Marlene L. Northam

Marlene Pickerell Northam, 78, of Belton, died Friday, October 2, 2026, in a Temple hospital.

Mrs. Northam was born July 13, 1948, in McAllen, the daughter of William and Edna (Pape) Pickerell. She married Maurice Northam in 1991 in Bell County. She was an accountant for American Spincast for many years. 

Survivors include her husband of 35 years, Maurice Northam; three sons Jon Mize and wife Lisa, Jeff Mize and wife Jennifer, and J. R. Mize; two daughters Jennifer Hogwood and husband Keith, and Kellie Lewis; two sisters Kathleen Anderson and Charlene Finley and husband Jerry; 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.