Joseph Fletcher Manson Obituary

We bid farewell to Joseph Fletcher Manson (Pleasant Garden, North Carolina), born in Greensboro, North Carolina, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on August 22, 2024 at the age of 95. Joseph Fletcher touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joseph Fletcher Manson to pay them a last tribute.

He was predeceased by: his parents, William Fletcher Manson and Emma Tela Hodgin Manson; his wife Betty Jean French; his brother William "Bill" Yates Manson; his siblings-in-law, Patricia Scott Manson and Luther "Luke" Graham French Jr.; and his cousins, John "Jack" Hodgin, Sally Jean Pickett, Barbara Jo Hodgin, Joseph Phal Hodgin Jr., Jonaleen Hodgin, Julia Blair Hodgin, John Fox, George Fox and Martha Harris Manson Plowden.

He is survived by: his mother-in-law Kathleen Holland French; his daughters, Karrie Jo Manson and Martie Lee Manson Shytle; his son-in-law Carl Shytle; his grandchildren, Anna Julia Opaleski, John Joseph "Joe" Opaleski (Amanda Schofield), Emma Kathleen Prescott and Lindsay Erin Shytle; his sister-in-law Mary Henrie Arthur French; his extended family Gail Dee Hunter Hodgin; and his caregiver Shanetra Whitney Slade.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to Guilford College, giving.guilford.edu, New Garden Friends Meeting, ngfm.org.