Sally Ann Salas

Newport, RI - Sally Ann Manning Salas, 64, of 9 Bayview Avenue, Newport, RI, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of Francisco Sablan Salas, Jr. Born in Bangor, ME on March 20, 1947, she was the daughter Peggy Bailey Higgins of Bangor, ME and the late Carroll Barb Manning. When she was young she spent many years working at the phone company in Bangor. Then, she met Francisco and moved with him to Newport. Once here, she began working at Salas Dining Room. She started out by waiting tables, but over the years did a little bit of everything. Eventually she would manage the business along side her husband and brother-in- law Jose. She had also spent some years as a Girl Scout Troop Leader. In her limited spare time she enjoyed antiquing, gardening, reading, and going to yard sales. She was also an avid animal lover, but there was nothing she loved more than spending time with her grandchildren. Besides her husband of 41 years and her mother, she is survived by her children, Damion Salas, Tonya Mello and her husband Benjamin and Maren Salas all of Newport, RI, her brother John Manning and his wife Linda Farwell of Hollowell, ME, her sister Nancy Morey and her husband Fred of Bangor, ME and brother in laws, Jose Salas of Middletown and Enrique Salas of NYC, as well as her grandchildren, Luke Mello and Haley Mello of Newport. She was the step daughter of the late Francis Nig Higgins. Calling hours will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2011, from, 1-4PM in the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport.Her funeral will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2011, at 4PM in the funeral home.Burial will be private. Donations in her memory may be made to the Robert Potter League for Animals, PO Box 412, Newport, RI 02840