Verda E. Manning, 95, Wabash, passed away at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at Millers Merry Manor East in Wabash. She was born to the late Omer and Sadie (Chew) Hiatt on August 5, 1916 in Howard County, Indiana.

She had owned and operated a couple of resturants around Mississinewa and she retired as a cook at Marion College.

She is survived by son, Danny Manning (Edna) of Wabash; daughters, Sally Cruzen of Fort Worth, Texas, Mrs. Wayne (Connie) Smith of Urbana, and Peggy Drook of Wabash; sister, Maxine Wachtler of Woodlands, Texas; seventeen grandchildren and many great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, daugther, two brother, and four sisters.

Graveside Service will be 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Mississinewa Cemetery in Somerset, Indiana. Officiating the services will be Rev. Melissa Rice. Burial will follow in the Mississinewa Cemetery. Preferred memorials are to Wabash/ Miami Home Healthcare and Hospice, 710 N. East Street, Wabash, IN 46992 or New Beginnings in care of Lincolnville United Methodist Church.

McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, Indiana 46992 is handling arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com