DAVE MANNING
Funeral Mass was held for Dave Manning, 93, in Hysham on Mar. 16, 1990. The Mass was conducted by Father Charles Gorman, Father Thomas McTague and Father Michael O'Hanlon.
Gov. Stan Stephens attended the funeral and the eulogy was given by Sen. John Melcher.
Special music was sung by William Mouat, grandson of Dave. He sang "Danny Boy", "Beautiful Savior", passages from the Messiah, and "The Trumpets Shall Sound". He was accompanied by Mardel Maryott.
Pallbearers were Bob Clark, Ray Clark, Bob Cunningham, Bill Cunningham, Jere Manning and Mark Manning.
Interment was in Mountview Cemetery in Billings.
FAREWELL TO DAVE
Dave Manning was first elected to serve in the Montana Legislature in 1932, in the House of Representatives. Little did the people of Treasure County know of the impact that this young man would have on their lives and their futures when he first went to Helena.
Dave had been a "coming" young man in Montana for some time, but few were able to see of the impact he would have on Montana politics, from border to border. He was an engineer and contractor and his D. M. Manning Construction Co. had branched out from the area and the state into national construction. He was a young man on the way up and his roots were in Treasure County.
Dave Manning was born on a farm near Chippewa Falls, Wis., on Feb. 28, 1897, the son of Jackson and Amelia Manning. The family moved to Billings when he was seven. He attended Hysham Schools and the Manning family kept the children busy . . . It was noted in a Hysham Echo around 1914 that young Dave Manning had missed school to help with the sugar beet harvest.
Dave attended the University of Montana and on Dec. 21, 1920, he married Ruth Ann Clark. Mrs. Manning died Dec. 25, 1989.
Dave Manning and his brother Jim were to have an impact on Hysham, even in their early years. They owned and operated the first silent picture theatre, the "Idle Hour", in Hysham. In 1937 they designed and built the Yucca motion picture theatre, which still stands as a landmark in Hysham, with the Manning home located in the back of the theatre.
And as Dave progressed in the House, early becoming a power in that group, his knowledge and patience and understanding became appreciated across the state and especially in his home county of Treasure.
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