Bill McManus

February 10, 1929 - May 12, 2014

Billy Gene McManus of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma was born to Jeremiah and May (Fowler) McManus on February 10, 1929 in Whitebead, Oklahoma, the ninth of ten children. He passed from this life on May 12, 2014 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma at the age of 85 years. Bill spent his early life in Maysville and Antioch. In 1949, he met and married Shirley Hancock at Whitebead. In 1952 he was inducted in to the USMC and was stationed in 29 Palms California. He and Shirley returned to Maysville in 1954 where he went to work for Ford Motor Company. For the next twenty-four years Bill worked for Lee Richie and Noble Gamble. In 1968, he opened Bill’s Garage on the corner of Grant and Ash where he worked until his retirement in 1992. Bill was a member of the Pauls Valley First United Methodist Church where he served on numerous boards and was a member of the Crusader’s Sunday school class. Some of his enjoyments early in life were oil paintings and camping, later on his stained glass work. His grandchildren and great-grandchildren brought some of his greatest joys. Mr. McManus was preceded in death by his parents: Jeremiah and May McManus; brothers and sisters: Hazel Harris; Orville McManus; Vada McCurley; Densil Barton; Jerald Woods; Jewell Bradburn; Harold McManus; and Odie McManus. Mr. McManus is survived by: wife Shirley McManus of Pauls Valley, sons: Larry and Debbie McManus of Pauls Valley, Gary McManus of Norman, Oklahoma; sister: Zelma Stephens of Elmore City, Oklahoma; grandchildren: Courtney and Heath Green of Pauls Valley; Jared and Melissa McManus of North Carolina; Felisha McManus of McPherson, Kansas; Johnathan and Toni McManus of Kansas City, Kansas; great-grandchildren: Jackson, Parker, and Victoria Green of Pauls Valley; Ryan and Kaylie McManus of North Carolina; Nada, Naomi, and Noel McManus of McPherson, Kansas. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, May 16, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. in the Pauls Valley First United Methodist Church with Rev. Mark Watson officiating. Interment will be in the Whitebead Cemetery under the direction of Wooster Funeral Home. You may send a condolence to the family at www.woosterfuneralhomes.com.