Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Joe Manning died as the result of contracting COVID-19 while he was assigned to the Wayne County Jail at 1892 S Macon Street.
Captain Manning served with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office for over 31 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Captain Joseph Manning died on August 25, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 57.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, daughter, and eight grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Captain Manning gave the Wayne County Sheriff's Office 31 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jesup community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Manning.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Captain Joseph Manning is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In GA, 63 of 903 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Wayne County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Manning's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Manning Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Manning is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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