William Manly

MYRTLE BEACH.......William Keyser Manly, Jr., age 72 of Blackstone Drive, fell asleep in the Lord on November 6, 2004. Mr. Manly was born March 14, 1932, in Baltimore, Maryland a son of William Keyser Manly, Sr. and Georgiana Hawkins Manly. Mr. Manly was educated at St. Paul's School, Columbia University, The Art Student's League of New York City, and The Brooklyn Museum School of Art. He studied colonial tin smithing with Verne Lucero in Hernandez, New Mexico, drawing and painting with Albert Handell in Woodstock, New York, and traditional Russian Iconography with Vladislov Andrejef in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Manly served in Korea and Japan after training in Oklahoma Mr. Manly was employed by the Port Authority of Charleston, SC; performed in the Charleston City Ballet, then became a stockbroker and securities analyst on Wall Street, later devoting his energies to support Cesar Chavez and the Farmworker's Union in California and New York. After studying with Albert Handell and working for the town of Woodstock, N.Y., he became a full-time painter, known for his luminous color and his devotion to oil and egg tempera work. Mr. Manly Painted Landscapes and seascapes, flowers, birds, still life studies, abstract and composite works. Related to the flight pioneer, Charles Manly, he painted many airplanes portraits and historical studies as well as old motorcycle and train compositions. Mr. Manly's paintings are on view at The Red Piano Too Gallery on St. Helena Island and are in private collections in the United States and Europe. Surviving are his wife: Laurel Manly of Conway; sister: Georgiana Abreu and husband Jean Claude of Paris, France; daughter: Georgiana Thomas and husband Tom of Corvalis, Oregon; Step-daughter: Hilary Brougher and husband Ethan Mass of New York; Step-son: Adrian Brougher of Albany, New York; Grandchildren: Hannah Thomas and Guthrie and Violet Mass; Brothers: Dean Porterfield and wife Sally of Canton, Conn, Bruce Porterfield and wife Isabel of Murrysville, Pa, Neil Porterfield and wife Sandy of Centre Hall, Pa. and Phylis Rottach of Albuquerque, New Mexico; many Nieces and nephews, and very dear friends in New Mexico, Arizona, New York, Nebraska, Tennessee and South Carolina. He was pre-deceased by a daughter, Dorothy and a granddaughter, Rebecca Thomas. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 AM Tuesday from St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church in Surside Beach, SC with Father Gabriel Bullock officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery, directed by Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel. The family will receive friends at the church on Monday after 3:00 Pm and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Loris Middle School Music Fund or to St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church, 811 6th ave., Surfside Beach, SC 29575.

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William Manly

November 6, 2004