Mr. Leo Manning, Sr.
Passed 09/27/2019
He was educated in the Dillon County Public Schools of Dillon, South Carolina.
Leo was united in holy matrimony to Mary Helen Manning and they shared forty-five years of blissful marriage.
Leo owned and operated numerous businesses in his eighty-four years of life, including Manning Taxi Service, a convenient store, worked as a vendor at Atlantic Beach and the Minturn Picnic for many years. He retired after thirty years of service from Dillon Woodworks and began working with Eddie’s Take You There Transport Service and Bartell’s Funeral Home where he was loved by all he encountered.
Leo was a member of the Masonic Wonder Lodge #459 and a faithful member of McCoy Chapel United Methodist Church where he served as a deacon and with the United Methodist Men Organization.
He was preceded in death by five brothers: Lee Connie, John David, Willie Edward, James and Treadway Manning; one sister: Carolyn Rogers; six brothers-n-law and six sisters-n-law; two daughters: Debra Whittington and Cynthia Page.
Leo leaves to cherish his loving memories ~ his loving wife: Mary Helen Manning of the home; four sons: Leo Manning Jr. of Dillon, SC, Bryant Williams of Atlantic City, NJ, Thomas (Rietta) Owens of Colorado Springs, CO and Christopher Owens of Washington, DC; six daughters: Shirley (Thomas) Manning of Dillon, SC, Debbie (Terry) Fore of Marion, SC, Tasha Williams of Atlantic City, NJ, Helen Good of Trenton, NJ, Sheila Awe and Jacqueline Owens both of Dillon, SC; one sister: Mildred Tarte of Dillon, SC; one brother: Russell (Connie) Manning of Dillon, SC; four sisters-n-law: Thelma Manning of Dillon, SC, Louise Page of Freeport, NY, Sandra (Larry) Page of Rowland, NC, Denise (James) Manning of Dillon, SC and Azure Thompson of Pembroke, NC; three brothers-n-law: Mitchell Page of Dillon, SC, Lawrence Page and Gregory Page both of Atlanta, GA; thirty grandchildren, thirty-five great grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.