Leira “Granny” Mann, 93, of Chehalis, was promoted to Heaven Jan. 25, 2017, at Providence Centralia Hospital.
She was born in Nashville, Tenn., to Alexander and Grace Campbell, one of seven children. They moved to East Texas in 1928, to raise their family. She graduated from high school in Naples and went to college at Oklahoma A&M and Mary Hardin-Baylor University in Belton, Texas.
God brought David Mann into her life and they were married in 1946. She helped Dave through Princeton Theological Seminary by using her amazing typing and shorthand skills. They received a calling to Bethany Presbyterian Church in Spokane in 1949, and spent the next 40 years ministering in the Northwest. Dave went home to be with his Lord and Savior in 1999, and Leira continued to enjoy Westminster Presbyterian Church, bible study and prayer group. She loved to cook, sew and crochet for her family, read and work on crossword puzzles and had a wide interest in birds, flowers and all nature.
Granny is survived by their three daughters, Grace (Ron), Anita (Ray) and Connie (Rick); four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
She lived for Jesus Christ, loved unconditionally, possessed a quiet strength, was the greatest example to her family and loved deeply.
Granny’s family would like to thank the staff at Providence Centralia Hospital for their excellent, compassionate care and treatment of our precious mother during her last days.
A celebration of life will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Chehalis, Wash., Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, at 1 p.m.
What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
nor the heart of man imagined, what
God has prepared for those who love Him
I Corinthians 2:9
