Marilyn “Kaye” Edens

Marilyn “Kaye” Edens, 84.

On September 7th, 2024, at the age of 84, Marilyn “Kaye” Edens entered heaven. She passed away at home on her family’s century farm in Kirbyville, MO.

On November 28, 1939, Kaye was born on her family’s farm to Vernon and Mabel Stallcup. In 1957, she graduated from Forsyth High School then moved to attend the St. Louis School of Cosmetology. That same year she purchased the Style and Charm salon where she served the residents of Taney County.

Kaye met her husband Bill Edens in 1960 while he was working as an electrical engineer supervisor for the construction of the Table Rock Dam. They married on February 11, 1961, and were happily married for 44 years until Bill’s passing in 2005.

Kaye’s greatest love in life was her family and she will be deeply missed by them. She is survived by her children Doug Edens and his wife Juliet, Anna Kaczmarek and her husband John. She was a proud grandmother to Tom, Nicole, Jennifer and Rachel and great-grandmother to Vinny and Alice. She is also survived by her brothers, Leon Stallcup, Gary Stallcup and his wife Jan, John Stallcup and his wife Brenda along with many nieces and nephews.

Kaye was a lifelong, avid reader, as well as a talented painter, weaver, and quilter. She was a faithful member at the Sardis General Baptist Church in Forsyth, Missouri and a devoted member of the Loom Ladies, a social club centered around the art of weaving, that gathered at White River Valley Historical Society.

Kaye was preceded in death by her parents Vernon and Mable Stallcup, her husband Bill Edens and sister in-law Joyce Stallcup.

Funeral services will be held at Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home and Crematory in Branson, MO on Saturday, September 14, 2024, with visitation from 2:00 to 3:00 pm and funeral services to begin at 3:00 pm. The burial will follow the service in Ozarks Memorial Park Cemetery adjacent to the funeral home.

In Kaye's memory and in lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to White River Valley Historical Society, P. O. Box 841, Forsyth, MO 65653.