Obituary of Edward Newton Mann

Edward (Eddie) Newton Mann, Jr. died peacefully at his home on Saturday, July 15th after an illness and several weeks on hospice care. Eddie was born on February 12, 1932 in Carrboro, NC to Edward and Bessie Mann. He married his high school sweetheart, Jean Stanford, in 1956. Eddie is a classic example of a "local boy makes good." He excelled in academics and sports at Chapel Hill High School and then completed a business degree at UNC-Chapel Hill. He attended West Point and US Naval Academy and served in the U.S. Army for 2 years. In 1964, he embarked on a 33-year career in banking with Orange Federal Savings and Loan, then RBC Centura which became PNC Bank. He served as Treasurer and then President in 1980. He retired from banking in 1997. He was a very active member of governmental and civic organizations, including the Board of the Orange Water and Sewer Authority, the Chapel Hill Housing Authority, and was involved in the start-up of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA. He provided leadership on the Chapel Hill Jaycees, East Chapel Hill Rotary Club and the Chapel Hill Chamber of Commerce. Eddie helped to start up an organization to assist non-profit groups in North Carolina to get access to the new Federal Government program on affordable housing which led to the establishment of the Community Affordable Housing Equity Company or CAHEC. Eddie was named to the Chapel Hill High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2013 for his honors as an all-state athlete in 3 sports. He played as a freshman on the UNC basketball team. He enjoyed traveling with his wife and family and has been to all 50 states and 20 foreign countries. Eddie is survived by his wife of 61 years, Jean Stanford Mann, his daughter Jennifer Mann Hawley, and his sons Edward Newton Mann III and Charles Stanford Mann, son-in-law Lonnie Hawley, and daughters-in-law Lindsay Woodruff Mann and Lori Artim Mann. Other survivors include his sisters, Sandra Mann Patterson and Susan Mann. He was preceded in death by his brother, Ronnie Mann. He has 5 grandchildren, Rachel Hawley, Meredith Hawley Favre, McIver Mann, Charlotte Mann, and Edward (Ward) Newton Mann IV. A funeral service will be held at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church on Thursday, July 20th at 2:00pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be sent to Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, 3624 Bethlehem Saxapahaw Rd, Mebane, NC 27302.