Billbe of Auburn; her daughter, Joy Ross of Holton; her two sisters, Jeanne Milward of King Lake, Nebraska and Linda Renne of Valley, Nebraska; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services for Myrtle will be at 12:00pm on Wednesday, January 4, at the Grace Chapel in Carbondale. The family will receive friends from 11:00am until service time. Inurnment will be in the Carbondale Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions for Myrtle may be made to Grace Chapel, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Avenue, Lyndon, KS 66451. Online condolences for the family may be left at
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