Dorothy Manship : Obituary

Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Parr Manship, age 88, of Trion, GA, (formerly of Hiawassee, GA) died Friday, October 19, 2012 at the Suites at Oakview.

Mrs. Manship was born May 30, 1924 in Falls Township, PA. She was the daughter of the late Josephine Greeniee Foell Parr and Harry Parr. She was a member of Trion United Methodist Church. She was a former member of the Hiawassee United Methodist Church. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Manship; and a sister, Margaret Trofe.

Survivors include her daughters and son-in-law, Karen and Joe Cook, Trion,GA, and Linda Sawyer, LaFayette, GA; grandchildren, Elizabeth Anne (Robin) Livesay Oak Ridge, TN, Laura Cullen, Decatur, GA, and Lucy Sosebee, Suwanne, GA; great grandchild, Joseph Livesay, Oak Ridge, TN; sisters, Mary Jane Harris, Langhorne, PA, and Joan Hanna, Mankin Sabot, VA.

Graveside and interment services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at Laurel Hills Memory Garden in Hiawassee, GA, with Rev. Jennifer Andone officiating.

Mrs. Manship will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m Tuesday, October 23, 2012. She will also be in state at Cochran Funeral Home in Hiawassee, GA on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 from 1:00 p. m. until the service hour.

In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to Trion United Methodist Church or Hiawasse United Methodist Church.