Gay McManus, a retired deputy clerk of court has left this world for a great reunion with the husband she loved so dearly and a daughter she has grieved for more than fifty years. Graveside services will be conducted by Denard Funeral Home at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, August 23, 2021 at Oakley Cemetery in Gilbert, Louisiana with Dr. Bobby Ensminger officiating.

She was born on September 23, 1931 near Fort Necessity to the union of Sam Morris and Etta Hawthorne and passed away at Plantation Manor in Winnsboro, Louisiana on August 21, 2021.

Gay was a lady in every sense of the word. She was always fastidiously groomed and trained her husband to stand still without complaint so that she could polish him to perfection as well. If a girl needed anything from lipstick to a nail file, Gay had it in her purse.

She made many friends on her journey through life and enjoyed a reputation for being thorough, fair, and honest. Her husband described her recently as being the kindest and most considerate person he had ever known. She loved company and one was often met at the door with her exclaiming, "Well, look what the wind blew in!" She was the wife that adored her husband, the daughter that cared for aging parents, the mother that reared her children in a Christian home, the doting grandmother, and the friend that is often needed.

She graduated from high school and spent many years as a homemaker and mother before pursuing further education and becoming employed by the Franklin Parish Clerk of Court for more than thirty years. In her past time, she enjoyed sewing as well as embroidery.

Gay is preceded in death by her parents, her husband of seventy-three years, Roy McManus, daughter, Judy McManus, and brother, Bill Weatherly. Left to crave memories of days past and gone, are a son, Donald McManus, granddaughter, Callie McManus, two great grandchildren, John David Malta, and Conner Malta. She is also survived by four nephews, Michael Weatherly, Gary Weatherly, Terry Weatherly, and Scotty Weatherly.

Honorary pallbearers will be Donald McManus, Michael Weatherly, Gary Weatherly, Terry Weatherly, Scotty Weatherly, John David Malta, and Conner Malta.

Oakley Cemetery