Nedra Lee Manners' Obituary
Nedra Lee Manners died in Rome, Georgia peacefully surrounded by friends on August 12, 2025.
Miss Manners, who is originally from Jacksonville, AL, was a long time resident of Rome, GA She has her undergraduate degree from Jacksonville State University and her Masters degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham. She was the owner of Yellow Door Antiques and Art and Two Geminis Estate Sales. Miss Manners was very active in community service throughout Rome. She had served as Patient Advocate at Youth Villages in Douglasville, GA for 26 years. Miss Manners will be greatly missed by friends and family.
Miss Manners is preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Jetta Faye Manners. She is survived by her two brothers: Johnsey Duffer Manners (Karen) and Roy Keaton Manners (Mindy); 4 nieces: Alicia Ransom (Jesse), Anna Harrell (Jimmy), Amy Manners, and Morgan Manners; nephew Tyler Manners (Shelby); 4 great-nephews: Jameson and Isaiah Vasquez and Lawson and Cooper Harrell; Brody and Coby Ransom, and Janet Manners.
A Memorial Service will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 200 Clinton Street SW, in Jacksonville, AL on Saturday September 27, 2025 at 1:00pm. There will be Memorial Service at Rome First United Methodist Church, 202 E 3rd Avenue, Rome, GA at a date and time to be determined.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Lee Manners Scholarship Fund at give.jsu.edu/fundraising or by check to JSU Foundation, 700 Pelham Road N, Jacksonville, AL 36265.
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