Eleanor Roberts Pearce Manning

Eleanor Roberts Pearce Manning, 92, of Roanoke, Va., passed away on Friday, July 9, 2010, after a long illness. She was born on November 14, 1917, in Norfolk, Va. She attended Longwood College and briefly worked for C & P Telephone, The Virginian Railway, and Heironimus. She was active in the Girl Scouts and was an avid reader, traveler, and lover of animals. Mrs. Manning was a member of Christ Episcopal Church for 20 years, and later a member of St. Thomas Anglican Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Benajah King Pearce and Gladys Roberts Pearce. Surviving are her husband, Charles C. Manning Jr.; son, Charley C. Manning, of Roanoke; daughter, Margaret Manning Walker and husband, Charles, of Roanoke; two granddaughters, Katherine Walker Powaski and husband, Matthew, of Mentor-on-theLake, Ohio, and Sara Walker Fishburn and husband, Tom, of Houston, Texas; five greatgrandchildren, Collin Fishburn, Brendan Fishburn, Anna Powaski, Kari Powaski, and Joseph Powaski; sister-in-law, Patricia Manning Kieffer, of Coronado, Calif.; and cousins, Marilyn Pearce White, of Norfolk, Va., and Donna Roberts Brozusky, of Warrior Run, Pa. Special thanks to South Roanoke Nursing Home and Gentle Shepherd Hospice for their care and support, and therapists, Juanita and Lynn. A Funeral Service will be conducted 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at St. Thomas of Canterbury Anglican Church located at the corner of Hershberger and Hubert Roads, followed by visitation and a light lunch. The family requests memorials be made to the American Heart and Stroke Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, Va. 23058 or to the Roanoke Valley SPCA. Arrangements by Simpson Funeral Home & Crematory, 540-366-0707.