George Manning Sr.

George Manning Sr. VIRGINIA BEACH - George H. Manning Sr., 88, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 5, 2010. He was the son of the late James Raleigh and Alice Brown Manning and was born in Jamesville, N.C., Dec. 22, 1921. He was a longtime member of the Kempsville Church of Christ where he served as a deacon and elder. He was a member of an adult Sunday School class and served on the finance and missions committees. Mr. Manning was a firefighter and retired from Oceana Naval Air Station. He was a member of Norview Lodge No. 113, Norfolk Royal Arch Chapter No. 1, Grice Commandery No. 16, Khedive Shrine Temple and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 21. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving in the South Pacific aboard aircraft carrier CVE 27, USS Suwannee as a AMMHIc. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Leyta Faye Martin of Jamesville, N.C., Strelsa Griffin of Williamston, N.C., Viola Martin of Jamesville, N.C.; and one brother, James R. Manning of Norfolk. He leaves to cherish his memory a loving wife of 61 years, Linnie Perry Manning; one son, George Manning Jr. and wife Shannon of Virginia Beach and one brother, Tom B. Manning of Framingham, Mass. The family will receive friends today, July 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Woodlawn Funeral Home, 6329 Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23502. A funeral will be conducted Thursday, July 8, at 11 a.m. in the Kempsville Church of Christ, 5424 Parliament Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 by Minister Randall Childress and Dr. David Eubanks. Burial will follow after services in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Condolences may be offered to the family online at www.woodlawngroup.com.