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Member
Born: 24 Jul 1934
Died: 3 Oct 2005
Wife: Emma Manora
Cemetery: Eastwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama
Service Info: M Sgt U.S. Marine Corps | Vietnam Veteran
MANORA, Deacon John “”Little Brother””, age 71, a resident of Mont-gomery, Alabama expired Monday, October 3, 2005 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday October 8, 2005 at 1:00 pm from St. James Baptist Church (Old Field) with Rev. Martin Stinson, pastor, officiating. Interment will be held at Eastwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery with E. G. Cummings Memorial Funeral Home, Inc. directing.
He leaves to cherish his memories: a devoted wife, Mrs. Emma Manora; children, John (Deborah) Manora Jr., Indianapolis, Indiana, Shelia (Patrick) McCree Walters, Marcus (Barbara) Mario Manora Sr., Andrea Manora Johnson, Gerald (Schenita) Manora Jr., and Tamara Manora all of Montgomery, AL.; mother, Willie Mae Barnett Manora, Hope Hull, AL.; sisters/brothers, Julia Mae Manora Williams, Montgomery, AL., Carl (Diane) Manora, Dallas, TX., Malachi Manora, Montgomery, AL., Joseph (Odessa) Manora, Midwest City, Oklahoma, Rufus (Cathy) Manora, Dothan, AL.; sisters/brothers-in-law, Frances Freeman, Sylvia (Andrew) Davis, Bobby (Lavon) Freeman, Betty Jean (Zeke) Freeman Robinson, Sammie Freeman, Burl (Ann) Freeman,; grandchildren, Candace Manora, Brittany Manora, Shameka McCree, Johnathan McCree, Marcus Mario Manora Jr., Michelle Monique Manora, Timothy Eton Manora, Tamara Esther Manora, Gerald Manora Jr., Tomesha Ayee’ Manora, DeAndrea Mekiala Manora, Trametrice Shakenya Johnson, Jerome Johnson, Markese Tomarier Manora, RaeShaun Tamar Manora, Courtney E. Harris, Brandon R. Jenkins, Jalen D. Gilchrist and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and very devoted friends.
Family hour will be held on Friday October 7, 2005 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm from E. G. Cummings Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. The body will lie-in-state from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm in the church. Family members may be contacted through Gerald Manora or Tamara Manora at (334) 284-9598 or (334) 265-9840.
Published in the Montgomery Advertiser on Oct. 7, 2005