Donna Reed Manning

Donna June Reed Manning, age 73 of Moneta passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2017 in Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Halesford Baptist Church and worked at Cummins Diesel with 49 years of dedicated and faithful service.. She was born on June 18, 1944 a daughter of the late Malvin S., Sr. and Ruth Mae Vest Reed. She is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Ralph S. Manning, Jr.; daughter, Melanie June DeLong (Richard); sister, Rebecca Sisson (John); brother, Malvin S., Jr. (Sonny) Reed (Betty); and along with her husband, other caregivers, Geraldine Hicks and Michelle Dickerson. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Scruggs Volunteer Fire and Rescue, 2130 Bluewater Drive, Moneta, Virginia 24121 and/or Halesford Baptist Church, 2485 Lost Mountain Road, Wirtz, Virginia 24151. Funeral services will be conducted from Halesford Baptist Church 12 p.m. Tuesday, January 2, 2018 with Rev. Melvin Harris officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Her family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church beginning at 11 a.m. Arrangements by Conner-Bowman Funeral Home, 62 VA Market Place Drive (Route 220 @Wirtz Road), Rocky Mount. www.connerbowman.com