Dr. Patrick Carvel Mann, 85, of Cornelius, N.C., formerly of Morgantown, passed away peacefully, in his home, Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
Born in Decatur, Ind. March 23, 1940, he was a son of the late Carl Mann and Dorcas Byerly Mann.
Pat grew up on a farm in Ossian, Ind., and carried those values of simplicity and hard work throughout his life. He graduated from Lancaster Central High School in 1958, earned a B.S. from Manchester College, and later received both a Master’s and a Ph.D. in Economics from Indiana University.
In 1967, Pat joined the faculty at West Virginia University in Morgantown as an assistant professor of Economics. He remained there for more than three decades, retiring as professor emeritus. His research focused on public utility pricing, and he contributed to the state’s early wind energy initiatives.
Outside of work, Pat valued time with family and friends. He enjoyed golf with his sons and friends at the Pines Country Club and, later, despite Parkinson’s, found joy in a “Booze and Books” club in his North Carolina retirement community, where his love of reading thrived.
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Mann.
Pat is survived by his wife, Annette Mignogna Mann, originally of Hannastown, Pa.; sons, Jason (Karen) Mann of Davidson, N.C., and Brian Mann of Cornelius; granddaughters, Samantha and Ashley Mann of Davidson; siblings, Dennis (Linda) Mann, Tim (Sherry) Mann, Julia (R.D.) Wolheter, and Rebecca (Bruce) Copeland; and brother-in-law, Joseph (Barbara) Mignogna; along with many nieces and nephews.
A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Monday, September 8, in St. Mark Catholic Church in Huntersville, N.C.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, the St. Ursula Food Pantry (Pursglove, W.Va.), or the St. Mark Catholic Church Growing Home Capital Campaign.
Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home is assisting the family.
