Sandra Marie (DeSelms) Manning, 80, of Metamora, IL, formerly of Green Valley, AZ, passed away peacefully at 12:20 AM on October 21, 2020 at the Snyder Village Healthcare Center in Metamora, IL.
Sandra was born in Peoria, IL on September 23, 1940 to Hershel and Loretta (Hefton) DeSelms and was a graduate of Richwoods High School.
Sandra retired from the Woodford County, IL Clerk’s Office in 1999, then from the Yuma County, AZ Clerk’s Office in 2004. She was very active in church and especially loved singing in the choir, serving lastly at Cornerstone Baptist Church of Sauhuarita, AZ, then at Germantown Hills Baptist Church of Germantown Hills, IL. She was an avid reader, enjoyed cross-stitching, and loved doing puzzles of all kinds.
Sandra is survived by her daughters, Leslie (John) Leonard of Sauhuarita, AZ, Amy (Rex) Richard of Mackinaw, IL, and Mary (Robert) Moreland of Varna, IL; grandchildren Natalie, Jeremiah, Caleb, Josiah, Ava and Judah; sister-in-law Virginia DeSelms, and nephews Chris (Colleen) DeSelms and Jim (Susan) DeSelms.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Hershel and Loretta, older brother Robert, nephew Rob, and her son, Sgt. David Manning.
Visitation will be held from 9:00 am until 11:00 am with service immediately following on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at the Mason Funeral Home in Germantown Hills, IL with Reverend John Leonard officiating. Interment will be at Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria, IL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Holt International Children’s Services, 270 Remington Boulevard, Suite D, Bolingbrook, IL 60440. Online condolences at www.masonfuneralhomes.com.
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