Nonnie Briggs Manuel Obituary (1932 - 2019)

MAYODAN Nonnie Briggs Manuel, 86, died on Sunday, January 6, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Colonial Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 6 p.m. Mrs. Manuel was born on August 31, 1932 in Rockingham County to the late William Eugene Briggs and Bertha Mae Mabe Briggs. Nonnie enjoyed flowers, especially arranging them. She stayed busy around the house, making sure everything and everyone was taken care of. She loved her dogs, all of which she affectionately called "baby." In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sons, Thomas and Kenneth Lewellyn; sisters, Shirley Briggs, Martha Briggs, Margie Farmer and Jeanette Cardwell and brothers, Charles Odell Briggs, Oscar Briggs, Bill Briggs and Tom Briggs. Survivors include her husband, Lawson Manuel; sons, David Lewellyn (Pat), Phillip Lewellyn (Donna), Jerry Lewellyn (Joy), Tony Lewellyn (Christie), Frankie Lewellyn (Wendy) and Raymond Lewellyn (Mary); daughter, Connie Lewellyn (Sandy Galloway); eighteen grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; brother, Eugene Briggs; sister, Maryanne Gentry and special friend and neighbor, Brenda Goins. Colonial Funeral Home in Madison is serving the family.