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Charles Stevens Manning, Jr. Born on August 2, 1944 – Passed away peacefully on August 15, 2009 Mr. Manning, beloved husband of Deborah Dillworth Manning, passed away peacefully Saturday August 15th in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. The son of the late Lt. Col. Charles Stevens Manning, and Maxine Forbes Manning of Beaufort, SC; grandson of the late Col. Wyndham Meredith Manning and Laura Stevens Manning, of Columbia, SC; and the great-grandson of South Carolina Governor Richard I. Manning III. He was also the grandson of the late Maxwell Hallet Forbes and Caro Wyche Forbes of Haverford, PA. During his childhood he lived in Evanston, Illinois and Haverford, Pennsylvania but spent many happy summers with his family in Pawley’s Island, South Carolina. He attended Harriton High School, was a graduate of Villanova University and served in the United States Army. He began his business career at Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. in New York City. Later he became and builder and realtor. He managed the offices of Wheeler Williams in Haverford, PA and eventually went on to form the real estate firm Meetinghouse Realty. He eventually retired to actively raise his son and pursue his many other interests. He subsequently became a respected authority in the antique community, specializing in silver and Federal era furniture. Charlie will be fondly remembered for his wit, charismatic personality and unmatched ability to make anyone laugh. He was an avid waterfowl enthusiast, salt water angler and was ever present on the sidelines of his son’s athletic events at The Episcopal Academy. He was a founding member of The Chesapeake Bay Philosophical Society, member of The South Carolina Historical Society, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. He was also a benefactor of Brookgreen Gardens of Pawley’s Island, SC and The Gibbes Museum of Charleston, SC. Charles was a member of St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church of Gladwyne, PA as well as an attendee of Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church of Georgetown, SC, where funeral services will be held on September 3rd at 11:30AM. Surviving are his wife of 21 years, Deborah Dillworth Manning, and his son, Charles Stevens Manning III, of Bryn Mawr, PA. Also surviving are his sister and brother-in-law Maxine Manning Servaes and Raymond Frances Servaes of Dataw Island, SC; his beloved aunts and uncles; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Boyle Jr. of Columbia, SC and Mr. and Mrs. McKeever Riley of Allendale, SC. He will be missed by his close cousins Maxwell F. Boyle, Thomas B. Boyle III, Robert G. Boyle along with their families, and his in-laws; Mr. and Mrs. John D. Pitney of Gladwyne, PA, Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Liebert, IV of Flourtown, PA and his nieces and nephews Mrs. Taylor Liebert Goetz, Peter P. Liebert V, Margaret Ballantine Pitney and John Dillworth Pitney. The family suggests in lieu of flowers that memorial contributions be made to the Society for Melanoma Research.

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Charles Stevens Manning Jr.

August 2, 1944 - August 15, 2009