Williams Manning ’46

Bill died Feb. 5, 2001, at his longtime hometown, Macon, Ga. Coming to Princeton from Baylor School in 1942, he began in engineering but left for the Navy Air Force in June 1943. After service as pilot ensign until 1946, he opted to attend North Carolina State in Raleigh in the textile school. Married to Belle Smith in 1946, he joined Deering Milliken Textiles in Greensboro and later Burlington Industries, there as vice president. In 1970 he became president and chair of the Bibb Manufacturing Co. in Macon. He retired in 1985. He served as president of the Georgia Textile Manufacturers Assn. and on the board of the Natl. Assn. of Manufacturers.

Bill enjoyed varsity football at NC State. He was an active church member. He was predeceased by his first wife and is survived by his wife, Beverly, his children, William and Barbara "Bear", a sister, Virginia Moses, three stepchildren, and several grandchildren. The class extends sympathy to them all.

The Class of 1946