Individual Details

Arkansas Delayed Birth Certificate #5032
Rena Bryant was born at Grannis, Polk Co, AR on 12 Oct 1913. Father - William Bryant, age 28. Mother, Gracie Story, age 20. First chld born to this mother.
Affadivait made by Gracie Bryant Arnold, mother, age 68, 19 Jan 1961 in Douglas Co, Oregon.

Married Carl Manasco, 15 Jul 1931, He was 21, Rena was 19. Polk Co, AR.

1940 Census. Ozark Twp, Polk Co, AR, Grannis town unincorporated place. Hh 48
Lived in same place in 1935
Carl Manasco, 28, farm labor
Rena O., wife, 26
Dwain, son, 6
Bobby, son, 3
Caroline, dau, 3 months

1950 Census. Pleasant Valley, Linn Co, Oregon, Hh 82
Carl J. Manasco, 38, b. AR, Pool Hall Operator
Rena O., wife, 36, b. AR, Pool Hall Helper
Dwaine, son, 16, b. AR
Bobbie D., son, 13, b. MO
Carlene M., dau, 11, b. OK
Bethel J., dau, 7, b. MO
Betty L., dau, 5, b. OR
Billie C., son, 3, b. OR
Sharon L., dau, 1, b. OR

1978 Salem, Oregon, City Directory
Manasco, Rena O. Mrs. retired, home: 5115 River Road, North, Apt 17

Social Security record gives name as Rena Opal Bryant. Parents, W. M. Bryant and Gracie Story. She was born 12 Oct 1913 and died 27 Oct 1987. Name as Rena Opal Manasco, Jan. 1953.

Son born and died after the 1950 Census:
Arizona Death Certificate #7759
Darell Gene Manaso died 20 Dec 1955 at Pinal General Hospital, Florence, Pinal Co. The baby died of lobar pneumonia. He was born 5 Nov 1954 and the family lived at the Bud Smith Ranch, Standfield, AZ. Father - James Carl Manasco; Mother - Rena Opal Bryant; both born in Arkansas. James Carl Manasco was the informant. Body removed to Mena, AR for burial, Dec 21st.

Marriage of son Bobby.
27 Apr 1959, Marion, Crook Co, Oregon
Bobbie Darrel Manasco, b. 12 Nov 1936, Kansas City, MO, Laboer, Sawmill. Parents: James Carl Manasco & Rena Opal Bryant. Residence: 797 Claypool, Prineville, Oregon
to Annette Marie Miller, b. 9 Dec 1942 in Adams, Wisconsin to Warren Arlin Miller and Elizabeth G. Dye. She was a student, address - Box 113, Aumsville, Oregon.
Married by Emil H. Becker, Clergyman

Death of James Carl Manasco - Oregon Death Certificate #9275
James Carl Manasco died 27 Mar 1967 of Coronary thrombosis at his hom, 40 Thielson St., Echo, Umatilla County. He was born 12 Apr 1912 at Empire, AR and was a truck driver, logging. His spouse was Rena - Rena Mansco, Wife, was the informant. Parents were Bill Mansco and Mary Hunter. Buried Bellcrest, Salem Oregon on Mar 28th.

Anchorage Daily News November 4, 1987
Rena O. Manasco, 74, died Oct. 27 at Valley Hospital in Palmer.
Born Oct. 12, 1913, in Arkansas, she was a homemaker and had lived in Alaska the past five months.
She leaves her sons, Jerry, of Battle Ground, Wash., Bob and Don, both of Salem, Ore., and Bill, of Marysville, Wash.; her daughters, Carleen Dodson, Beth Cortez and Sharon Wendt, all of Salem, Ore., and Betty Cupps, of Wasilla; and her brother, James Bryant, of Yoncolla, Wash.
There were no local services.

From FindAGrave
Son: Jerry D. Manasco, b. 20 Jan 1934, Grannis, Polk, AR, died 5 Nov 1993, Vancouver, Clark Co, WA

Daughter: Bethel Jo Mansco Cortez, b. 22 Aug 1942, d. 16 Aug 2009, Woodburn, Marion Co, Oregon
The Statesman-Journal, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, Sunday, August 23, 2009
Bethel Jo Cortez (Manasco). August 22, 1942 - August 16, 2009
WOODBURN - Beth passed away peacefully at home at Colonial Gardens Residential Care in Woodburn, Oregon. She is survived by her daughter, Brenda and husband, Mark Stelling; grandchildren, Brandon and Amber; and great-granddaughter, Rosale; son, Wayne Jeffers (Jackqe); grandchildren, Morgan, Dillon and Autumn; sisters, Carlene and husband, Jack Schilling, and Sharon and husband, Don Wendt; brother, Bill Manasco; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Manasco and Annette and husband, Dale Esgate; brother-in-law, Ben Cupps; and best friend, Mary Ramirez. She is also survived by several nieces, nephews, and cousins. She is preceded in death by her father, Carl Manasco mother, Rena (Bryant); brothers, Dwain, Bob, Donnie, and Darrel; and sister, Betty Cupps. Beth we will miss you and love you forever. Your family and lots of friends. Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 29 at the First Baptist Church in Independence, Oregon. Arrangements by Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service.

Daughter: Carlene May Mansco Schilling, b. 10 Dec 1939, Grandfield, Tillman Co, OK, died 31 Mar 2016. Buried Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah Co, Oregon.
Published in the Salem, Oregon Statesman Journal on Apr. 5, 2016.
Salem - Carlene was born December 10, 1939 in Grandfield, Oklahoma to parents James and Rena Manasco. She was one of 8 children. She married Kenneth Holler. They later divorced. The couple had two children, Randy and Kevin. Carlene was employed as the Manager of Fred Meyer Eve's Restaurant. She will be remembered for her love of family.
Carlene is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William Dodson; her husband, Jack Schilling; her son, Kevin Holler; and five siblings. She is survived by her son and care giver, Randy Holler; sister, Sharon Wendt; brother, Bill Manasco; sister-in-law, Dorothy Manasco; stepchildren, Gary Schilling and Jackie Nice; grandchildren, Justin, Nathan and Josh Holler; 4 great-grandchildren, and numerous extended family.

Birth	12 Oct 1913	Grannis, Polk County, Arkansas
Death	27 Oct 1987	Palmer, Matanuska-Suitna Borough, Alaska

Father	William Isaac Bryant (1887 - 1929)
Mother	Grace Adeline Story (1892 - 1980)
Sibling	Albert Howard Bryant (1916 - 1971)
Sibling	Living
Sibling	James Alvie Bryant (1928 - 2013)