Obituary of Robert Leroy Manion

Robert Leroy Manion, 75, husband of Vickie A. Fitch Coker, died Thursday, March 2, 2023, at his home. Born in Indianapolis, IN, he was a son of the late Miles Manion and Dannae Chance Manion. Mr. Manion was a U. S. Marine Corps veteran of Vietnam and was a retired electrician with Mills Electric Company. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; two daughters, Leslie Coker Miner (Fred) and Melissa Coker Timmons (Joey) all of Sumter; a brother, Charles Frank Manion (Callie) of Wilmington, DE; a sister, Shirley Ford of PA; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be private. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the Sumter SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Online condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.