Belen Whittenburg

Belen Whittenburg, 94, of Miller, passed away Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, of natural causes.
She grew up in Santa Paula, Calif. and was one of 13 children. There she met her husband, Bill, out dancing. After they wed on Oct. 23, 1954, they moved back to Bill’s hometown of Miller. She worked a few years at the Chest Hospital in Mt. Vernon. She was a member of the Miller Lions Club and the American Legion for years.
She is survived by her husband, of 67 years Bill; one daughter, Jody Dawson of Nixa; one son, Billy Whittenburg of Miller; two granddaughters; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, John and Frank Salazar; three sisters, Ida Mariscal, Bonnie Rivera (Benjie), Erma Lamey (siblings all from the state of California) and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Whittenburg was preceded in death by her son-in-law, Tim Dawson; two sisters, Alica Herrera, Estella Arellano and five brothers, Manuel, Joe, Leonard, David, Guadalupe, Jr. Salazar.
At this time, no funeral arrangements are scheduled. There will be a graveside service at Sycamore Cemetery in Miller to celebrate her life in the spring. Arrangements are under the direction of the Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home in Miller.
Online condolences may be shared at www.FossettMosherFuneralHome.com.