Barbara Manus Obituary
Barbara Lynn Manus, age 75, of Cherryville, NC passed away Sunday, July 13, 2025, at the Wendover Hospice House.
Barbara was born February 16, 1950, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to the late Norman Wayne Buchanan and Gloria LaMola. She was an avid reader. Barbara enjoyed going to the library, and she loved her cats.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Manus, Sr.
Barbara is survived by a daughter Audrey Parco, of Yonkers, New York. Three grandchildren, Belle, Brynn and Matthew Pierpont; stepchildren, Ray Manus, Jr. (Nancy), Elaine Elmore (Barry), Gail Gilbert, Ann Rudisill (Jimmy), and numerous other step-grandchildren and step-great grandchildren.
A service of Carolina Simple Services.
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