Sam Manning^[1]

1931 - 2009  (77 years)

• Name	Sam Manning
  Born	27 Apr 1931	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Mar 2009	Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	25 Mar 2009	Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I107132	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Johnie Elijah Manning,   b. 24 Nov 1901, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Dec 1985  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Birgie Leona Whaley,   b. 29 Nov 1907, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Nov 2002, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 95 years)
  Marriage License	13 Sep 1926	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F38618	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Esther Neel
  Children	1. Samuel Manning + 2. Dana Manning   3. Stephanie Manning
  Family ID	F42792	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Apr 1931 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 21 Mar 2009 - Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 25 Mar 2009 - Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 79, 9 Dec 1985. Johnie Elijah Manning obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 21 Mar 2009. Sam Manning April 27, 1931 - March 21, 2009 Birthplace: Sevier County, Tennessee Resided In: Sevierville Tennessee USA Visitation: March 24, 2009 Service: March 24, 2009 Cemetery: Pigeon Forge Baptist Cemetery Sam Manning, age 77 of Pittman Center, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Fort Sanders Regional Hospital in Knoxville. He was born April 27, 1931 in the Greenbriar Community of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He served his country in the Navy during the Korean War, retired twice, first as Captain of the Prison Guards for the Florida Department of Corrections at Hendry Correctional Institute. Then he returned to Tennessee and took the job of Police Chief for the town of Pittman Center. Also later serving as an alderman for the town. The job he loved most was gardening with his wife. He was a member of Hills Creek Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents Johnnie Elijah and Birgie Whaley Manning; brothers Ernest and Lee Roy Manning; sister-in-law Mae Dodgen Manning; father and mother-in-law R.L. and Lorene Neel; brothers-in-law Ernest Neel, Othel Neel and Hinton Neel; sister-in-law Eva Marie Tyus Survivors: His loving wife: Esther Neel Manning Son and daughter-in-law: Samuel and Karen Manning Daughters and son-in-laws: Dana and David Jones, Stephanie Ownby Grandchildren: Joshua and Jada Jones, Shauna and Sara Eakins, Makenzie Manning, Samuel Brandon Manning, Luke Stone Great-granddaughter: Abigail Jones Brothers and sisters-in-law: Lawrence and Nina Manning, Jim and Joan Manning, Becky Manning Sister and brother-in-law: Mary and John Eakins Several nieces and nephews Special thanks to Jim and Bytha Neel for their love and support during this time of need Funeral service 7:30 PM Tuesday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Lowell Wilson, Rev. Melvin Carr and Rev. Samuel Manning officiating. Interment 10 AM Wednesday in Pigeon Forge Baptist Cemetery with military honors provided by American Legion Post 104. The family will receive friends 5-7:30 PM Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)