Celebration of Life for James Willie Manson of Milledgeville, Georgia will be held on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Victory Baptist Church 640 Meriwether Road Milledgeville,Georgia. Service time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. with the interment following at Mitchell Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. James was a lifelong member of Mitchell Zion Baptist Church. He was a member of the Piney Groves Gospel Singers. On Friday, December 18, 2015 James entered into eternal rest. He leaves to cherish his memory his devoted and loving wife  Helen Simmons Manson, one son, Willie James (Kwajalyn) Manson, Sr. of Macon, Georgia, three sisters, Willie Mae Hooker,Gloria Jean Manson both of Newark, New Jersey, and Elizabeth Williams of East Orange, New Jersey, one brother, Frank (Stephanie) Manson of Milledgeville, Georgia, five grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and a host of nieces,nephews, other family and friends.