MANNS Vera Manns, 60, of London, Ohio, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend went to be with Jesus on Monday, June 6, 2016 after a 4-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was born on November 4, 1955 in Richmond, VA to Ray and Atha Gill. She graduated from London High School in 1974 and married her high school sweetheart on July 27 of that same year. Vera was the beloved wife of William "Bill" Manns for 41 years, devoted mother to Heather (Chad) Hines, Hope (Brett) Thornberry, and Hillary (Josh) Sanders, and loving Mamaw to Kyle, Lexi, Cole (Sara), Breann, Cade, and Scarlett. Vera loved Jesus and spent her life serving others and sharing the love of God through a faithful bus ministry for 35 years, as a Sunday School teacher, praise team and choir member, and in various other positions at the Newport Church of Christ in Christian Union. She was a dedicated employee in the Wal-Mart Photo Lab. Vera loved people and always put others before herself. In life and in sickness, she never stopped trusting that "God is in control." She wanted her life to show the goodness and glory of God so that others would come to know Him and to join her in Heaven one day. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Atha Gill, sister Beverly Bloomfield, father- and mother-in-law, Edward and Alice Manns, sister-in-law Shelva Fetter, and brothers-in-law Dale Winans and Arthur Lemasters. She is survived by her husband, daughters and sons-in-law, grandchildren, sister Patty Fetters, brothers Ira (Regina) Gill, Ray Gill, Robert (Vanessa) Gill, brothers-in-law Sherman (Jenny) Manns, Jack Manns, Kelley (Elyta) Manns, sisters-in-law Phyllis Lemasters and Sherry Winans, and various cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. Family and friends will be accepted at a service in her honor to be held at the Newport Church of Christ in Christian Union at 1pm on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Visitation will be held at the church from 9am-11am Saturday morning. The family is being served by the EBERLE-FISHER FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY, 103 N. Main Street, London, where online condolences may be sent to www.eberlefisherfuneralhome.com. Funeral Date: 2016-06-11