Alma D. Mannen

The Mt. Vernon Register News published the following on Monday, 
September 10, 1979

Mrs. Alma D. Mannen, 90, of 2701 Casey Ave., died Sunday at the 
Wabash Christian Retirement Center, Carmi. She was employed for 
several years at the Mammoth Department Store.  

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at the Hughey 
Funeral Home, with the Rev. Robert F. Freytag officiating.  Burial 
will be in the Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at 
the Hughey Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Tuesday.  

Mrs. Mannen ws born September 26, 1888, in Waltonville, the daughter 
of David and Olive (Gilbert) Dodds. On August 11, 1909, in Waltonville, 
she was married to Hardy E. Mannen, who preceded her in death May 26, 1972.  
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Anna Ruth Scherer of Mt. Vernon; two 
sisters, Mrs. Ruth Thompson of Mt. Vernon and Mrs. Anna Reid of Centralia; 
six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.  
She was preceded in death by one son, Marvin, two brothers, two sisters, her 
parents and husband.  

Mrs. Mannen attended the First Presbyterian Church, and was a member of 
the Home Bureau for many years.


Submitted by: "Family Links"
Feb 25, 2003