William Manley

William Troy "W.T." Manley, 78, of Whitt, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2010 at his home near Whitt. Funeral services will be 10 AM Tuesday at the Bethesda United Methodist Church with Rev. Noah Baker officiating. Burial will be in the Bethesda Cemetery with Chad Goodwin, Will Manley, Kevin Manley, Daniel Garza, Mike Masterson and Michael Gray serving as pallbearers. Junior Masterson will be the honorary pallbearer. Troy was born December 31, 1931, in Jack County, Texas, near Bryson Community, the son of William Frank and Sara Idella Nichols Manley. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He married Dorothy Gray December 27, 1951 in Graham where they lived until moving to Whitt in 1966. He completed tech school and obtained his Avionics and Piloted Craft License from the FAA and went to work for General Dynamics. He was a member of Mineral Wells American Legion Post 75, the Whitt Masonic Lodge and attended the Pentecostal Church. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Manley of Weatherford; sons and daughters and law, Ronnie and Mary Lou Manley of Mineral Wells and William and Suzy Manley of Lakeside, TX; daughters and son-in-law, Deborah and Mark Petty of Whitt and Dorinda Goodwin of Whitt; grandchildren and spouses, William and Lynn Manley of Mineral Wells, Kelly and Abalino Monza of Mineral Wells Jennifer and Wayne Hamlin of Mineral Wells, Christina and Daniel Garza of Whitt, Misty Liles of Whitt, Chad and Dawn Goodwin of Whitt, Mindy and Kevin Manley of Lakeside; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Dewey Manley of Keller; sister, Lavurne Morgan of Graham; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Doyle, Joe Ray and Oliver Manley and a sister, Lavine Manley.