Marilynn A. Manis , 89, Olathe KS, formerly of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, passed away on January 21, 2020. Funeral services will be held on January 27 at 10 am at Porter Funeral Home and Crematory, Lenexa KS. Burial service will follow in Ft. Scott, KS at Evergreen Cemetery at 2:00pm.
Marilynn was born on January 25, 1930 in Kansas City, Mo, the daughter of Glenn O. and Elizabeth R. Finley. She graduated from Paseo High School and furthered her education at Baker University for a Liberal Arts degree. She worked several jobs at Mercantile Bank and Trust Co, Ash Grove Lime and Cement Co as well as Spencer Chemical Co- all in Kansas City. She enjoyed being a secretary where she was excellent as a typist and in dictation. Her favorite job, however, was working at the court house in Ft. Smith, Arkansas as a secretary to the circuit court judge.
She met and married Charles Wayne Manis on 9/25/1965 and they resided in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. They were happily married until Wayne’s death in 1990.
From Arkansas, Marilynn moved to Eustis, Florida to live for a short while until returning home to family in Kansas City in 2011.
She was a member of the P.E.O. Society as well as Phi Mu Alumnae.
She loved music, reading, ballet and most of animals. She has a fondness for dogs until her later years when she befriended a stray cat she named Princess. She could light up any room with her smile and social grace. She made everyone feel welcome and loved.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Wayne, her sister Carol Sue and her nephew Michael.
She is survived by her brother in-law William Patton, nephew David Patton, great niece Kaytlin Scott, niece in-law Amy Patton, great nephew Cole Patton, step daughter Janna Smallwood, step grandson Skyler Spartan.
Condolences may be expressed at www.porterfuneralhome.com. Arrangements: Porter Funeral Homes & Crematory 8535 Monrovia, Lenexa KS 913 438-6444.