David Lynn Manning

David Lynn Manning, age 71, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was born June 21, 1944, in Barry County, Missouri, the son of the late Warren Robert and Mabel Christena (Bowsher) Manning.

David was a 1961 graduate of Cassville High School, in Cassville, Missouri. He was an inspector for Carnation/Silgan Containers in Mt. Vernon and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Mt. Vernon.

On April 3, 1965, he married Barbara Sue Allen, in Miller, Missouri.

He will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his wife of 50 years, Barbara, of the home; three daughters: Angela Fryer of Kaiserlautern, Germany; Christie Townley and her husband, Bruce, of Lockwood; and Elaine Wendler and her husband, Steve, of Mt. Vernon; one son, Nathan Manning and his wife, Edwina, of Mt. Vernon; two uncles, Lewis Bowsher and his wife, Betty, of Nixa and Jay Bowsher of Cassville; ten grandchildren, Danessa and Dadrian Fryer, Sarah, Rebekah, Noah and Micah Townley, Alauria, Brooke and Curtis Wendler and Nealon Manning and several cousins.

A funeral service under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon was held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the First Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon. Burial followed at the Mt. Vernon City Cemetery. Visitation was held from 6:00–8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 11, 2016, in the funeral home chapel.

Memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church Youth Ministry, or the Good Shepherd Community Care and Rehab for a new van, in care of the funeral home.

On line condolences may be shared at www.FossettMosherFuneralHome.com.