LENORA HINSON BLAYLOCK STEINKAMP
was born on September 4, 1949. She died on September 17, 2021. She graduated from Hall High School. Lenora had a BA from UALR where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and a master’s from the University of Central Arkansas. She was the demonstration teacher when kindergarten education began in the Little Rock School District. She taught for over 30 years in Little Rock and in Washington D.C. Lenora calculated she taught over 600 children and tied over 10,000 shoelaces. She had a highly regarded catering business and did food styling for commercial photography. Lenora and her second husband, Richard Berry Steinkamp, moved to Washington D.C. with the Clinton administration. Lenora continued teaching and had a successful career in real estate. They retired to Little Rock.
Lenora was on the vestry of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral where she served as Stewardship chair. A member of the Mount Holly Cemetery Board and the Aesthetic Club, she also found time for her book club and was active in historic preservation in the Quapaw Quarter. She and Richard traveled extensively. She was an accomplished painter in watercolor and oils. More than anything Lenora loved hosting exquisite dinner parties surrounded by her loving friends.
She is predeceased by her first husband, Wallace David Blaylock, her parents, Oren and Carlene Hinson, and her sister Barbara Brickey. She is survived by husband, Richard Steinkamp, sons Jordan David (Sarah) and Zachary Wallace (Chelsea) Blaylock, and her sister Sherry Brickey. Other survivors are two step-daughters Alison (Kevin) Welch and their children Sophie and Benjamin and Kristin Shivley (Sean) and her four sons.
Funeral service will be at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral at 10:00 a.m., on Friday, September 24, 2021 followed by a reception in Morrison Hall and private family interment at Mount Holly Cemetery. Memorials may be made to The Mount Holly Cemetery Association, P. O. Box 250118, Little Rock, Ark., 72225. Arrangements entrusted to RuebelFuneralHome.com.