Bobby "Dean" Manley, 77, of Hawthorne passed away at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville Saturday, April 26, 2014. He was born in Marion, Kentucky on May 4, 1936 to the late Bennie W. and Selma (Brantley) Manley and had worked for Potter & Brumfield, a division of AMF Whitley, in Marion for 15 years. Dean came to St. Petersburg in 1970 and was a general contractor building custom homes in the Tampa area for 25 years.His remarkable strength and quiet love are with us today and always.He is survived by his loving family, his wife of 42 years, Chris; two sons, Stuart Allen Manley of Dunedin and Brandon Dean Manley of Keystone Heights; two daughters Julie Beth Mellecker of Arvada, Colorado and Caragon Manley Turner of Birmingham, Alabama; two beloved grandsons Matthew Christopher Mellecker and William Ryan Turner; his two beloved granddaughters, Jill Fielding Mellecker and Hadley Grace Turner; and his brother Ben Manley of Maryville, Tennessee.A celebration of his life will be held at 10 am on April 30, 2014 in the Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Alan Cook officiating. The family will have the burial at a later date.Arrangements are under the care of JONES-GALLAGHER FUNERAL HOME, 340 E. WALKER DR. KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, FL 32656.352-473-3176.www.jonesgallagherfh.com hide