Pulaski County
JANICE DIANE ACRE, 76, of Alexander, Ark., unexpectedly went to be with our Lord, Saturday, Dec. 30,
2017. She was born on June
14, 1941 in Little
Rock, Ark.
She was preceded in death by her parents,
Ernest and Frances Campbell of Perryville, Ark., niece, Karla Cherven of Clearwater, Fla., and nephew, Josh Campbell of Conway, Ark.
She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Jack Acre of Alexander, Ark.; brothers, Richard Key (Connie) of Little Rock, Ark., Ernie Campbell (Gail) of Fairfield Bay, Ark., and sister, Arlyne Cherven (Jim) of Roland, Ark. She is also survived by her children, DeeDee (Tony Forsythe of Rogers, Ark., Frances (Cherie) Gresham of Bauxite, Ark., James Myers (Cathy Rhodes) of London, Ark., and Cheryl Choate of Searcy, Ark.
She was Nana to her grandchildren, James Padgett of Alexander, Ark., Samantha (David) Sanchez of Sheridan, Ark., Kristen Choate of Searcy, Ark., Trea (Ashley) Choate of Judsonia, Ark., Austin (Courtney) Myers of Pottsville, Ark., Eric Myers (Courtney Akins) of Cabot, Ark., and Skylar Rhodes (Martin Javalera) of Pottsville, Ark. She was blessed with six great-grandchildren as well. She was loved and will be missed by many others relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Jan. 4 at Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct., Little Rock, AR 72205, with Pastor Terry Simmons, Jr., officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, Jan. 3 from 6–8 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Burial will be at 12:30 p.m., in Copper Springs Cemetery in Guy, Ark.
Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, (501) 224-2200. Janice’s online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.
–––––❖––––– MODINE KELLEY HAYNIE of North Little Rock, passed away Saturday, Dec.
30, 2017, two days shy of her
93rd birthday.
She was born in Morrilton, Ark.,
Jan. 1, 1925, to Stonewall Jackson Kelley and
Fannie Taylor
Kelley.
She is survived by three daughters, Linda Stolzer, Gloria Goss, and
Debbie Sutherland; two grandchildren, Kelli Simmons and
Heather Sutherland; three great-grandchildren, Haley Johnson, Kellan Simmons, and Kate Simmons. She was preceded in death by her parents, seven siblings, and her husband, Herbert Harvey Haynie.
Modine was a 60 year member of Graves Memorial Baptist Church, a 50 year member of Eastern Star in both the Beth Chapter and Big Rock Chapter. She was an accomplished seamstress who enjoyed sharing her talent.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Graves Memorial Baptist Church, 4617 Oak Grove Road, North Little Rock, AR 72118.
Visitation will be from at 1–2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018 at Smith - North Little Rock Funeral Home with the funeral immediately following. Burial will be in Edgewood Memorial Park.
Online obituary and guest register at www.SmithFamilyCares. com.
–––––❖––––– MARY CATHERINE HORN-RODRIGUEZ, 68 of Sherwood Ark., died on Dec. 28, 2017 in Pine Bluff, Ark. She was born on Oct. 8, 1949 to Leonard and Thelma Elaine Horn in Toledo, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother John Horn, husband Arturo Rodriguez, and grandson Tyler Sullivan. She will be interred at Calvary Cemetery in Toledo.
She is survived by her son Juan Rodriguez; daughters Hillary Davis, Paula Tefteller, Wendy Doane, Heather, Rebeca, Rosalinda and Imelda Rodriguez; sister Judith Keller; and many grandchildren and nephews.
Cremation services entrusted to Wilson Robison Funeral Home of England, Ark.
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LEE ARTHUR MUNSON was born on April 15, 1937, the eldest of three children, to an American father, A.L. Munson, and a Canadian mother, Anna
Marie Carr, in Claresholm, Alberta, Canada.
When he was two years old, the family moved to the orchard country of South Miami, Dade County, Fla. Here he learned to fish in all of Florida’s waters. He was educated in the South Miami school system, vying for academic honors with his neighbor and schoolmate Janet Reno, future U.S. Attorney General. His family moved to Booneville, Ark., in hopes of medical help at the sanatorium for his mother’s asthmatic heart condition. His mother died on Mother’s Day when he was 15, after which he was invited into the home of the then Chancery Judge (later Federal Judge) Paul X. Williams, his wife Beth, and their five children. Here he spent several happy years and enjoyed an enduring friendship with the family all his life. He worked at many jobs to achieve his education, graduating from Booneville High School in 1956, Arkansas Tech University in 1963, and the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1967. He was married on August 23, 1963, to Alice Ann Fiser of Russellville.
His legal career included Deputy Prosecuting Attorney under Richard Atkinson; Assistant Attorney General under Ray Thornton, where he represented the state medical, pharmacy and engineering boards; clerk for the Supreme Court of Arkansas under Justice Conley Byrd. He was 3 times elected Prosecuting Attorney for Pulaski and Perry Counties, Sixth Judicial District, from 1973-1978, and served 20 years as a Chancery Judge, Sixth Judicial District. He then was elected Municipal/District Judge and served from 1990 until his retirement in 2008.
He is survived by his wife of fifty-five years, Alice Ann, son Eric Munson and his wife Susie Douglas Munson, daughter Alissa Munson Coffield and her husband Matthew Coffield, and five grandchildren: Mary Grace Munson, Douglas Paul Munson, Stephen Lee Munson, Matthew Joshua Coffield and Jacob Christopher Coffield, all of Little Rock, his sister Judith Stewart of Fort Smith, and many loved nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents and his brother Don R. Munson.
Lee’s life was marked by a passion for justice, an empathy for those who struggle in life, and a willingness to offer options to those who wanted to improve their lives. He made many friends in the legal and judicial system through the years. The Supreme Court of Arkansas recently awarded him the status of Attorney Emeritus for fifty or more years of “dedication and honorable service to the legal profession as a licensed attorney.”
Lee was an avid outdoorsmen who enjoyed hunting and fishing, especially in the company of his friends and family. He found peace and beauty in nature and saw God’s hand in the creation of the physical world.
A service will be held Tuesday, Jan. 2, at 3 p.m., St. James United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts of remembrance be sent to the Fraternal Order of Police (LRFOP) Foundation, P.O. Box 3451, Little Rock, Ark., 72203, and to the Nature Conservancy in Arkansas, 601 North University, Little Rock, Ark., 72205.
To sign the online guest book, please visit www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/chenal.