1933-2025
Marilyn Ann Burns, daughter of Harry and Lucille (Sawyer) Bingaman, was born Nov. 6, 1933, in Greenfield. She passed away Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, at the Guthrie County Hospital, Guthrie Center, at the beautiful age of 91.
Marilyn graduated from Greenfield High School in 1951. She then set out for New York and found employment with MaBell Telephone Company. She moved back to Iowa and worked at the Des Moines Annex Post Office, Milwaukee Railroad Agent in the 1960s and for 23 years at the Perry State Bank, Jamaica branch.
Raising her children and grandchildren were the center of Marilyn’s life. Her favorite pastime was birdwatching and annual bird counts she and husband Gene would attend every year. They bird banded Kestrels for the National Audubon Society. She loved her work with the genealogy group at the Jamaica Library and many other various community organizations.
She was a member of the Faith Bible Church in Panora.
Marilyn is survived by her daughters, Chris (Cameron) Sutherland of Yale and Kim (Jeff) Bauer of Bagley and her stepchildren, along with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by many of her family members including her husband, Gene, and daughter, Hallie Burns.
Funeral services will be at noon on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, at the Twigg Funeral Home, Panora, with visitation starting at 10 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in the Richland Township Cemetery, rural Guthrie County.