Linda Manning

Linda Manning, age 57, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at MD Anderson with her husband and daughter by her side.

She was born on Dec. 19, 1965, in Alamogordo, New Mexico to the late Joseph and Mary Bonatti.

She was a graduate of North Garland High School in Garland.

She married her best friend, Rick Manning, on Nov. 25, 1988.

They lived on a ranch in Fairfield, where she loved spending her time with her dogs and horses and enjoying the outdoors.

She worked at the Freestone County District Attorney’s office as a crime victims coordinator where she did what she was best at, helping others. She loved her job dearly and all of her coworkers and boss. Linda had a deep love for nature, traveling, animals and spending time with her family.

She was the most selfless, humble, giving person and never met a stranger. She was truly one of a kind and could make anyone’s day better.

“To know her was to love her.” Her positive outlook on life and her faith in the Lord was something to be amazed by.

She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Rick; her daughter, Elizabeh, husband Brandon Webb and newborn baby boy, Rhodes. She is also survived by her stepsons, Tracy and Jerry Manning; grandson, Kyler Manning; and her five siblings, Kathleen Austin, Sharon Newton, Vincent Bonatti, Maria Garrison and Bernadette Breen; and many nieces and nephews.

Family, friends, and others whose lives Linda touched are invited to Spring Creek Community Church, 2660 Belt Line Rd, in Garland, Texas at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, to celebrate her life.