Marion Wade Rehm, 91, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at the LaPlata Nursing Home.

Marion was born November 1, 1931 in rural Hurdland, Missouri, the son of the late John Simon and Pearl Mae (Winer) Rehm. Marion attended several rural school in Adair County and graduated from Kirksville High School before enlisting in the United States Navy and serving in the Korean War.

Marion was married to Mildred Pauline Niece on May 4, 1952, and they raised their three sons in the Kirksville area.

Marion farmed for thirty years and was employed for the Missouri Department of Corrections for over ten years in Moberly and Booneville until retiring.

Marion is survived by his three sons and daughters-in-law, Marion E. and Shirley Rehm of St. Charles, MO, Ricky D. and Suzanne Rehm of Nine Mile Falls, WA, and John W. and Teresa Rehm of Kirksville, MO; one brother, Herschel Rehm of Topeka, KS; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren, and several well-loved nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Pauline on August 7, 2020; one sister Dorothy Stockhecker, as well as his grandson, John Wesley Rehm II.

Public visitation will be held Sunday, March 5, 2023 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the chapel of Travis-Noe Funeral Home in Kirksville.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 6, 2023 at Travis-Noe Funeral Home with Pastor Raymond Magruder officiating. Interment will follow the service at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Hurdland, Missouri.

Memorial donations in memory of Marion may be made to the Shriner's Children's Hospital and may be left at or mailed to Travis-Noe Funeral Home, P.O. Box 306, Kirksville, MO 63501.