George Houston Manus, 73
A retired machinist with Powermatic, he was the son of Steve Manus and Willie Mae Smith Martin; and was preceded in death by brothers, Luther Manus and Edward Young; and sisters, Mattie Manus, Minnie Lou McDowell, Gertrude Norris and Sophie Henely.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley Hillis Manus; children and spouses, Gene and Wilma Manus of Beersheba Springs, Susan and Tom Foster of Manchester; granddaughter, Amy and Darren Cordell of Christiana; great-grandchildren, Elizabeth (Beth) Nelson and Eli Locke; sister, Nancy Robertson of LaVergne; several nieces, nephews, cousins and special great-nephews, Justin and Matthew Barnes of McMinnville; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Mary Etta and Franklin Hines of Smartt, Betty and Billy Minton of Campaign, Sarah Southard and Edna Ledbetter, both of McMinnville, and Robert Norris of Rock Island.
Services were held Tuesday at High’s Chapel with burial following at Brickhouse Rowland Station Cemetery.
High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Dec. 29, 2004