Eugene George Pearce, Jr.

Eugene George Pearce, Jr., age 77, of Morrilton, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015. He was born February 6, 1938 in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas, a son of the late Eugene George Pearce, Sr. and the late Irene Rice Pearce. He attended elementary school in Arkadelphia, graduated from Central High School, Little Rock, 1956, attended University of Arkansas for two years, and graduated from Arkansas A&M College (now UAM), 1961, with a degree in Forestry. Eugene married Eleanor Raye Reaves from Warren, September 23, 1961. He was employed by Arkansas State Forestry Commission, October, 1961 – December, 1966, employed by Green Bay Packaging Woodlands, January 1, 1967, as procurement forester, and managed woodyards in Benton and Heber Springs before moving to Morrilton February, 1970, and retired as a General Manager of Fiber Resource Division. Eugene was a member of First United Methodist Church, Finance Committee, Board of Trustees, served twice as Chairman of Administrative Board, Rotary International, Board of Directors, Paul Harris Fellow, Morrilton Sewer Commission, and presently serves on Conway County Regional Water Commission. He was also a member of Arkansas Forestry Association, Forest Resources Association, Society of American Foresters, and Oklahoma Forestry Association. His hobbies were fishing, duck hunting, traveling, supporting the Devil Dogs and Razorbacks, and watching sports on TV. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Eleanor Raye Reaves Pearce of Morrilton; son, Timothy Clay (Katya) Pearce of Fayetteville; grandchildren, Meg (Julien) Mirivel, Maddie Arey, Christian Pearce, Ryan Pearce, and Aaron Pearce; great grandson, John Luke Mirivel; son-in-law, Frank (Edie) Arey of Little Rock; and aunt, Madelyn Eubank of Hot Springs. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Lisa Pearce Arey and brother, Nick Carter Pearce. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 30th at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Todd-Paul Taulbee officiating. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery by Harris Funeral Home of Morrilton. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to First United Methodist Church Renovation Fund, 201 South Chestnut, Morrilton, AR 72110 or the Conway County Community Foundation.

Eugene George Pearce, Jr.

February 6, 1938 - May 27, 2015