The Excelsior Standard, March 21, 2025

Iletta Faye (Swartz) Pulley of Lawson passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2025, from natural causes.

Iletta was born Saturday, April 25, 1936, in Amity, the daughter of the late Harry and Mollie (Hines) Swartz.

After graduating in 1954 from Clarksdale High School, she attended Platte Business College in St. Joseph, from which she graduated in 1956. She then went to work at Dannon Mills, where she worked until 1961.

Later, she worked in the Scotland County Collector’s Office in Memphis, Mo. She would then go on to work in the banking industry for 20 years, from 1979 to 1999, in Excelsior Springs. Starting as an accountant, she worked her way up to the position of loan officer.

On Oct. 15, 1961, she married Phil Pulley of Union Star, whom she had known since childhood. Iletta and Phil went on to have three children: Glenn, Mark and Deanne.

Iletta was always active in church. Whether she was playing the piano or organ, directing the choir or teaching Bible school, she happily donated her time and effort to the service of others.

After retiring, Iletta and Phil traveled extensively, both in the United States and throughout the world.

Iletta derived so much joy from her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Iletta was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Mollie Swartz; sisters, Bernetta (Swartz) Buhman and Irma (Swartz) Willis; and husband, Phil Pulley.

She is survived by her children, their spouses, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Glenn (Joyce) Pulley (son), Timothy Pulley (grandson), Brittany (Jake) Freitas (granddaughter), Keiree and Jett Freitas (greatgrandchildren), Mark Pulley (son), Deanne (James) Weber (daughter) and Janelle Weber (granddaughter).