Ted Manners
Obituary
Ted M. Manners was born February 9, 1923 in Pryor, Oklahoma to Thomas Edgar and Maude (Dill) Manners Wickham. He passed from this life Sunday, December 4, 2011 in Tulsa at the age of 88.
He graduated from Pryor High School before serving in the Navy during World War II. He attended Oklahoma A&M prior to taking a position as an accountant with Southwestern Power Administration. Ted retired from SWPA and went to work with the office of the Tulsa County Assessor where he worked until he retired again in 1990.
Ted was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Barbara Lee (Belford) Manners on June 3, 2007. He was also preceded by his brothers, Gerald and Jim Manners and his sister, Tennessee Ross. Ted is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Steve Jelley of Tulsa; son, Mark Manners of Broken Arrow, OK and two grandsons, Brendon and Garrett Jelley, both of Tulsa.
A funeral service will be held 1:00 pm Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Boston Avenue Methodist Church in the Rose Chapel. A graveside committal will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, friends may contribute in Ted's memory to Boston Avenue Methodist Church, 1301 S Boston Ave., Tulsa, OK 74119.
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Tributes & Memories
Julie and Mark, Regretfully, I have only seen you once since you have grown up and that was before your mother passed away for only a few minutes. We will miss your dad; he was the last of his generation on our mother's side. My sister, Lynn, has kept up with your dad's condition better than I have. But it was my dad's sister-in-law who gave us the news of your dad. We still have Nix reunions periodically. We would like to include you in the Nix crowd, as we did when you were much younger. If you will give me your email address, I will try to keep you posted as to when we will have our gatherings. I know that Judy and Lynn will probably join me at our niece's high school graduation in Grove this spring (mini-reunion). Perhaps we can get together for a brief visit in Tulsa at that time. Again, I am sorry for your loss, but now your dad is at peace at Home.
Joe Nix