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Marceline City Council

116 N. Main Street USA

Marceline, MO  64658

Councilwoman Shelly Milford (Mayor)

Councilwomen Shelly Milford has been a resident of Marceline since 1997. A graduate of Linn County R-1, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Truman State University and an MBA from William Woods University.

Shelly has worked at Walsworth for 35 years. She spent 25 years in the Purchasing department, serving as a Buyer and Purchasing Manager. She currently serves as the Enterprise Application Manager, overseeing corporate applications at Walsworth’s locations in Missouri, Wisconsin, and Michigan. In addition to her professional career, Shelly is actively involved in civic organizations in both Marceline and Linn County.

Councilwoman Sallie Buck (Mayor Pro-Tem)

Brian Baker has lived in Marceline since September 2012, when he began service as Pastor at First Baptist Church.  He also teaches math and social studies to 6th through 8th grades at Father McCartan Memorial School and works as an accompanist to the music programs at Marceline R-V and Bucklin R-II schools.  Brian is a native of Hannibal and graduated from Hannibal High School there before attending Truman State University in Kirksville, where he received a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in secondary social studies education.  He later attended Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City (M.Div.).  Brian has also served on the board of Compass Health Network since 2020 and remains active in the Marceline Rotary Club as a past president, as well as on several denominational committees.  Otherwise, Brian enjoys publicly following and commenting on the Marceline Tigers, reading, traveling, doing puzzles, and going to concerts and shows.  He is delightedly married to Elizabeth, an Iowa native who now works in customer service at Walsworth Publishing in Brookfield, with whom he shares 14 nephews and nieces. 

Councilwoman Sallie Buck

Councilwoman Sallie Buck was raised on a farm south of Rothvillle, MO.  She graduated Northwestern High School and from Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State) with a degree in Business Administration.  Since 1983, Sallie has been a resident of Marceline, and has been employed with Walsworth Publishing Company for 44 years and active in several civic organizations.  Most of her family lives in nearby Linn and Chariton Counties. 

Councilman Clarence Gibson has resided in Marceline for 20 years and graduated from Marceline R-V in 2002.   Clarence has worked in Water/Wastewater treatment for the previous ten (10) years.  Most of this time was spent as a Water Treatment Operator for the City of Marceline, and later, as Superintendent over Marceline’s Water and Wastewater facilities.  He is currently a Water Treatment Operator for the City of Brookfield.  His wife, Mary, is a graphic designer at Walsworth and their two children, Lela (13) and Lucas (8) are students at Marceline R-V.

Councilman Jacob Clay