Joe E. Manning
1354792 Chief Pharmacist's Mate
United States Navy
1942-1945

      Joe Earl (Joe) Manning was born 3 September 1918 at Tuckerman, Arkansas, the son of Charles Elwood and Nettie Stinem Manning.   He had four brothers: Herschel; Elton; Bill and Paul plus two sisters: Fern and Molly.   He completed the Marked Tree High, School and graduated from the Denver, Colorado School of Pharmacy.   Joe moved to Wynne to work for the Burnett Drug Store and he and Flora Mae Burnett were married in February 1942.   About this time, Joe entered the Navy and was a pharmacist in the Pacific War Area.
    After his discharge on 22 October 1945, Joe returned to Wynne and bought the Hinton Drug Store that he renamed the Manning Drug Store.   Flora Mae and Joe had two children: Joan and Earl, Jr.     Joe was active in civic affairs and was a 32nd Degree Mason and a Shriner .
    Joe Earl Manning died 22 November 1985 and was buried in Cogbill Cemetery.