Hunt County, TX - Obits: Mrs. Letha Ethel Gilchrest Manley
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Mrs. Letha Ethel Gilchrest Manley
    Mrs. Letha Ethel Gilchrest Manley, a resident of Greenville since 1908,
passed away Thursday, May 19, 1960, in a Greenville hospital following a two
week's illness.
    Funeral services were held at 2:30 PM last Saturday in Lamar Baptist Church
in Greenville.  Rev. Fred Brewer and Rev. W. O. Majors officiated.  Burial was
made in Forest Park Cemetery.
    Pallbearers were Roy Jaco, Bill Parker, Bill Pugh, Ruel Head, all of
Greenville; Troy Jaco of Sherman, and Jimmie Norris of Celeste.
    Mrs. Manley was a native of Gonzales County and was born on September 15,
1893.  Her parents were A. B. Gilchrest and Buella Williams Gilchrest.  She was
reared near Oglesby, Texas and was a member of Lamar Baptist Church.
    On November 18, 1908, she was married to Bob Manley in Quanah and they
moved to Hunt County and had lived here since that time.
    Surviving are her husband, Bob Manley; four sons, Polly T. Manley, Waco;
Wayne Manley and Ralph Manley, Greenville; Rev. B. J. Manley, Center; three
daughters, Mrs. A. E. Gauntt, Greenville; Mrs. G. I. Wilcox, Houston; Mrs. C.
E. Black, Dallas; seventeen grandchildren, including Michael Manley, who was
reared in the home as a son by Mr. and Mrs. Manley; nine great-grandchildren;
four brothers, Allen Gilchrest, Dallas; Mac Gilchrest, Houston; Coleman
Gilchrest, Monohans, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Lena Howard, Dallas; Mrs.
Beatrice Smith and Mrs. Hattie Bass, Comanche, Texas; and other relatives.
(May 27, 1960, The Celeste Courier)

(I believe Mr. and Mrs. Manley lived in Celeste for a few years during their
time in Hunt County.  I also believe that Mr. Manley was Celeste Mayor {or at
least Celeste City Council Member} when Michael Manley was a Celeste student.)