SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Valeta Prescott Mantz, 78, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Robert Lee Mantz, died Sunday afternoon, October 3, 2010, at Memorial University Medical Center.
Born in St. John, Kansas, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence Prescott and the late Alpha Harman Prescott. Mrs. Mantz was a member of the Church of Christ and was a homemaker. She was a Master Quilter. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Mantz was preceded in death by her daughter, Debbie Dutro, and her brother, Keith Prescott.
Surviving are her husband of 58 years, Robert Lee Mantz of Savannah, Georgia; four daughters, Janet Walker of Columbia, South Carolina, Barbara Medeiros of Savannah, Georgia, Cheryl Trapani of Silver Springs, California, and Melissa Eddis of Lewiston, California; one son, Robert Lee Mantz, Jr. of Bisbee, Arizona; twenty-three grandchildren; thirty-six great-grandchildren; one sister, Doneva Sparks of Junction City, Kansas, and two brothers, Don Prescott of Larned, Kansas, and Daryl Prescott of Garfield, Kansas.
The funeral service will be held in Kansas at a later date.
Remembrances: Church of Christ - Post Office Box 345, Larned, Kansas 67550.