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Submitted: 3/7/23 • Approved: 3/10/23 • Last Updated: 3/13/23 • R1474602-G1474601-S3
Mary Sue
Jan 13, 1932 - Oct 16, 2020
Bill Carthan
Feb 10, 1930 - July 22, 2022
*Obituary
Bill Carthan Tadlock, 92, passed away in his home Friday, July 22, 2022. He was born in Homewood, Miss., on February 10, 1930, to Earcy Aaron and Winnie Abigail Tadlock, the first of three children.
Bill attended Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss., and there he received his Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees in Business Administration. Before beginning his college education, he married Mary Sue Maddox on June 5, 1948. He served in the U.S. Air Force, and especially enjoyed being stationed in Puerto Rico
Bill spent his career teaching college courses including Marketing, Finance and Economics. He taught at High Point College (High Point, North Carolina), Texas A&M (College Station, Texas) and finally retired in 1994 after 27 years of dedicated service to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Bill was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society, Pi Sigma Epsilon Business Fraternity, and the Purchasing Management Association of Arkansas.
Bill was a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church from 1967-2019, and served in many areas including Chairman of the Board, Board of Trustees, Usher, Church Delegate to the Methodist Annual Conference and Sunday School Teacher. He made lifelong friends with members of the Friendship Sunday School Class enjoying raising their families together, playing Canasta and many road trips in their RVs. In 2020, He and Sue joined Salem United Methodist Church in Conway.
Bill enjoyed traveling to Europe and throughout the U.S., making friends on every trip. He loved reading, teaching, hunting, time with family, and watching Western movies. He passed on his passion for gardening and fishing to many of his family and friends. He loved animals as exemplified by caring for J. Hugh (black bear Mascot at Junior College) and various animals throughout the years.
Bill is preceded in death by his parents; wife; and sister (Gay Jones). Survivors include four daughters, Brenda Wright (Rusty), Becky Ross (Tim), Beth Jain (Ati), and Barbara Hobby (Russ); twelve grandchildren, Justin Wright (Jessica), Jonathan Wright (Sarah), Kristen Edwards (Brian), Sean Rhodes (Rachel), TK Smith (Jennifer), Matthew Rhodes, Brittany Peterson (Mitch), Lauren Hale (Joshua), Sarah Ross, William Ross (Skylar), Vijay Jain, and Maya Jain; nine great-grandchildren, Carthan and Charlotte Rhodes, Elle and Wilson Wright, Emerson and Chloe Wright, Lyrik Sanders, Austen Wright, and Liam Ross: a brother and sister-in-law (Bob and Jane Tadlock) and numerous nieces; nephews; and friends, all whom will miss him dearly.
The family wishes to thank all the special caregivers that helped enable his independence and transition to Heaven.
A celebration of Bill's life will be held at Salem United Methodist Church in Conway, Ark., on July 29th at 2 p.m. Visitation will occur Friday at 1:30 p.m. prior to the celebration. Virtual service is available through https://www.salemumcconway.org. (click "watch online here" then select "live option" on Salem UMC YouTube page). The family requests memorials be made to the American Kidney Foundation https://www.kidneyfund.org.
To sign the online guest registration, please visit www.griffinleggettconway.com
Published July 27, 2022
Arkansas Democrat/Gazette
OBITUARY SUBMITTED BY:
Griffin-Leggett Conway
1751 Dave Ward Dr., Conway, AR
*Obituary
Mary Sue Tadlock passed away Friday, October 16, 2020. She was born January 13, 1932 in Mize, Miss., to E.M. and Lottie (Martin) Maddox, the second of three daughters. Sue attended schools in Mississippi, received a Bachelor of Science in 1953 from Mississippi State College for Women (now Mississippi University for Women and Men) and a Master of Science in 1965 from Texas A&M. She was one of the first women to receive a graduate degree from Texas A&M. Sue spent 35 years in education as a classroom teacher, elementary counselor, psychological examiner, evaluation specialist and coordinator of the achievement testing program in the Little Rock School District (LRSD). She was a 39 year member of Phi Delta Kappa International, a professional organization for educators. Sue also served as a member of committees for the Arkansas State Department of Education on Instruction and Testing.
In July 1993, she retired from the LRSD and enjoyed traveling to Europe and throughout the US, being with friends and family and cooking, sewing and playing card games. Her life centered on home and family especially her grandchildren who called her Mimi. She instilled love and kindness and strong spiritual and work values reminding them to "Make every day count", "Be goal-oriented" and "Do something, don't just sit there".
Sue was a member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Little Rock, Ark., 1967-2019 and served in many areas including Chairman of the Board-Board of Trustees, Sunday School teacher and Youth counselor. She and her husband joined Salem United Methodist Church in Conway in 2020.
Survived by Bill C. Tadlock, husband for over 72 years, their four daughters Brenda Wright (Rusty), Becky Ross (Tim), Beth Jain (Ati) and Barbara Hobby (Russ), 12 grandchildren Justin Wright (Jessica), Jonathan Wright (Sarah), Kristen Edwards (Brian), Sean Rhodes (Rachel), Matthew Rhodes, TK Smith (Jennifer), Brittany Rhodes (Mitch Peterson fiancé), Lauren Ross, Sarah Ross, William Ross, Vijay Jain and Maya Jain; six great-grandchildren Carthan and Charlotte Rhodes, Elle and Wilson Wright and Emerson and Chloe Wright; a sister, Jimmie Frierson and brother-in-law Bob Tadlock (Jane) and a host of extended family and friends, all who will miss her dearly.
A Service in Celebration of Sue's life will be held for family at Salem Methodist Church in Conway, Ark., on Wednesday, October 21. The family requests memorials be made to Salem United Methodist Church, 1018 Salem Road, Conway, Ark., 72034 or the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas, 75231 or https://www.heart.org.
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