Lonnie Wayne Manning

Lonnie Wayne Manning, age 64, died in his home in Montclair, VA, on May 5, 2023. The eldest son of Lester and Marietta (Rita) Manning (McQuay), he was born on Oct. 13, 1958 in Rockford, Il.
Lonnie enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served two tours. He achieved the rank of Major and worked on top secret electronics while stationed at Tempelhof Air Base in Berlin, Germany, where he met and married his first wife Renata. In 1980 he and his wife moved to Rockford, Illinois, where they welcomed their son, Nick. After three years they then moved back to Germany again. While in the Air Force, he attained his GED while in Germany. In 1985 Lonnie moved back to the US and in 1988, he married his second wife, Julia (Peitzmeier) and they had 5 children together. Lonnie went on to earn a PhD in Physics from Southern Illinois University in 1992.
From 2005 thru 2016, Lonnie worked for the U.S. Marshal Service (USMS) as a software developer on their unique prisoner processing and management program. In 1999, he founded Manning Systems, Inc. (MSI), a company that provided IT solutions to the U.S. Dept. of Defense and other federal agencies. One of his major programming accomplishments was the development of a complex interactive database of Holocaust Survivor and Victim Names. After more than 18 years, he sold MSI in 2017 and went on to found Future Company before retiring.
Lonnie had a curious mind and was interested in many topics from quantum mechanics to politics. He enjoyed spending time researching and documenting his extended family ancestry. He also enjoyed vacations with his family in the US and Europe.
Lonnie was predeceased by his father, Lester Manning and brother, Jedidiah. He is survived by his mother, Rita Manning; children, Nick (Martina) Manning (Germany), Iris Manning (Washington), Leah Manning (Austria), Jana Manning (Chris Gaubatz) (Virginia), Josephine Manning (Virginia) and Leo Manning (Virginia); grandchildren, Lara, Lian and Mary Rose; and siblings, Sheila Crockett, Lydell Manning, Mark (Candy) Manning, Rebekah McCarty and Jonathan (Tiffany) Manning.
A memorial service will be held at Mountcastle Turch Life Celebration Home located at 4143 Dale Blvd. Dale City, VA at 6:00 PM on Wed., May 10. Burial services will be held on Saturday, May 13th at 11 am at the Manning Cemetery in Sedgwick, AR. The procession with start at 10:30 am at the Bryan Funeral Home in Hoxie, AR.