Marlys M. Sloat, age 84, of Brookings, died Monday, February 6, 2012, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, February 9, 2012, at the First United Methodist Church in Brookings. Interment will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, February 13, 2012, at the Black Hills National Cemetery. Visitations will be 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings with a public Eastern Star service at 8:00 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the First United Methodist Church choir or the Shriners Hospitals. Marlys Mae (Wiese) Sloat was born August 3, 1927, at Tyler, Minnesota, to Leo and Mabel (Stroh) Wiese. She attended Richland District No. 46 country school and graduated from Brookings High School in 1944. She married Clayton Sloat on Decem ber 17, 1946, at Elkton. Marlys was a member of First United Methodist Church, UMW, and she sang in the choir for many years. She was a member of the Brookings Hospital Auxiliary, and she served as president of T.O.P.S. and as secretary for Brookings Chapter No. 15 of the Order of the Eastern Star for seven years. She drove the Head Start bus in Brookings for 28 years. Marlys enjoyed watching the Minnesota Twins, and Jackrabbit and Bobcat sporting events. She enjoyed knitting for everyone, particularly her grandchildren. She loved reading anything, and kept a list of all the books she read. She wanted to be remembered with a book in one hand and her glasses in the other. She liked to make her own cards, and never missed a birthday, anniversary, or other special event. She was willing to learn new technology, and kept up with friends and family through email and Facebookfamily members often remember her for "liking" everythingeven the bad news. She also enjoyed beautiful days in the sun porch watching birds and flowers. Survivors include her husband, Clayton, of Brookings; eight children: Gerald (Bobbie) Sloat of Philip, South Dakota Anita (Ralph) Parkin of Superior, Montana, Donna (Robert) Randall of Roseburg, Oregon, Stanley Sloat of Devils Lake, North Dakota, Nancy (Benjiman IV) Schooley of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Paula (Richard) Gordon of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Mark (Tama) Sloat of Leander, Texas, and Sharon (James) Petrik of Gayville, South Dakota; 30 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Arlen Wiese, of Sioux Falls; a sister, Lorna (Ed) Prell, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Betty, and two grandchildren, Bill Osburn and Cherrie Jo Steinebach.