Monica Lynn Cullom

August 17, 1965 - November 30, 2019

Monica Lynn Cullom, 54, of Louisiana, MO, passed away on November 30, 2019 surrounded by family and friends. She was born on August 17, 1965 on Louisiana, MO to William Ellis Knight and Karol Kathleen “Kathy” Knight. A gathering of friends and relatives will be held from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana, MO. The Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, December 5, 2019 at the funeral home with burial to follow at the Fairview Cemetery near Louisiana, MO. Monica was a 1983 graduate of Louisiana High School. She started her professional career with Dollar General as a manger in both Elsberry and Louisiana, MO. She has been employed by Northeast Correctional Center as a storekeeper for over 20 years. Monica enjoyed antiquing and restoring wooden furniture. Her children and grandchildren were her pride and joy. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, R. M. and Pauline Holliday and Willene Knight, and her aunt, Elizabeth Frances Knight. She is survived by her sons, A. J. Cullom (Paige) and Jordan Cullom (Kattie), her grandchildren, Braxten Grace Cullom, Elliet Isabelle Cullom, Raygen Montgomery Cullom, and Cooper Levi Ellis Cullom. She is also survived by her sister, Natalie Crow (Will), niece, Ashley Kacynski (Jake), an aunt, Jacqueline Jo Beck, her boyfriend, Marty Hoer, and her forever friends, Rose Collard, Marta Jines, Sheila Patton, and Deanna Ehrhardt. Honorary pallbearers will be Will Crow, Bliss Roberts, Travis Case, Wes Patton, Michael Stoops, Phillip Brooks, and Dexter Barbano. Active pallbearers will be A. J. Cullom, Jordan Cullom, Marty Hoer, Mike Collard, Tyler Blackwell, and Trace Penrod.