Melba Wester Maness

MELBA MANESS
Jackson, TN: Melba Gynell Wester Maness, age 80 passed away Wednesday morning November 19, 2014 at her home in the Southside Community of South Jackson.
She was born August 5, 1934 and reared in Marianna, FL the daughter of the late Mager Cleo and Ruby Howell Wester.

She graduated from Marianna High School and went two years of college in Marianna. She married David Maness in 1977 and they made their home in Florida. She worked as a payroll clerk for St. Joseph Telephone and Telegraph in Florida. They have lived in the Southside area of Jackson since 2011. She was a member of the Long Avenue Baptist Church in Port St. Joe, FL.

Mrs. Maness is survived by her husband, David Vance Maness of Jackson; a son, Richard David Edenfield of Marianna, FL and a daughter, Sherry Walters of Sneads, FL and two step daughters, Debra Faulkner of Jackson and Elaine Wilson of Jackson; ten grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren; a brother, Adolph Wester of Memphis and a sister, Laverne Ramsey of Port St. Joe, FL.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers and a sister.

Memorial services will be 11:00 AM Saturday at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Breedlove and Shelby Avery officiating.

The family will receive friends at Shackelford – Casey Chapel beginning at 10:00 AM Saturday.

Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel
Henderson, TN
731-989-2421