Donna Lee Manuel

Donna Lee Manuel obituary, Oakdale, LA

Donna Lee Manuel

Donna Manuel Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Rush Funeral Home - Oakdale on Feb. 25, 2025.
Funeral services for Mrs. Donna Lee Manuel will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at Church of Christ, Turkey Creek, with Brothers Charles Manuel and Jamie Roberts officiating. Interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Crooked Creek Community, under the direction of Rush Funeral Home, Oakdale.
Mrs. Manuel, 67, of Crooked Creek Community, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Ville Platte, LA.
Donna was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed sewing, shopping, gardening, playing cards, and reading her Bible. Her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Manuel; her parents, Bobby and Willaverll Cole; one brother, Joey Cole; one nephew, Dustin Cole; and one grandson, Daylan Deville.
Those left to mourn her loss and cherish her memory include one daughter, Rebecca Guillory, and companion Roger, of Crooked Creek Community; one brother, Randy Cole of Pine Prairie; one niece, Brooklyn Ardoin; and two grandsons, Bentley Guillory and Calvin Arvie, Jr.
A time of visitation will be held at Church of Christ, Turkey Creek, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. until time of services.
Friends may post online messages of condolences for the Manuel family by visiting www.rushfh.com
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