Obituary for Marybelle Mueller Marybelle Dailey Mueller, of Jackson, Missouri died Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at Chateau Girardeau Health Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born September 16, 1927 in Chillicothe, Missouri to Ernest Woollen and Margaret Lloyd Keiper Dailey. She and Paul A. Mueller Jr. were married June 23, 1951 at Albuquerque, New Mexico.
He preceded her in death on March 12, 1986. Judge Mueller was a retired Associate Circuit Judge of Cape Girardeau County. She was first appointed as a Judge in 1955 and was the first woman lawyer selected as a Judge in the State of Missouri.
She served for 27 years as an active judge and for four more years as a Senior Judge under the direction of the Missouri Supreme Court. She graduated from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana in 1948, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and the University of Missouri, Columbia with a Law degree in 1950. She was a member of the Missouri Bar, New Mexico Bar, President of the Cape Girardeau County Bar and the Missouri Judicial Conference.
She frequently wrote articles for Missouri Bar publications and assisted with seminars. She also wrote articles for the Southeast Missourian on Seniors and the Law. Her civic activities included former Regent of John Guild Chapter NSDAR; President of Chapter DJ of PEO; Secretary of the Cape Girardeau Mill Tax Mental Health Board, Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Jackson Senior Center; Former President of the Board of Trustees of Old McKendree Chapel and member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
She is a former member of the Advisory Boards of KRCU and Friends of Music, the Jackson Park Board and a former member of the Downtown Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau. She was a member of New McKendree United Methodist Church and served on its various Boards and Committees. She also served on the District and Conference Boards of Trustees of the United Methodist Church.
Judge Mueller was a member of the Democratic Party at the National, State and Local level including Byrd Township, Cape County and the Womens Organizations. At the time of her retirement in 1995 she was the only woman judge in Southeast Missouri (and so far none have taken her place). Survivors include her five children, Paulette (Lewis) Frazee of Dallas, Texas, Dr. Janet Mueller of Tucson, Arizona, Dr. Robert (Elizabeth) Mueller of Columbus, Ohio, Mary Harriet (Greg) Talbut and Barbara Mueller both of Jackson, Missouri; and six grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and three sisters. All services will be private. In lieu of flower, memorial contributions may be given to Old McKendree Memorial Association, New McKendree United Methodist Church, or Margaret Keiper Dailey Award at University of New Mexico Law School.
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