Marietta Tinsley Biehn, 81, of Mexico, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia.
A memorial visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, May 13, at Arnold Funeral Home.
Marietta was born on Oct. 29, 1939, in New Orleans, La., the daughter of Eugene C. and Zelpha (Mast) Tinsley. She married Wayne “Bud” Biehn on Dec. 28, 1985, in Moraga, Calif. Bud passed away on Feb.17, 2011.
Marietta was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Mexico since 1960. She sold furniture and was an interior designer for Kelly Furniture and Baumgartner’s Furniture. Marietta then became a sales representative for MFG in San Francisco. She owned a flower shop from 1984 - 1990 and sold real estate from 1990 - 1998.
She is survived by her children, Stephen (Carolyn) Bybee of Montgomery City, Virginia “Ginger” (Randy) Huddleston of Mexico, Cheryl (Gerald) Sannebeck of Hayward, Calif., Tom Biehn of Hayward, Calif. and Teri (Richard) Harris of La Center, Wash.; eight grandchildren, Erin Paden, Jessica Huddleston, Austin Huddleston, Parker Sannebeck, Sarah Low, Daniel Sannebeck, Ashley Jenson and Trevor Harris; three great-grandchildren, Bryson Feger, Quinn Sannebeck and Cameron Sannebeck; one sister-in-law, Diana Tinsley of Carlinville, Ill.; and two nieces, Megan Wynn and Taryn Kahl, both of Carlinville, Ill.
Marietta was preceded in death by her husband, Bud Biehn; parents, Eugene and Zelpha Tinsley; and brother, Eugene C. Tinsley, Jr.
Memorial donations may be made to First Presbyterian Church. They may be sent in care of Arnold Funeral Home, 425 S. Jefferson, Mexico, MO 65265.
Online condolences may be left at www.arnoldfh.com.
