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Thelma Manley Petty

February 18, 1936 — November 2, 2015

Thelma Manley Austin Petty, 79, of Natural Bridge Station, passed away Monday, November 2, 2015. Mrs. Petty was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Lillian Tooley Manley; husbands, Richard Lee Austin and James Edward Petty; brothers, Talmadge and Wesley Manley; and infant daughter, Carolyn Sue Austin. She is survived by her daughters Sandra A. (Marshall) Southers of Buena Vista, Janet A. Powell of Natural Bridge Station, Katherine Austin (Clarence) Darling of Amherst; sisters, Ida Smith of Big Island, Patria Johnson of Bedford; brothers, Earl and John Robert Manley of Bedford; 7 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great grandchildren. A graveside service will be held in Fairview Cemetery, Buchanan at 1:00 pm, Thursday, November 5, 2015 with Rev. Donald R. Staton officiating. There will be no public visitation. Arrangements by Botetourt Funeral Home, Buchanan, 540-254-3000.

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