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Edward Michael Acklin

Edward Michael Acklin[1]

Male 1947 - 2016  (69 years)

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  • Name Edward Michael Acklin 
    Born 24 May 1947  Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Jul 2016  Bryant, Independence County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried 30 Jul 2016  Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I33781  Family
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2017 

    Father Eugene Wilson Acklin,   b. 1922,   d. 1992  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Mary Alice McCuistion,   b. 21 Oct 1924, Wilson, Mississippi County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 2014, Stuttgart, Arkansas County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 18 Jul 1943  Saline County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Family ID F3588  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 May 1947 - Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 30 Jul 2016 - Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2927] Find a Grave, 11 October 2014; Mary Alice McQuistion Acklin.
      Mary Alice McQuistion Acklin
      Birth: Oct. 21, 1924
      Death: Feb. 20, 2014
      Mary Alice McCuistion Acklin, beloved family member and friend, went to be with her Lord, Thursday, February 20, 2014.
      She was 89. Mary Alice was born October 21, 1924, to the late Ed and Ruth Bassett McCuistion in Wilson, Arkansas. Mary Alice married the love of her life, Eugene Wilson Acklin on July 18, 1943 and was happily married for 49 years before his death in 1992
      Besides her husband and parents, she is predeceased by a son, David Eugene Acklin; her brothers, James Fred McCuistion and John Ed McCuistion; and sisters, Elizabeth Ann Richardson and Judith Claire Gulya.
      Mary Alice was a devout Christian and member of Grand Avenue United Methodist Church for over 50 years. She loved her church, her church family and served it faithfully. She was an active member of UMW, Circle 2, a member of the Chancel and Handbell Choirs, and served on numerous committees throughout the years.
      She was a graduate of Little Rock High School in 1942 and attended Little Rock Junior College for one year. She always like saying that "twenty years and four children later" she returned to earn a Bachelor's Degree in Education at Little Rock University and a Master's Degree in Elementary Counseling from the University of Central Arkansas. Her first 10 years in education she was a private kindergarten teacher. In 1967, she went to work for the Stuttgart Public School District where she was an elementary classroom teacher and an elementary guidance counselor before her retirement in 1990. She felt blessed to have a family that supported her career. She loved all of her students individually over the years and felt an honor to be their teacher.
      Burial:
      Forest Hills Memorial Park
      Alexander
      Saline County
      Arkansas, USA
      Created by: James Clemons
      Record added: Feb 25, 2014
      Find A Grave Memorial# 125598238

    2. [S3814] Stuttgart Daily Leader, Obituary: Edward Michael "Mudcat" Acklin; obituary; 27 July 2016; 11 March 2017.

    3. [S3321] Arkansas County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, 11 October 2014; Acklin-McCuistion, 18 July 1943.