Wilma K. Manning, age 96, formerly of Tuscaloosa, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 24, 2020.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Mavis King; her husband, Ben Allford; her husband, Wade H. Manning; her brother, Arvil King; two sisters: Clois Crenshaw and Winnie Ming.
She is survived for her children: Janis Sinsley of Crockett, TX, Rodger Allford of Houston, TX., and Kathy ( Jud) Sealy of Meadows Place, TX.; four grandchildren: Julie (Tony) Gibson, Kelly (Denny) Stauffer, David (Meredith) Sealy, and John (Tamara) Sealy; eight great grandchildren: Barrett and Aubrey Stauffer, Devin and Marion Sealy, Emery Gibson, and Travis, Tessa, and Tyler Sealy.
Wilma was born on July 23, 1924 in Weir, Mississippi to Joe and Mavis King. She graduated from Weir High School in 1943. She met and married Ben Allford in 1946 and moved to Tuscaloosa to start a family. She received her LPN license from Shelton Technical School in 1960 and eventually was employed by the Tuscaloosa VA Hospital. In 1965, her husband, Ben, died. She eventually met and married Wade Manning. After retiring from the VA in 1989, and the passing of Wade, she moved to Texas to be near her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She spent her last 3 years of life at Bedford Residence Assisted Living in Houston, TX. She loved all her family and took such joy in them. She will always be their “Granny”. We were so blessed that she was in our lives. We will miss her always but will see her again. She is having a great reunion in Heaven. Memory Chapel FH
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Mavis King; her husband, Ben Allford; her husband, Wade H. Manning; her brother, Arvil King; two sisters: Clois Crenshaw and Winnie Ming.
She is survived for her children: Janis Sinsley of Crockett, TX, Rodger Allford of Houston, TX., and Kathy ( Jud) Sealy of Meadows Place, TX.; four grandchildren: Julie (Tony) Gibson, Kelly (Denny) Stauffer, David (Meredith) Sealy, and John (Tamara) Sealy; eight great grandchildren: Barrett and Aubrey Stauffer, Devin and Marion Sealy, Emery Gibson, and Travis, Tessa, and Tyler Sealy.
Wilma was born on July 23, 1924 in Weir, Mississippi to Joe and Mavis King. She graduated from Weir High School in 1943. She met and married Ben Allford in 1946 and moved to Tuscaloosa to start a family. She received her LPN license from Shelton Technical School in 1960 and eventually was employed by the Tuscaloosa VA Hospital. In 1965, her husband, Ben, died. She eventually met and married Wade Manning. After retiring from the VA in 1989, and the passing of Wade, she moved to Texas to be near her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She spent her last 3 years of life at Bedford Residence Assisted Living in Houston, TX. She loved all her family and took such joy in them. She will always be their “Granny”. We were so blessed that she was in our lives. We will miss her always but will see her again. She is having a great reunion in Heaven. Memory Chapel FH
Wilma K. Manning, age 96, formerly of Tuscaloosa, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 24, 2020.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Mavis King; her husband, Ben Allford; her husband, Wade H. Manning; her brother, Arvil King; two sisters: Clois Crenshaw and Winnie Ming.
She is survived for her children: Janis Sinsley of Crockett, TX, Rodger Allford of Houston, TX., and Kathy ( Jud) Sealy of Meadows Place, TX.; four grandchildren: Julie (Tony) Gibson, Kelly (Denny) Stauffer, David (Meredith) Sealy, and John (Tamara) Sealy; eight great grandchildren: Barrett and Aubrey Stauffer, Devin and Marion Sealy, Emery Gibson, and Travis, Tessa, and Tyler Sealy.
Wilma was born on July 23, 1924 in Weir, Mississippi to Joe and Mavis King. She graduated from Weir High School in 1943. She met and married Ben Allford in 1946 and moved to Tuscaloosa to start a family. She received her LPN license from Shelton Technical School in 1960 and eventually was employed by the Tuscaloosa VA Hospital. In 1965, her husband, Ben, died. She eventually met and married Wade Manning. After retiring from the VA in 1989, and the passing of Wade, she moved to Texas to be near her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She spent her last 3 years of life at Bedford Residence Assisted Living in Houston, TX. She loved all her family and took such joy in them. She will always be their “Granny”. We were so blessed that she was in our lives. We will miss her always but will see her again. She is having a great reunion in Heaven. Memory Chapel FH
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Mavis King; her husband, Ben Allford; her husband, Wade H. Manning; her brother, Arvil King; two sisters: Clois Crenshaw and Winnie Ming.
She is survived for her children: Janis Sinsley of Crockett, TX, Rodger Allford of Houston, TX., and Kathy ( Jud) Sealy of Meadows Place, TX.; four grandchildren: Julie (Tony) Gibson, Kelly (Denny) Stauffer, David (Meredith) Sealy, and John (Tamara) Sealy; eight great grandchildren: Barrett and Aubrey Stauffer, Devin and Marion Sealy, Emery Gibson, and Travis, Tessa, and Tyler Sealy.
Wilma was born on July 23, 1924 in Weir, Mississippi to Joe and Mavis King. She graduated from Weir High School in 1943. She met and married Ben Allford in 1946 and moved to Tuscaloosa to start a family. She received her LPN license from Shelton Technical School in 1960 and eventually was employed by the Tuscaloosa VA Hospital. In 1965, her husband, Ben, died. She eventually met and married Wade Manning. After retiring from the VA in 1989, and the passing of Wade, she moved to Texas to be near her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She spent her last 3 years of life at Bedford Residence Assisted Living in Houston, TX. She loved all her family and took such joy in them. She will always be their “Granny”. We were so blessed that she was in our lives. We will miss her always but will see her again. She is having a great reunion in Heaven. Memory Chapel FH
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