ANITA M. "SHORTY" BUHLIG

Anita M. "Shorty" Buhlig, 76, of Norborne, MO, died at 1:57 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS.
Anita was born on July 2, 1935 in Norborne, MO to Arthur and Marie (McLaughlin) Davis. She married Harlan Buhlig of Malta Bend, MO on September 28, 1953. He preceded her in death on March 2, 2001.
Survivors include; one son, Kenneth Harlan Buhlig of Norborne, MO and his fiancé, Susan Bennett, two daughters and sons-in-law, Gwendolyn and Larry Dickson of Norborne, MO, Becky and Hank Adkison of Clifton Hill, MO, one brother and his wife, Larry and Joan Davis of Hale, MO, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, Anita was preceded in death by one brother, Melvin Davis.
Anita was a farmer. She was owner and operator of H & A Farms, Inc. She was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. She was a born again, true follower of Christ. She lived in the Norborne area all of her life.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.


Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Thurman Funeral Home in Norborne. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 23, 2012 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Thurman Funeral Home in Norborne. Burial will be in the Carroll Memory Gardens Cemetery in Carrollton, MO.