Judith Hawk Manning

Funeral Services for Judith Ann Hawk Manning will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Chris O'Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County. Visitation will be from 12:00 noon on Thursday until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.

Mrs. Manning, 82, died on February 14, 2026, at Select Specialty Hospital in Ridgeland, MS.

Judith Hawk Manning was a native of Mobile, AL. She proudly graduated from Murphy High School in Mobile and enjoyed her time in Gulfport, MS, before moving to Neshoba County in 2001. With a commendable career, she worked as a dedicated secretary at both Brookley Air Force Base in Mobile and Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, contributing greatly to their missions until retirement.

 Mrs. Manning was a member of the Zama Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Clayton Bennett Manning of Philadelphia; daughter, Heather Whitemore (James), and a granddaughter, Taylor Tynes, all of Chesapeake, VA.

She was preceded in death by her parents, G.V. and Pearlie Mae Hawk of Mobile, AL.

Pallbearers are Thomas Hawk, Charles Hobson, Charles Manning, Jacob Myers, Lamar Pettit, and James Whitemore.