LEO TOLLETT,

96 years young, of Little Rock, Ark., passed on to glory at his home on June 18, 2022. Born March 21, 1926, in Nashville, Ark., he grew up on a farm with his mom, dad, four brothers and a sister. His schooling was in a one-room schoolhouse where young and old learned together and cared for one other. Leo followed in the footsteps of his ancestor, John Tollett, who had fought in the American Revolution, when he joined the Navy at 18 and served honorably in World War II as a mechanic stationed in the South Pacific. Upon discharge, he was a Motor Machinist Mate 3rd Class Petty Officer. He then served in the National Guard for seven years. After the war, he attended Draughon’s School of Business, where he met the love of his life, Maxine Harvester. They were married on May 6, 1949, and settled in Little Rock. Leo was a long-time member and deacon of Temple Baptist Church in Little Rock and served on the Central Baptist College Board of Trustees. He worked for 33 years at Worthen Bank, where he started as a teller and retired as a vice president, serving as manager of the Town and Country Branch in southwest Little Rock for many years. Leo never met a stranger. He was a master gardener, known for his garden. He loved his family, his country, his garden, and most importantly, his Lord, with all his being.

He is preceded in death by his father and mother, Dee and Derotha Tollett of Nashville, Ark.; brothers, Harold, Norman, J.E., and T.O.; and son and daughter-in-law, Doug and Deborah Tollett, of Russellville. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Maxine Tollett of Little Rock; daughters, Mary Mitchell (David) of Hot Springs, Ark., Patricia Naveira (Julius) of Burbank, Calif., Sondra Moore (Bradley) of Conway, Ark.; a sister, Sallie Ruth Cornish, of Nashville, Ark.; nine grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 10:3011:30 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2022, in the chapel of Roller Drummond Funeral Home, with a Funeral service starting at 11:30. Dr. David Mitchell will officiate. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park.

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