Manifred Hayes Lively, 93, of Odessa Florida, passed away on Friday March 21, 2025. Born March 20, 1932, in Tallapoosa, Georgia, he was one of three children of the late Dee Emmett and Ada (Williams) Lively.
He will be remembered and missed by his wife, Bar-Jean Lively; his children, Laura Stone, Alcinda Lively, Dianne (Steve) Gore, David Lively; his grandchildren, Amanda Michie, Kanda Carr, Christopher Stone, Marc Van Hoose, Dana Gore, Carissa Gore, Reba Gore, Crystal Jones, Stephanie Lively and Sherry Fielding; his great-grandchildren, Sarah, Luke, Jonathon, Vincent, Alana, Anthony, Veronica, Zoe, Shayna, Steven, Sydney, Jayden, Bryceton, Jasper, Katelyn, Dominic, Aaliah, Eli, Davie and Brianna; his sister Patricia (Thomas) Nelson; Bar-Jean's children, Carol (Howard) Baskins, Chuck (Trundy) Stairs; grandchildren, Jaime, Katie, Emily and Brielle and five great-grandchildren.
Services, starting with visitation at 12:30 pm, will be held Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at Blount and Curry Funeral Home at Garden of Memories. Interment will follow services in Myrtle Hill Memorial Park at 2:30 pm.
