Mildred Florence Manus. 85, of Dalton, GA, died Friday, August 31, 2012 .
Mildred was born on July 18, 1927 in Morristown, TN, a daughter of late William Newton and Laura Cox Bishop; and was also preceded in death by her son, Verlin Eugene Manus; brother, Lloyd Bishop; and sisters, Lodena Rogers, Lois Lee and Grace Small.
She was a member of the Dalton 7th Day Adventist Church.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Jesse Kelly Manus Jr.; daughter, Sharon McCollum and Michael Kelly of Asheville, NC; sisters, Dorothy Aikman and Jean Croghan of Cleveland; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Harry and Shirley Manus of Varnell, GA; grandchildren, Freddy and Kathleeen McCollum, Kelly and Tonya McCollum; great-grandchildren, Amanda, Jacob, and Venissa McCollum; and several nieces and nephews.
Services to celebrate the life of Mrs. Mildred Florence Manus will be held Sunday September 2, at 2 p.m. at Ponders Melrose Chapel. Interment will follow in the Colonial Hills Memorial Park Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Ponders Melrose Chapel.