* Carol Ann Mann; Oak View Homemaker
Carol Ann Mann, a homemaker and Oak View resident, died at her home Sunday. She was 68.
She was born Carol Ann Jones on Dec. 10, 1930, in Peoria, Ill. Her family moved to Los Angeles, where she graduated from Dorsey High School.
On Oct. 7, 1947, she married Wallace Mann in Nevada.
Before moving to Oak View in 1979, she lived in Mexico.
Her son, Brian, an Oak View resident, said she loved to cook traditional Mexican meals and also liked gardening. He also said she was a strong-willed woman.
In addition to her husband and son, Mann is survived by her daughter Robin Mann of Lake Arrowhead, mother Belle Gabrielson of Ojai and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her son, Scott Mann.
Memorial services are scheduled at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Ojai Valley Wesleyan Church, with the Rev. Lyn Thomas officiating.
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