Letty Loree Licklider of St. James, Missouri was born on Dec. 22, 1937 in St. James, Missouri to Charles and Alma Swyers Smallwood and passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 at the age of 87 years.
She married Harold Licklider in 1956 at the St. James Christian Church.
In her younger years, Letty enjoyed square dancing and was a familiar face at many local dances. She often gathered with friends to play pinochle.
She worked as a secretary at Switzer’s and devoted over 10 years as a secretary at the St. James Christian Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harold; son, Skip Licklider, who passed away in 1992; daughter-in-law, Marla; infant brother, Louie; and two sisters, Betty Williams and Evelyn Welker.
She is survived by her son, Mike Licklider of St. James, Missouri; daughter, Kelly Bowen and husband Jim of St. James, Missouri; brother, Jim Smallwood of St. James, Missouri; four grandchildren, Jamie, Jennifer, Brandon and Jordan; six great grandchildren, Nodeia, Zailee, Ella, Eliot, Owen and Tegan; other relatives and friends.
Visitation was held from 9-10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 at the Jones Funeral Home in St. James, Missouri.
Memorial service was held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at the Jones Funeral Home in St. James, Missouri with Grady Huggins officiating. Her favorite hymns were played for her funeral.
Ashes were buried at the family plot at the Licklider Cemetery near Jake's Prairie, Missouri.
Arrangements under the direction of the Jones Funeral Home in St. James, Missouri
