Frances Mannix

Frances Mannix obituary, La Mesa, CA

Frances Mannix

Frances Mannix Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Legacy Funeral & Cremation Care on Mar. 22, 2025.

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Frances Mannix passed away peacefully at age 99 in her home in La Mesa, CA on August 15, 2024. She was an outgoing and well loved member of her family and community. A loving wife and mother, a woman of deep faith, an artist, musician, opera singer, truly a woman of many talents. Frances embraced life with vitality and exuberance and will be sincerely missed. She was married in 1948 to James Mannix and they had 5 children. She is survived by those children & their spouses, Robert, Therese (Steve Maurer), James, Daniel (Tami) and Stephen (Delisa) Mannix. She will also be greatly missed by her surviving grandchildren; Renee, Nannette, Christopher & Michaella as well as her great-grandchildren Jordyn, Jacob, Bella & Brooke. A Memorial Service will be held at 10 AM on August 30, 2024 at St Martin of Tours Catholic Parish in La Mesa, CA.

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