Frankie
Hanley, 84 of Cleveland, Missouri passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at her home
in Cleveland. Cremation with private
services to be held at a later date.
Arrangements entrusted to Mullinax Funeral Home, Drexel Chapel
(816-657-4400). Messages of condolence
may be left for the family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.
Frankie
Lou Hanley was born March 22, 1940 in Waldron, Arkansas, the daughter of Harvey
and Tina Scarborough Black.
Frankie
lived in California until she moved to Minnesota in 1996. She loved her time on her farm in Baker,
Minnesota. The friends in Minnesota and
North Dakota always held a very special place in her heart. Her time in Minnesota was one part of her
life that she always said she would do again.
She cared for 100 animals and provided a loving and safe home for
countless foster children. In 2007 she
moved to Cleveland, MO. and continued to open her heart and home to foster
children.
Frankie
was a member of the Baker-Downer Presbyterian Church and attended services at
the Stilwell Methodist Church in Stilwell, KS.
The
simplest pleasures in life brought her great joy. She loved quiet times with family and
friends. She enjoyed road trips across
the country, especially the trips that sometimes took all of the wrong
turns. One of those trips ended with her
and her traveling cat, Junior stalking a moose and spending the night in a
condemned tent cabin in the Grand Tetons!
Frankie
also loved spending time with her friends, family, and neighbors at the dinner
theatre, the Greenwood Tea Room, at POW WOWS, and prowling antique stores and
thrift stores with friends and family in search of treasures and chocolate
sets. She also had a love of cooking and
was known for her meals that fed the soul.
Her meatloaf, ribs, chicken and dumplings, potato soup, and crawfish
tail soup were the best. She simply had
an uncanny ability to find happiness in her daily activities. Her strength, wisdom, courage, and sense of
humor were contagious and inspirational to everyone she met. Her battle with serious medical issues in
recent years showed her courage in facing life’s challenges with a smile and a
sense of humor.
Frankie
was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, and life partner. She cared for all those around her, offering
love, support, hope, and great home-cooking to everyone. She will be long missed and forever
remembered.
Frankie
was preceded in death by her parents and infant son John Christopher Oak. She is survived by her sons, Brian Oak and
wife Sandy of Renton, WA., and David Hanley of San Jose, CA., granddaughter
Shannon Hanley of San Francisco, CA., and partner Gloria Hartman of Cleveland,
MO., along with her beloved yourkee, Itti Bitti.
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