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Millie Lillian Busby

The Bakersfield Californian 11 December 2003

MILLIE LILLIAN BUSBY

Oct. 3, 1920 - Dec. 8, 2003

Minnie was 83 years old, she passed Dec. 8, at approx. 12:20 a.m.  
She was born Oct, 3, 1920 in Broken Bow, OK.  Graduated from Broken 
Bow High School in 1940.  She then went to the Navy in 1943, served 2 
1/4 years to 1945.  Rank Specialist Q.  Served as Communication 
Specialist in Washington, D.C.  Came home in 1945, started college at 
Southeastern State Teachers college at Durant, OK.

Fall of 1945 she met her Marine husband, Thomas J. Busby in a 
veterans meeting.  It was Love at first sight!  Married May 4, 1946, 
in Caddo, OK., Baptist Church, 10 miles north.  We were married for 
57  2/3 wonderful years.  Came to California in 1951, taught school 
in Buttonwillow, she finally retired in 1990.

Became ill August 2002, (8 months).  Hospitalized April 4, at 
Memorial Hospital for 6 1/2 months.  Came home Oct. 17th and passed 
away Dec. 8, at approx. 12:20 a.m.

Thomas Busby

Survivors:  Thomas J. Busby of Delano, CA.  Daughter - Sherrian Kaye 
and husband Paul Reinsch, Montana.  Grandsons - John Thomas Reinsch, 
Shafter, CA and Joseph Paul Reinsch, Montana.  Granddaughters - Le-
anne Reinsch and Kristina Reinsch of Montana.

Visitation:  4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Dec. 10th and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Dec. 
11th.

Services:  2 p.m., Dec. 11, at Delano Mortuary, 707 Browning Road, 
Delano.
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