MJ Sullivan

January 19, 1923 - March 5, 2012

Pratt, KS- MJ "Shorty" Sullivan Jr., 89, died Monday, March 5, 2012 at his home, Pratt, KS. He was born January 19, 1923 in Beech Bottom, West Virginia the son of Emanuel S. and Bertha (Bell) Sullivan. A resident of Pratt for 56 years, he worked on a pulling unit for Pratt Well for 20 years, and was a cowboy for the Pratt Feed Lot. He attended the First Presbyterian Church, Pratt and was a member of the Pratt Rodeo Club. He was a United States Veteran serving in the Army Air Corps. On Nov. 4, 1944 he married Martha Louise Dondelinger at Kingman, KS. She died August 4, 1999. He is survived by a companion Rosalee Banda, Pratt, KS; children, Lynda (Gary) Grimsley, Noble, OK; Barbara (Larry) Poore, Woodston, KS, Lucinda (Dan) Hall, Wellsford, KS; Robert Sullivan (Teri) Pratt, KS; and William (Sandra) Sullivan, Rago, KS; a brother Robert Sullivan, two sisters, Wanda Taylor, and Beatrice Seabright, 12 Grandchildren, 2 Step-Grandchildren, 20 Great-Grandchildren, and 6 Step-Great-Grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, two brothers, Walter and Arthur, three sisters, Margaret Hall, Florence McKinney, and Donna Slocum, and a Great-Grandson Jacob Thomas Foose. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Larrison Mortuary, 300 Country Club Rd., Pratt, KS 67124. Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 8, 2012 at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt, KS. Memorials may be made to South Wind Hospice or Make A Wish Foundation in care of the mortuary. Condolences may be left at www.larrisonmortuary.com