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MANLEY, Francis FRANCIS MANLEY Francis Manley, 78, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Renaissance Literature, Emeritus, and former Director of the Creative Writing Department at Emory University died at home on November 11, 2009. Frank was an award winning poet, novelist, and playwright. He was married to his high school sweetheart, Carolyn Holliday Manley, for 57 years. He was the dear father of Mary Carolyn Heath and Evelyn Frances Manley, and the grandfather of Emma, Matthew, Michael, and David Heath; Patrick Peter, and Mary Catherine Starr. Family will receive friends on Friday, November 13th from 5pm-7pm with a Rosary service at 7pm. A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, November 14th, at 11 o'clock at Sacred Heart Church, 353 Peachtree Center Ave. NE. Atlanta, GA. 30308. Interment to follow at Westview Cemetery.
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Kathleen David
November 13, 2009
My sympathies and prayers are with all of you. I worked with Dr. Manley back in the 80s when I was a student at Emory University. He was a wonderful professor and a good human being.
Kathleen O'Shea David
Frank Castellow, Jr.
November 13, 2009
Carolyn:
I am saddened to learn that our former friend and good Oakdale Road neighbor Frank has left us. His calm demeanor and kindness stick out in my mind. Frank once assisted me many years ago, by checking out books at the Emory library on Homer, which were direly needed for an English writing assignment. He called me over to explain why each book was important. Frank was a good family man as we also enjoyed having you all as our neighbors at the time. I still remember Frank enjoying reading in his backyard hammock. It was later fun to keep up with Frank's career as a playwright.
God Bless you, Evelyn, Mary and families
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