Glendora (Stapp) Mahnken

M. Glendora (Stapp) Mahnken, 91, passed away in Springfield, Missouri on June 11, 2026. She was born Jan. 19, 1935, to James Lacey and Mable Mildred (Marshall) Stapp, on the family farm near South Greenfield. She was married to Donald Mahnken on July 14, 1957. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; her parents; her only sister, Nancy Grace McMillin; and a nephew, Steve McMillin. 

She graduated from high school in Greenfield and then attended Draughon Business College (with a scholarship). After taking a typing test one day, the composing room foreman from Springfield Newspapers came to class and spoke to the teacher wanting to interview her two best typists. She was offered a trial job as a teletypist. In spite of being only 17, she was hired at $1.00 an hour and allowed to work when she turned 18. It was at the newspaper that she met her future husband, Donald. 

She was deeply involved at Schweitzer United Methodist Church, beginning in 1958. was a charter member of the United Methodist Women, was Schweitzer's first director of Crosslines and delivered food for several years. She was a long-time member of Eastern Star.