Avinell Manns 1939 - 2018
Funeral Services for Avinell Manns will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, at the Price - McElroy Funeral Home, Kenton. Burial will follow in McDonald Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the funeral home.
She died Oct. 5, 2018, at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born on June 11, 1939, in Prestonsburg, Ky., to the late Earl and Vernal (Click) Crisp. On May 9, 1957, she married Virgil Manns and he preceded her in death on Oct. 22, 2009.
Surviving are 4 daughters, Patricia (Ivan) Parcher of Upper Sandusky, Virgie (Gene) Majchrzak of Buffalo, N.Y., Ruthie Manns of Marysville and Beverly (David) Bustamante of Fort Worth, Texas; 1 son, Blake (Danielle) Manns of Columbus Grove; 4 sisters, Loretta Crisp Davidson of Kenton, Hazel Crisp of Arcadia, Tina Crisp of Kenton and Dee Crisp of Kenton; 1 brother; Mike Crisp of Rawson.
Also surviving are 12 grandchildren; Jamey Hamlin, Joel Hamlin, Brice (Lyndsay) Helton, Ashleigh Houser, Brittanie (Habib) Shakkaur, Michael Majchrzak, Dillon (Mila) Anderson, Shane Mouser, Brandt Manns, Isabella Manns, Samantha (Robert) Wade and Sean Cowhey; and 16 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by 4 brothers; Coy Crisp, Cain Crisp, Dean Crisp and Wayne Crisp and 5 sisters, Linda Crockett, Jay Smith, Judy Bolen, Bernice Johnson and Mae Nichols.
She was a founding member of the First Church of God in Kenton, where she taught Sunday School, played the piano, and was a board member until its closing in 2015. After the church closed she started attending The Church of the Nazarene in Kenton.
Avinell was a child care provider in her own home for over 45 years.
Memorial contributions may be made to Table One.
Online condolences may be expressed at pricefh.net.
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