Funeral service celebrating the life of Vernon E. McManus will be held at 11:00am, Saturday December 21, 2019 at Crowville United Methodist Church, Crowville, LA with Bro Wayne Ray and Marion Collier officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00am until time of service at the church.
Interment will follow at Crowville Mason Cemetery under the direction of Griffin Funeral Home.
Vernon “Mac” McManus was born on June 4, 1932 and passed from this life on December 18, 2019, at the age of 87. He was a bookkeeper at the Grain Elevator in Crowville. He was a member of the American Legion of Winnsboro, VFW of Winnsboro, and Crowville United Methodist Church where he loved to sing. He also loved to spend time outside hunting and being with his family.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Webb and Maebell McManus; brother, Ernest Ray McManus; and three sisters, Elva Nichols, Edith Guise, and Magaret Cedillo.
Those left to cherish his memories include his wife of 56 years, Rebecca McManus; son Cliff McManus of West Monroe, LA; Roger McManus of Benton, AR; daughter, Amy Bourgeois of Crowville, LA; brother, James Wynn McManus and wife Vi of Sandy, OR; brother in law, Bill Grissom of Jacksonville, AR; five grandchildren, Matthew Schriver, April Huddleston and husband Layne, Rachael McManus, Jessie McManus, and Noah McManus; Also survived by a host of extended friends and family.
Pallbearers will be Matthew Schriver, Noah McManus, Pedro Weems, Thomas Hammons, Michael Reid, Keith Roegner, Marvin Womack, and Leon McIntyre. Honorary pallbearers will be Preston Mingo, Curtis Ray Jones, and the Men of Crowville United Methodist.
Griffin Funeral Home
Monroe, LA