Birth Date: 10/09/1967
Deceased Date: 05/12/2022
Joseph “Mark” Manning, age 54, of Adel Georgia, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022. Born in Wayne County, North Carolina on October 9, 1967, he was a son to the late Joseph A. Manning Jr. and to Doris Woodard Grizzle.
Mark served in The United States Army and the National Guard for many years and was proud of his career. He was honorably discharged with a number of military honors awarded to him. He was an avid hunter and outdoorsman in his free time. Mark was a loving man who loved life, loved to laugh and joke, and was easy to get along with.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 1:00 pm in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home in Selma, North Carolina. The family will receive friends from 12:00 pm-1:00 pm, just prior to the service.
Mark is preceded in death by his father, Joseph A. Manning Jr. and maternal grandparents, Elmond and Ruth Woodard.
Mark is survived by his mother, Doris Woodard Grizzle of Princeton, North Carolina; sons, sons, Joey Amos; Mark Ryan Manning and wife Kendra; brothers, Darrell Dwayne Manning and wife Nancy of Waymart, Pennsylvania; Bryan Ken Manning and wife Luella of Gloucester, Virginia; 3 grandchildren; nephew, Dustin Manning and wife Justine of Clifford Township, Pennsylvania; niece, Lorin Manning of Waymart Pennsylvania; step-daughter, Ashley Adkins; Special friend, Jennifer Garrison and her son, Robert of Georgia; and 5 great nieces and nephews, Aiden, Addyson, Dawson, Coleson, and Emerson.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at parrishfh.com.
