Valencia May Virgil-Manning Obituary
We bid farewell to Valencia May Virgil-Manning (Goldsboro, North Carolina), whose journey of life gracefully concluded on March 17, 2025 at the age of 93. Valencia touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Valencia May Virgil-Manning to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her spouse Cecil Manning of Goldsboro; her sons, Neville, Neil Virgil and Bryan "Bobby" Manning; and her mothers, Myrtle Woolridge and Alma "Champ" Hunt Sr..
She is survived by: her grandchildren, O'Brian Roberts, Mark Anderson, Jill, Jodi (Allan), Nikia Virgil, Rickia Williams, Neil Phillips, Lanell Davis and Mark Tankard; her sister Beverly Hunt Robinson Baldwin; her daughter-in-law Phyllis Virgil; her nieces and nephews, Jo-Ann Fox (Dennis), Eva-Jean Smith and Brent Smith; her extended family, Horton, Callendar, Williams, Bremar, Taylor, Richardson, Simmons, Faries, Tucker, Stowe, Davis, Sutton, Bizzell, Reed, Ashford, Pickett, Dilehay, Brewington, Whitfield, Kornegay, Dawson, Brink, Dorothy Brown, Corrine Trott Linda P. (Bermuda) and Fisher (US); her stepfather Oscar E. Sharpe; her daughter-in-law Lois Virgil; her grandson Neville Virgil Jr.; and her siblings, Ormond, Coleridge, Leta, Ginevra, Ermine-Turney Sharpe, Marion Smith, Alma Hunt Jr. and Marion Proctor-Simmons. She is also survived by 9 Great-Grandchildren, 7 Great-Great Grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 1st 2025 from 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM at the Howell Funeral Home & Crematory Chapel (1500 Wayne Memorial Dr, Goldsboro, NC 27534). A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, May 1st 2025 at 1:00 PM at the Howell Funeral Chapel (1500 Wayne Memorial Dr, Goldsboro, NC 27534).
