Obituary - Robert C. Manners

Thursday, December 31, 1998
THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Former Juneau resident Robert Cree Manners, 61, died Dec. 25, 1998, in Arlington, Texas.

He was born Feb. 10, 1937, in West Newton, Penn. He worked as a high school teacher and athletic coach in Geneva, N.Y., and also lived in Vestal, N.Y. and Edinboro, Penn.

He lived in Juneau for 15 years, from 1979 through 1994, when he and his family moved to Arlington. He was the executive secretary for National Education Association in Alaska for 12 years, and a union representative for the Texas State Teachers Association.

While living in Juneau, he enjoyed fishing and boating, and skiing at Eaglecrest. In Texas, he enjoyed golfing.

He is survived by his wife, Linda J. Manners of Texas; children Vicki L. Timmerman of Virginia, David C. Manners of New York, Dana E. and Michele D. Manners of Texas; mother Elma Manners of Pennsylvania; sisters Diann Gossett of Pennsylvania and Joan Manners-Sheets of Michigan; stepchildren Carrie Breithaupt of Oregon, Melissa and Jeff Foster of Juneau; and six grandchildren.

Memorial services were held Wednesday in Texas. Memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 21836, Juneau, AK 99802, or Hospice and Homecare of Juneau, 3200 Hospital Dr., Juneau, AK 99801, or the Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL, 36014-4384.

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