FORDSVILLE, Ky. — James B. McManaway, 81, of Fordsville, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born in Cloverport, Kentucky, to the late Short and Elnora McManaway.
He was a retired timber cutter and attended Olaton Baptist Church.
He was preceded also in death by a daughter, Christina Boarman; sisters, Genna Martin and Joyce Diver; and twin brothers, Wayne and DeWayne McManaway.
He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Martha McManaway, of Fordsville; three daughters, Marcella (Edward) Bandurske, of Clarkson, Kentucky, Angela (Mark) Mink, of Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, and Tera (Tim) Hendricks, of Owensboro; sisters, Bernadine Keenan, of Balltown, Kentucky, Lottie Sims, of Sealy, Texas, Mary Pavek, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and Linda McManaway, of Hawesville, Kentucky; and nine grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services are 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, at Geary Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the James McManaway Memorial Fund.