Michaela Sue Banning (nee Gelvin)

Michaela Sue Banning (née Gelvin) November 13, 1942 – May 8, 2025 Michaela Sue “Micki” Banning, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2025, in West Jordan, Utah, surrounded by the love and care of her family. Born on November 13, 1942, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Lloyd Jay Gelvin and Fon Bernice Tietge, Micki spent most of her young life in Kansas City and in Marceline and Brookfield, Missouri. As a child, Micki spent her days with her siblings, and particularly enjoyed spending time with her younger sister Edie (Edith). Micki was known for her big ideas and love of adventure, standing up for what was right, and her love of performance arts — singing with the church choir, acting in school plays, and performing as a majorette in high school. Micki graduated from Brookfield High School in 1962 and later married the love of her life, Jack Brott Banning, in Texas on January 22, 1966. Micki and Jack moved around several times during their life together, living in Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma; they eventually settled in Harlingen, Texas, where Jack died in 2015. In her later years, following Jack’s passing, she relocated to Utah, where she was cared for by her youngest son Scott, his wife Brooke, her granddaughters Danica and Jessica, and their mother, Greta. Micki was a woman of deep compassion, quiet strength, and unwavering devotion to others. In her late 30s, and as a busy mother and stepmother to six children, she proudly went back to college and pursued a nursing degree, fulfilling her calling to care for those in need. Her lifelong love of horses brought her great joy, and her gentle spirit touched every life she encountered. Micki’s kindness, wisdom, and smart sense of humor will be deeply missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, John “JT” Tiege (Me’lle); her sister, Neila Gelvin (Pat); her husband, Jack Brott Banning; and her stepson, John Banning. She is survived by her children, Shari Giese (Dennis) and Scott Banning (Brooke); her stepchildren, Jamie Auch (Dave), Julie Davenport (Wayne), and Jim Banning; her sisters, Edith Gelvin Copland (Jack), and Verne Lane (Butch); and a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and extended family who will carry her memory forward with love. A private family memorial will be held in her honor in Brookfield, Missouri on July 26, 2025.

Michaela Sue Banning (nee Gelvin)

November 13, 1942 - May 8, 2025