Ela Ruth Manale, 80, of Lumberton, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at Merit Health Wesley. Visitation will be Friday, March 20, 2020, at Caney Baptist Church from 10:30 a.m. until the service at 11:30 a.m. Burial will be in Caney Baptist Church Cemetery.
Ela Ruth was a member of Caney Baptist Church. She loved her family and was an avid gardener and a voracious reader.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Manale; her parents, Thomas and Willie Rose Jones; her brother, Thomas Dale Jones; and her sister, Clara Nell Lowe.
She is survived by her two daughters, Melissa (Tim) Riley of Slidell, LA, and Monica Manale of Chalmette, LA; two grandchildren, Megan Riley of Slidell, LA, and Erin (Corey) St. Pierre of Gonzales, LA; one great-grandchild, Owen Benjamin St. Pierre of Gonzales, LA; one sister, Margie Smith of Baxterville, MS; and numerous nieces and nephews.
