Mary Manuel

Mary Manuel, age 92, of the Offset Community, Bristol, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2012 at Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. She was a native of Ashe County, North Carolina and had lived in the Offset Community in Sullivan County, Tennessee since 1981. She was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Manuel; two grandsons, Gary Smith and Matthew Glass; and six brothers and five sisters.  She is survived by four daughters, Christine Lyons, Edna Mae Ballou, and Helen Vannoy and her husband, Paul, all of Bristol, Tennessee, and Judy Manuel and her fiancé, Roger Bishop, of Abingdon, Virginia; four sons, William Bobby Manuel and his wife, Joyce, of Bristol, Tennessee, Ray Manuel and his wife, Lucy, of Meadowview, Virginia, John Manuel and his wife, Marsha, of Abingdon, Virginia, and Mark Manuel of the home; two sisters, Nokey Lumpkin of Columbia, Virginia and Bertha Lee Whitaker of Transfer, Pennsylvania; one brother, Ernest Eller and his wife, Carol, of Abingdon, Virginia; 14 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, 9 great great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.  The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Monday, October 8, 2012 at the graveside at Greenwood Cemetery with Pastor Junior Gobble officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Garrett Funeral Home. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Johnson City Medical Center and Hospice for all their special care and comfort given to Mrs. Manuel and the family. Also, a special thanks to a great granddaughter, Cassandra Brickey, and two granddaughters, Susie Brickey and Diane White. Online condolences may be sent to the family and a memorial video tribute may be viewed by visiting www.garrettfuneralhome.com. Mrs. Manuel and her family are in the care of Garrett Funeral Home, 203 N. Shady Avenue, Damascus, VA 24236, ph.#: 276-475-3631.Read Obituary