Ricky Manning

Ricky Lessell Manning, the first child of Ricky B. Manning and Vivian S. Porchia Manning, was born on May 25, 1990, in El Dorado, Arkansas.

Ricky accepted Christ as his personal Lord and Savior at a very young age while attending Greater Paradise Missionary Baptist Church in El Dorado, Arkansas, under the leadership of his grandfather, Dr. E. A. Porchia. He loved attending Wednesday night services and Vacation Bible School. He was also a member of St. Mark Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, under the leadership of Pastor Phillip Pointer, Sr.

Ricky attended Bryant Public Schools and obtained his diploma in 2008. He was a general contractor and completed Diesel Driving Academy School. He was the owner of Lessell Real Estate, LLC, and earned his Master HVACR license for the state.

He held his Residential Home Improvement license and loved doing construction work. Most of all, he loved spending time with his family and his two daughters.

On February 21, 2026, Ricky's journey ended in College Station, Pulaski County.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Rev. Dr. E. A. Porchia and Mamie J. Porchia; his paternal grandparents, Lessell Manning and Erma Lee Manning; two aunts, Verdia Porchia Anderson and Naomi Porchia Johnson; and one uncle, Dr. William E. Porchia.

He leaves to celebrate and cherish his life: his mother, Vivian Porchia Manning; his father, Ricky B. Manning; two daughters, Rikiyah Lashay Manning and Riley Lessell Manning; a loving sister, Victoria S. Manning; several aunts and uncles; a host of relatives and friends; and a special friend, Erica Biggers.