Kiara Dawn

Manion

Kiara Dawn Manion, 23, of Pineville, Missouri, passed away suddenly on March 5, 2026.

Kiara is survived by her parents Katrina and Jamie Vlaun; biological father, Joe Manion; her brothers, Kristian Manion and wife, Tailja Johnson, Justin Manion, and wife, Ana Slaughter, Jordan Manion, Malichi Neale, and Zayden Manion; two nephews, Alex and Carter Manion; one niece, Iris Manion; her grandmother Diana Harrison; her grandparents, Joe and June Vlaun; her Aunt and Uncle, Tonya and Charlie Mahurin-Rhodes; Cousins, D.J. Hamill, Kory Vlaun, Walker Vlaun, and many other cousins, aunts, and uncles; her three cats (who were her children) Calypso, Eddie, and Muntzin; her best friend, Kate, whom she loved very much and so many more who loved Kiara; Family and friends who will miss her fiercely.

She loved books and her cats, Halloween, and spook houses. She worked for White Rock Elementary and McDonald County Library and graduated from McDonald County High School. When you saw her smile, it could brighten your day. She will be dearly missed and forever loved.

There will be a memorial service at Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Missouri, on March 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel before the service. There will be a dinner after at the First Baptist Church in Anderson, Missouri.

Kiara would love if everyone would dress in fun bright clothes because that was Kiara. Bright. Beautiful, and so full of life. Gone too soon but never forgotten.