Suffolk – Manley Edward Rountree, Jr., 82, died April 5, 2009 at Consulate Healthcare in Windsor. He was born in Nansemond County, a son of the late Manley Edward and Orie Parker Rountree. He was a welder and a veteran of the U. S. Army and the Merchant Marines.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Elizabeth Stein Rountree; five daughters, Patricia Dalton, Cynthia Holland (Les), Carol Lane, Pamela Jones, and Jane Castello (Mike); three sons, Michael Jory, John Rountree, and William Rountree (Lisa); one sister, Elizabeth Anne Perry; fourteen grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 pm today (Tuesday) at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, and suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P. O. Box 1224, Franklin, Va. 23851. www.wrightfuneralhome.org