On a spring day in Delbarton, West Virginia, the life of Homer Ray Manns, an 86-year-old Caucasian male, came to a tragic and violent end. On May 17, 2020, the retired coal miner was shot and killed in a case that would lead to the arrest of his own grandson.
Authorities investigating the death of the beloved patriarch identified a suspect from within his own family. The Mingo County Sheriff's Department subsequently arrested Ronnie Jon White in connection with the fatal shooting of his grandfather.
News of the elderly man's death and the subsequent arrest of his grandson sent ripples
through the small community. Homer Ray Manns was remembered by friends and family as a kind and loving man, making the circumstances of his passing all the more shocking. He was laid to rest at the Estep Family Cemetery in Delbarton following a graveside service.
