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Manuel, Sadie D.
Paw Paw
Sadie Dora Manuel was born of October 9, 1937 to the union of Emma Avery and Pink Trotter in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She received her formal education at Hermitage High School in Hermitage, Arkansas.
Sadie Dora Manuel accepted Christ as her Savior at the age of 18 and was united with Stone Temple Church. She was united in holy matrimony with Henry Manuel on May 9, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois. Their union was blessed with three children. Sadie was employed by Whirlpool in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Lakeview Community Hospital, Health Care at Home - Medical Retirement in Paw Paw, Michigan. She was a current member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Kalamazoo, Michigan where she served on the Senior Usher Ministry, Deaconess Ministry, Mission Ministry and Fulfillment Hour Ministry. Sadie Dora Manuel departed this life on January 12, 2015. She was preceded in death her husband, Henry Manuel; five sisters, Annie Bell Callum, Eula Mae Trotter, Cora Bea Manuel, Vera Mae Trotter, Birdie Lee Jackson; and one brother, Theodis Benson. She leaves to cherish her memory: three daughters, Sheila Gothard of Greensboro, NC, Sheray Manuel of Grand Rapids, MI; and Sheletha Manuel of Paw Paw, MI; one grandson, Aubrey Gothard of Greensboro, NC; one granddaughter, Ashley Gothard of Athens, GA; one sister, Viney Crawford of Pine Bluff, AR; two half sisters, Lucy Mae Jackson and Ernestine Edwards of San Antonio, TX; two nieces, Dawn Michelle (Leo) Meadows of Junction City, KS and Vivian Renee Jones of High Point, NC; Godson, Jarrett Mitchell of Nashville, TN; dear friend, Pirley Bracken of Kalamazoo, MI; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 17, 2015, 12 noon at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Kalamazoo. Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Zion Baptist Church. Arrangements are by the Adams Funeral Home, Paw Paw.