Kathy Ruth Manning-Bandy

Kathy Ruth Manning-Bandy obituary, Roanoke, VA

Kathy Ruth Manning-Bandy

Kathy Manning-Bandy Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Simpson Funeral Home & Crematory - Peters Creek Road on Oct. 1, 2025.
Kathy Ruth Manning-Bandy, 66, of Roanoke, Virginia, passed away, Saturday, August 2, 2025.
She was the daughter of the late William Fred Manning Jr. and the late Peggy Marie Paxton-Manning, both of Roanoke, Virginia.
Surviving are her sisters, Janet M. Kumpf and husband Michael of Etters Pennsylvania and Deborah L. Manning of Moneta, Virginia; nephew, James Day and wife Gretchen; great-niece, Taylor Day of Etters Pennsylvania; as well as numerous cousins in Roanoke.
A cremation was preformed by Simpson Funeral Home and burial will be at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens on Saturday, August 9, in the Garden of the Cross; near her mom, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Arrangements by Simpson Funeral Home. (540)366-0707.
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