Olive Bell Byrd
b. 26 September 1923, d. 27 March 2001
- Father: Leonard Anderson Byrd b. 19 February 1892, d. July 1967
- Mother: Eunice Irene Terrell b. 8 December 1905, d. 27 September 1937
- Olive Bell Byrd was born on 26 September 1923 in Texas.
- Leonard Anderson Byrd and Eunice Irene Terrell appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Richland Parish, Louisiana. Other members of the household included Olive Bell Byrd. Also in the household were four boarders, all public school teachers.
- She married Levi Moses Manning, son of Levi Manning and Carrie Henderson, in 1942.
- The following appeared on 30 July 1953 in The Oregonian: [Born] To Mr. and Mrs. Levi M. Manning, 545 N. E. Cook, July 11, a daughter.
- Olive Bell Byrd became a widow at the 23 November 1983 death of her husband Levi Moses Manning.
- Olive Bell Byrd died on 27 March 2001 at age 77 in Multnomah County, Oregon.
- She was interred at Rose City Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
- The following appeared on 29 March 2001 in The Oregonian: A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 30, 2001, in Caldwell's Colonial Chapel for Olive Bell Manning, who died March 27 at age 77.
Mrs. Manning was born Sept. 26, 1923, in San Antonio. She received an associate degree from Maryallen Lawson College in the early 1940s and graduated from Southern University. She moved to Portland in 1943 and earned a bachelor's degree in education from Warner Pacific College and a master's degree from Portland State University. She was an early childhood education teacher and specialist for the Portland Public Schools, retiring in the mid-1980s. In the 1970s, she hosted an educational TV program, "Head Start." In 1942, she married Levi M. Manning; he died in 1983.
Survivors include her sons, Eugene V., Rickie L. and DeWayne L; daughters, Martina M. Manning, Sonya I. Manning, Sheree J. Manning and Andrena Y. Morris; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Interment in Rose City Cemetery. Remembrances to Olive Manning Endowment Fund. Arrangements by Caldwell's.
- Last Edited: 5 Aug 2015