In Memory Of
Alice Marie Manning
Alice Marie Manning
Alice Marie Underwood Manning
November 29, 1935 – October 9, 2007
How fleeting is the time one spends walking, talking and living life on this orb, what we take for granted one day is missing the next.
Alice Marie Manning , 71, died of natural causes at Colorado Acute Care hospital in Denver following a brief illness. She is survived by her husband, Larry Manning, of Lakewood, CO; a daughter, Valerie and her husband Doug Richardson of Wellington, CO; two sons, Ulysses and his wife Julie of Lakewood, and Lance of Lakewood; three grandchildren, Michael, Kristen and Sydney, all of Lakewood; many nieces and nephews.
She was the adopted daughter of L.R. "Sally" Underwood and Bertha Eichenburger of Gillette. Alice was born to Hiram Bill Bannister and Blanche Bates on 29 November 1935 in Gillette, and adopted while an infant by the Underwood's. She is also survived by her brother, Eugene Bannister and his wife Nina, of Gillette; her sister, Helen Ryba, of Everett, Washington.
Alice attended Campbell County High School in Gillette, Class of '54, and graduated from the University of Wyoming with a BA degree in Business, 1958. A member of Alpha Chi Omega, she was active in UW alumni support. Alice maintained long friendships in Gillette, Casper and Laramie. She followed Cowboy and Bronco football avidly. Married forty-nine years, Alice met her husband while both were students at Laramie.
Alice and Larry owned an irrigated farm and livestock operation on the Pecos River in New Mexico. They later moved to a mountain home above Durango, CO. While her husband was employed by an airline, Alice operated a busy snack bar at La Plata County Airport. They both took part in search and rescue activities of Colorado Mounted Rangers, and trail rides in the San Juan range and Weminuche Wilderness.
When the couple relocated in Lakewood to be near their children, Alice brought her riding horses and pack mule with her. Although a city-dweller now, she still enjoyed pack trips and elk hunting camps in the Rawah Wilderness near the Wyoming-Colorado border. She rode the same buckskin mare, Sasha, for 22 years; they were a skilled pair on a mountain trail. Alice was at home in leather pants, boots and spurs, or could shine in a black cocktail dress and string of pearls.
Both Alice and her husband were interested in genealogy, and traveled in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland to research their families' roots. Alice retired in May of this year from her job as events planner and hostess at Denver's Pinehurst Country Club, where she had been employed more than 15 years. Cremation has taken place, and at her request, no services are planned. Her ashes will be scattered at Sand Creek, near Spearfish, SD, where her family maintained a summer home.
November 29, 1935 – October 9, 2007
How fleeting is the time one spends walking, talking and living life on this orb, what we take for granted one day is missing the next.
Alice Marie Manning , 71, died of natural causes at Colorado Acute Care hospital in Denver following a brief illness. She is survived by her husband, Larry Manning, of Lakewood, CO; a daughter, Valerie and her husband Doug Richardson of Wellington, CO; two sons, Ulysses and his wife Julie of Lakewood, and Lance of Lakewood; three grandchildren, Michael, Kristen and Sydney, all of Lakewood; many nieces and nephews.
She was the adopted daughter of L.R. "Sally" Underwood and Bertha Eichenburger of Gillette. Alice was born to Hiram Bill Bannister and Blanche Bates on 29 November 1935 in Gillette, and adopted while an infant by the Underwood's. She is also survived by her brother, Eugene Bannister and his wife Nina, of Gillette; her sister, Helen Ryba, of Everett, Washington.
Alice attended Campbell County High School in Gillette, Class of '54, and graduated from the University of Wyoming with a BA degree in Business, 1958. A member of Alpha Chi Omega, she was active in UW alumni support. Alice maintained long friendships in Gillette, Casper and Laramie. She followed Cowboy and Bronco football avidly. Married forty-nine years, Alice met her husband while both were students at Laramie.
Alice and Larry owned an irrigated farm and livestock operation on the Pecos River in New Mexico. They later moved to a mountain home above Durango, CO. While her husband was employed by an airline, Alice operated a busy snack bar at La Plata County Airport. They both took part in search and rescue activities of Colorado Mounted Rangers, and trail rides in the San Juan range and Weminuche Wilderness.
When the couple relocated in Lakewood to be near their children, Alice brought her riding horses and pack mule with her. Although a city-dweller now, she still enjoyed pack trips and elk hunting camps in the Rawah Wilderness near the Wyoming-Colorado border. She rode the same buckskin mare, Sasha, for 22 years; they were a skilled pair on a mountain trail. Alice was at home in leather pants, boots and spurs, or could shine in a black cocktail dress and string of pearls.
Both Alice and her husband were interested in genealogy, and traveled in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland to research their families' roots. Alice retired in May of this year from her job as events planner and hostess at Denver's Pinehurst Country Club, where she had been employed more than 15 years. Cremation has taken place, and at her request, no services are planned. Her ashes will be scattered at Sand Creek, near Spearfish, SD, where her family maintained a summer home.
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