Son of the late Jack L. and Clara Marie Park Manning, he was a U.S. Army veteran and owner and operator of Manning Reproductions. He was a member of the Missouri Street Church of Christ, American Legion, West Memphis Lions Club, Kiwanis Club and a founding member of In Plant Printing Association.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Helen Privett Manning, of West Memphis; one daughter, Linda Blackwood and husband, Ray, of Destin, Fla.; brothers, Park and Pat Braden, of Mims, Fla. and two grandchildren, Amanda and Ashley Blackwood, both of Destin.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today, Thursday, April 7, at the Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis.
Funeral services will be held at noon, Friday, April 8, at the Roller-Citizens Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Michael Cox officiating.
Burial will follow at the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Kennett.
Memorials may be made to the Missouri Street Church of Christ.
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