Margaret Manuel

February 5, 1923 - February 26, 2014

91 year old, Margaret Manuel of Herrick, Illinois died Wednesday, February 26, at 8:45 PM at Prairie Rose Health Care Center, Pana, Illinois. Funeral services will be, Saturday, March 1 at 1:30 PM at United Methodist Church, Herrick, Illinois with David Hutton, officiating. Visitation will be 12:30 pm until service time, Saturday, March 1 at United Methodist Church, Herrick. Burial will be in Myers Cemetery, Herrick Township, Shelby County, Illinois. Margaret Manuel was born Monday, February 5, 1923, in Arcola, Illinois the child of George L and Lavora (maiden name Dayton) Atkinson. She was raised in Cowden. She married Joseph M Manuel , January 19, 1946, in Herrick, Illinois. Her husband Joseph died January 3, 2003. She was an active member of United Methodist Church, Herrick. Margaret clerked at Richeson's, Simpson's and Chamberlain's Markets in Herrick. She was a member of the Herrick American Legion Auxiliary. Kennedy & Son’s Wallace-Carroll Funeral Home, Herrick, is serving the family. She is survived by: Son: Larry Manuel wife Sandy of Herrick, IL Granddaughter: Alicia Kessler of Strasburg, IL Granddaughter: Ashley Beitz of Mt Vernon, IL Great-Granddaughter: Rachel Kessler at home in Strasburg Preceded in death by: Parents, Husband, Brother George L Atkinson, and Sister Dorothy Padgett, Daughters Sandra Rose Manuel, and Mary Lou Manuel.