The Coconino sun., 1925-03-13
IN DEATH MONDAY OF DR..
GEORGE F. MANNING ENDED
NOTABLE, USEFUL CAREER
CONTINUED from Page Onel

N0OIILltSu IIoul l. age OllSj
tillery in the army of the Tennessee.
All his resources were converted into
Confederate bonds, representing a
considerable fortune. The home
plantations had been fought over
again and again until not stick was
standing. His two personal slaves
were killed at his side His mother
died during the war
Dr. Manning emigrated to Texas
and never returned to his paternal
acres. These reverted to the states,
now being worth an incalculable
amount.
In 1879, Dr. Manning was married
to Sarah Ellen Alexander, at Belton,
Texas. In 1880 they moved to Ell
Paso, Texas, where they remained for
seven years. He was appointed
member of the first state medical
board of Texas.
DR.. Manning AMI his family came
to Flagstaff January 6, 1857. On ac-
count of his poor health he did not
practice for ten years after their ar
rival. With renewed health he again
took up his profession as general
practitioner and surgeon. He was
member of the Arizona state medical
board for many years. He led an ac-
tive, busy life here all these years.
During the flu epidemic of 1918 he
took an especially active part.
Even during the last few months,
Dr.. Manning attended some cases, his
active mind ard temperament max
ing extremely distasteful to him the
idea of retiring entirely. He was
wont to say that he infinitely prefer
red wearing out to rusting out He
for many years made an especial
study OF children's diseases and gyne-
cology, in both of which he was excep-
tionally successful. He took a prom
inent part in the work of both state
and county medical organizations and
served on the last territorial board of
medical examiners of Arizona.
DR.. Manning is survived by his
widow and five children, all of whom
were with him when the end came:
DR.. George Felix Manning Jr., prac-
ticing physician of Flagstaff and for
the last several years both county and
city health officer; Dr. Thomas Pey-
ton Manning, formerly practicing
physician in Flagstaff and now assist
ant chief surgeon at the Los Angeles
Receiving hospital; Mrs. Il. NJ Brown,
wife of the well known jeweler, for
merly of Flagstaff, now Of Los An
geles; Mrs. Joe p Wilson, wife of the
vice-p president of the Arizona Cen
tral bank, of Flagstaff, and Mrs.
Hayes Nance, wife Of a former Flag
staff dentist, now located in Denver.
One son, Peyton Thomas Manning,
/ died in 1856 at the age of three. There
also are four surviving brothers and
two sisters, James, Frank, John and
William Manning and Mrs. Julia
Tabler and Mrs. Ada Evans.
The funeral was held at 2:30
o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the
family residence in Flagstaff and was
! very largely attended by close friends
of the family. There were a great
many beautiful floral offerings. The
brief Episcopal services were conduct
ed by Rev. George Vernon Harris.
Interment, with the Episcopal burial
service, was in the Masonic cemetery.
The paH-bearers were c. B. Wilson,
DR.. A. ]. Mackey, Dr. NJ. G. Fronske,
DR.. Hayes Nance, Joe P. Wilson and
Willis Brown.
1t will be many day before Flag
staff people will become accustomed
to not seeing the slight but erect fig
ure of the beloved doctor, and hear
ing has ready greeting, always scrupu-
lously polite. He was polished gem
tleman of the old southern school, and
one whom it was always a pleasure to
meet. The admiration with which he
was, regarded grew with his age; as
his advanced years made more notice
able his courtly manner and vigorous,
unfaltering walk and speech.
There are many in Flagstaff, and
others now living elsewhere, who en-
joyed the abounding hospitality of the
home of DR.. and Mrs. Manning;
home which several who were not inn
mediate members of the family were
privileged to call theirs, and who re-
garded DR.. and Mrs. Manning with
the same love and veneration as if
they were their own parents.