Lucy Mae Athey, 80, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015. Born March 14, 1935 in Bolt, she is the daughter of the late William Augustus and Bessie Ellen Bailey Manning. Lucy was a loving, Christian mother who enjoyed reading, gardening, and all things in nature. In addition to her parents, Lucy is preceded in death by daughters Lucy Marie and Wilma Mae, grandson Enoch Athey, great-granddaughter Aurora Vaughn, and 14 of her 15 siblings. Those left to cherish her memory include her children, Ellen Daniel; Carol Lynette Daniels-Green; William Layton Athey; Thomas Athey; Tammy Athey; Wincel Athey; Angela Branard; Alice Smith; Daniel Athey; Charles Athey, 24 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and brother Russell Dane Manning. Services will be held Monday, September 7, 2015 at 1:00 PM with Rev. James Keaton, Pastor of the Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Friends may gather with the family beginning at 12:00 PM with the service to follow at 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations of remembrance can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
