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Joseph D. Welch, Attorney at Law

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›› Linda Wilcox

›› Mary Lou Brennan

›› Shaunne Walker

›› Jamie Miller

›› Wendy Ellison

 
     

Linda Wilcox›› Linda Wilcox, Legal Secretary/Office Manager

     Email: lwilcox@carywelchhickman.com

     Linda C. Wilcox, Legal Secretary and Office Manager for 47 years, brings a world of knowledge and experience to her position. Raised in Hannibal, Missouri, Linda is a 1960 graduate of Hannibal High School and began her first fulltime job at Standard Printing Company. She started working for Ely & Hibbard (now Cary, Welch & Hickman) in 1963.

Linda has enjoyed raising and riding horses, farming, and flying airplanes. She comes from a close-knit family and enjoys time with her brother, sisters, niece and nephew.

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Mary Lou Brennan›› Mary Lou Brennan, Funding Coordinator

     Email: mlbrennan@carywelchhickman.com

     Mary Lou Brennan, Funding Coordinator, grew up in rural Clark County, Missouri, attended school in St. Patrick, Missouri and graduated as Salutatorian. A consummate student, Mary Lou has taken a variety of courses through the Institute of Financial and Business Education as well as various continuing education courses in real estate, taxes and areas of the law that have an effect on the elderly.

     Mary Lou packs a whopping thirty-five years of experience in office management and administration, including twenty-five years in a Law Office in general office management, which included extensive work in the fields of real estate, taxes and insurance. She was also, for fifteen years, the Administrator of Mark Twain Legal Services, which provided legal service for the elderly in sixteen counties of Northeast Missouri.

     Mary Lou's prior work experience also includes serving as Assistant Vice-President and Branch Manager of a full service branch of a savings and loan, as well as office manager of an insurance office.

     In addition Mary Lou has served on a number of area and state committees, including service as a lay member of the Missouri Bar Committee for the Delivery of Legal Services; the Missouri Task Force in preparation for the White House Conference on Aging; and delegate to the White House Conference on Aging in May, 1995. Mary Lou was also appointed to the Advisory Council of the Northeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging, and served as secretary for five years; served on the State Task Force on Volunteerism; and started a Volunteer Guardianship Program in Northeast Missouri in 1987, which she continues to support. She has also served as consultant for Volunteer Guardianship Programs in St. Charles and in Marthasville, Missouri; served on the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health; and served on the Lewis County and Marion County Boards of the American Cancer Society, as well as the Steering Committee of the Relay for Life.

     Mary Lou has also served six years as a Board Member of the Northeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging and is currently serving her fifth term as Senator in the Missouri Silver Haired Legislature, and is now serving as President Pro-Tem. She was appointed as a delegate to the White House Conference on Aging held in Washington, D.C. in December 2005.

     Mary Lou has also taken an active part in and held offices in River Road Toastmasters and Northeast Missouri Toastmasters, the Kahoka Chamber of Commerce (where she served as President), and numerous church and school activities. She is also a charter member and past president of a women's financial investment club, is currently a board member of the Hannibal Community Foundation and a member and Director of the Hannibal Lions' Club.

     Her hobbies and interests include golf, music, travel, enjoying her family and red wine. She has been heard to remark that "life is a cabernet"!

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Shaunne Walker›› Shaunne Walker, Funding Assistant

     Email: swalker@carywelchhickman.com

     Shaunne Walker was born in Pekin, Illinois and moved to Hannibal, Missouri in 1997. She attended High School in Keokuk, Iowa where she earned academic letters, as well as a scholarship through the Kiwanis. During junior high and high school she delivered newspapers and helped her parents in their janitorial duties.

     Shaunne learned to fine tune her customer service skills as she worked with the public. She served as assistant restaurant manager at a family restaurant for a time, where she enjoyed talking to the customers and getting to know the regulars. She also worked as a home health care worker and as a customer service representative and receptionist at an oxygen and medical equipment company, where she enjoyed working with the patients and getting them the help they needed.

     Shaunne has also worked for six years at a data processing center, where she was promoted to customer service trainer and lead.  She enjoyed teaching new and returning employees the information they needed to succeed at their positions.

     Shaunne found her home at The Estate Planning Center, starting in the fall of 2007 as funding assistant to Mary Lou Brennan. She continues to enjoy participating in the American Heart Walk and the Relay for Life every year.

     Shaunne’s hobbies include a love of animals, reading, bowling, shopping (of course), crocheting, arts & crafts, and photography. She is a die-hard Cubs fan and enjoys working & playing on the computer, and spending time with family and friends.

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Jamie Miller›› Jamie Miller, Executive Administrator

     Email: jmiller@carywelchhickman.com

     Jamie Miller was born in Hannibal, Missouri and resides in New London, Missouri where she has lived the past 24 years. Jamie is the third child of four.  She attended Mark Twain Jr./Sr. High School where she participated in various activities and clubs, including serving as President of her Senior class.

     Jamie joined The Estate Planning Center, LLC in January 2008 as an Administrative Assistant and is now Executive Administrator for Joseph D. Welch, Attorney at Law. Prior to joining The Estate Planning Center, LLC Jamie worked at the Department of Revenue, as a Skilled Care Giver at a local Nursing Home, and as Customer Service Representative at a Data Processing Center.

     Her hobbies include spending time with her family and friends (including 3 nephews), shopping, cooking and gardening.

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Wendy Ellison›› Wendy Ellison, Legal Secretary

     Email: wellison@carywelchhickman.com

     Wendy Ellison was born in Jefferson City, Missouri and attended high school in Linn, Missouri, where she graduated 6th in her class and was awarded The Business Women’s Association Scholarship. While in high school she was an active member in various clubs, serving as vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. She then moved on to college at Central Missouri State University where she received a degree in Business Management. She continued to further her education by completing additional courses in Business Administration as available.

     Prior to becoming the newest member of The Estate Planning Center, Wendy worked as an Executive Secretary for the Missouri Senate, as well as various other secretarial positions in Missouri government. She owned and operated a daycare, served in customer service, served as a receptionist and as a Human Resources Assistant and currently is the co-owner of a small landscaping company. In December of 2008, Wendy began her work as a Legal Secretary with The Estate Planning Center.

     Wendy, her husband, and their three children currently live in Monroe City, Missouri, where she stays active attending her children’s school sporting events.  Her other hobbies and interests include spending time with her family, reading, writing, traveling, cooking and landscaping.

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