J.B. Manring Obituary (1948 - 2018)

PINE HALL J.B. Manring, 70, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, September 21, 2018 at Colonial Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Knollhurst Memorial Gardens. J.B was born on May 28, 1948 in Stokes County to the late Buford Baily Manring and Nancy Jane Manring. J.B. was a hard working lineman for forty years. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Thelma Jean Hicks, Ida Mae Sizemore and Nancy Aleine Manring. Survivors include his wife, Betty Manring; son, Michael Manring (Trish); sisters, Sara Sizemore and Linda Manring; "favorite granddaughter", Katie Manring; step-grandson, Sean Smith; several special nieces and nephews and special friends, Donnie and Samantha Martin, Wayne and Patty Lawrence, Cecil "Goat" and Rhonda Brim and Jimmy and Linda Dalton. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m., Thursday at Colonial Funeral Home and all other times at the residence. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 8300 Health Park, Suite 10, Raleigh, NC 27615. Colonial Funeral Home in Madison is serving the family.