Obituary of Rev. Cecil Manley Halsey

Funeral services for Rev. Cecil Manley Halsey, age 84, of Roanoke, will be held on Monday, September 26, 2016, at 2:00 PM from Big Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Stoney Halsey, Rev. Ed Halsey, and Rev. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery with Quattlebaum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00-8:00 PM on Sunday, September 25, 2016. Rev. Halsey passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at Wedowee Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Aline Halsey; two daughters, Cecilia Mitchell (husband, Roger) of Phenix City and Vonda Frantz (husband, John) of Roanoke; three sons, Shannon Halsey (wife, Patricia) of Beauregard, Stoney Halsey (wife, Melissa) of Roanoke, and Ed Halsey (wife, Rhonda) of Roanoke; eleven grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Royster of Greenville, GA and Margaret Kipfinger (husband, Steve) of Columbus, Ohio. Pallbearers will be Charles Ray Noles, Marty Taylor, Billy Edwards, Delmour Green, Larry Joe Norred, and Albert Johnson. A Randolph County native, Rev. Halsey was born on March 26, 1932, the son of Connie Henry and Cecil D. Halsey. He was pastor of the following churches spanning 41 years: Springfield Baptist, Providence Baptist, McCollum Baptist, New Hope Baptist (Fredonia), Big Springs Baptist, Fellowship Baptist, and Mt Zion Christian. He was known by many in the area as a school bus driver for Randolph County and Roanoke City School Systems. In his early working career, he was a route salesman in the local and surrounding area. He was preceded in death by his parents; nine sisters, Lillian Adams, Elsie Collier, Estelle Walker, Betty Dotson, Mamie Morton, Gladys Lewin, Lola Mae Morton, Margaret Halsey, and Francis Halsey; two brothers, Buck Halsey and Waymon Halsey. The family would also like to sincerely thank the Staff of Wedowee Hospital and Life Choice Hospice for their compassionate care, concern and prayers and give a special thanks to Julie Freeman for her dedication and devotion to our loved one.