From the Daily Dunklin Democrat
Mary True McIntosh Stillman Wright
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Mary True McIntosh Stillman Wright, 94, of Peach Orchard, Mo., died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at the Gideon Care Center in Gideon, Mo.
Born Jan. 21, 1912, in Braggadocio, Mo., daughter of the late John D. and Jenetta Keirsey McIntosh, she graduated from Deering High School and was a member of the Peach Orchard Baptist Church, DAR and 1812 Society.
In Sept. 1935, in Hayti, Mo., she married Alton Stillman, who preceded her in death on Aug. 7, 1952. She later married Fred Wright in Jan. 1958 in Kennett. He preceded her in death in 1983. She was also preceded in death by one son, Alton Stillman, Jr.; an infant daughter; one sister, Christine Pace and one brother, Edgar McIntosh.
Survivors include one daughter, Janet Bean and husband, Otto, of Holcomb, Mo.; two sons, Kneibert Stillman and wife, Janis, of Holcomb and Jerry Stillman and wife, Linda, of Kennett; one sister, Joy Jean; seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, at the First Christian Church with the Rev. David Everton officiating.
Burial was in the Oak Ridge Cemetery at Kennett.
Pallbearers were Jerry Stillman, Kneibert Stillman, Otto Bean, Joe Stillman, Mike Stillman, Barry Bean, Jason Bean and Blake Davis.
Bradshaw Funeral Home of Kennett was in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to your local church.

Alton Stillman, Jr.
Born: 1937
Place: Kennett, MO
Died: 1938 - of polio
Place: Kennett, MO

Kneibert Stillman Born: 1 Jan 1938 Place: Kennett, MO Lived: 2007 Place: Kennett, MO Married:1) Mary Lou Hamilton Born: 1 Jul 1937 Place: Gideon, MO Died: 10 Aug 1961 Place: Peach Orchard, MO Date Married: 27 Jun 1956 in Hernando, MS Married:2) Janis Faye Howard Born: circa 1941 Place: Gideon, MO Lived: 2007 Place: Kennett, MO Date Married: 24 Jul 1965

Jerry Claud Stillman Born: 23 Jan 1939 Place: Kennett, MO Died: 5 Jan 2008 Place: Kennett, MO Married: Linda Jane Rutherford Born: 22 Apr 1938 Place: AR Lived: 2008 Place: Kennett, MO Date Married: 18 Jun 1961

Jerry Claud Stillman's "Elvis Presley" Pink Cadillac

James Dean of the Bootheel-1955

Janet Claire Stillman Born: 20 Apr 1942 Place: Kennett, MO Lived: 2008 Place: Kennett, MO Married: Otto Bean, Jr. Born: 1 Jan 1938 Place: Kennett, MO Died: 16 July 2006 Place: Kennett, MO Date Married: 14 Feb 1960

Otto Bean Jr.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Dunklin Daily Democrat
Otto Bean Jr., 68, of Holcomb, Mo., died Sunday, July 16, 2006, at Baptist Hospital-East in Memphis, Tenn.
Born near Gideon, Mo.,, a son of the late Otto and Alice Bean attended school at Gideon and graduated from Western Military Academy, and received his degree from University of Missouri-Columbia. He served as an officer in the Missouri National Guard, was a farmer and state legislator.
In 1960 he married Janet Stillman who survives.
Other survivors include children, a sister, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A memorial service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, July 22, at First Presbyterian Church of Kennett.
Arrangements under direction of Bradshaw Funeral Home of Kennett.

State Representative
163rd District
1938-2006

State Representative Otto Bean, Jr., a long time agricultural leader, farmer, and agri-businessman died Sunday, July 16 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, TN. Representing the 163rd district, the two term Representative was a key player in both Southeast Missouri politics and the U.S. cotton industry.
Bean, age 68, died peacefully in his sleep following a two year battle with Leukemia. He died at 10:00 PM with his family at his side. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, July 22 at the First Presbyterian Church in Kennett Mo.
The youngest child of Otto and Alice Bean, Otto Bean, Jr. was born and raised on his family’s farm near Gideon, MO. He attended Gideon Elementary and High School, before pursuing his interest in military service at the Western Military Academy.
During high school, Bean distinguished himself on the basketball court, earning statewide recognition and scholarship offers, but opted to work his way through the University of Missouri, majoring in Ag Business with an emphasis on Farm Management. In 1960, he married his college sweetheart, Janet Stillman.
Bean served on active duty in the Army National Guard during 1962 - 1963 and attended Officer Candidate School in 1964. He was Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and served until 1970, when he was transferred to the Army Reserve.
During this same time, he launched his own farming operation and his family.
Over the next four decades, Bean built a reputation as an innovative farmer, a successful agribusinessman, and a leader in the community. He filled leadership roles in a number of statewide and national organizations, including Missouri Farm Bureau, University of Missouri, Cotton Board, Cotton Incorporated, National Cotton Council, Cotton Producers of Missouri, and the Agricultural Council of Arkansas. In 2002, he was named to the USDA Agricultural Trade Advisory Committee as an advisor on international agriculture, commodity, and trade policies.
Otto Bean, Jr. made history in 2002 when he was elected the first Republican to represent the 163rd district in the Missouri House of Representatives in recorded history. He quickly developed a reputation as a coalition builder, and worked closely with colleagues on both sides of the aisle. These efforts also played well at home, and Bean was elected to a second term in 2004.
Although loyal to his party’s core values, Bean often parted ways with party leadership over issues he felt key to his district. He was one of few Republicans to vote against proposed cuts in Medicaid and to co-sponsor legislation to provide funding for family planning. He was one of very few in the legislature to take the side of rice farmers, millers, and buyers during the Ventria rice debacle. Bean also surprised many of his colleagues by championing the arts in Missouri, and he was recognized several times by the Missouri Citizens of the Arts and the Missouri Art Education Association.
Ultimately, though, Bean’s crowning achievements in the Missouri legislature revolved around constituent services and local issues. Both as a member of the Bootheel Caucus (aka the Bootheel Mafia) and as an individual legislator, he pushed hard for local projects like the Kennett Hope Center, local business development, and safety lights for schools.
Bean is survived by his wife, a sister, and his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren
The family requests memorial donations be made to:

Wings Cancer Foundation
100 North Humphreys Boulevard
Memphis, Tennessee 38120
Phone: 901.322.2984
Fax: 901.685.2969

University of Missouri Delta Research Center
P. O. Box 160
Portageville, MO 63873
Phone: 573-379-5431
Fax: 573-379-5875

Information contained on this page has been provided by Jerry Claud Stillman and Carol Howton Hughes Olive - both direct descendents of Thomas Stillman and Mary Ann Ward
Information and data have been received from Michael Trent Stillman