Wayne E. Stuckey, 88, of North Little Rock, Arkansas passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2016. He gave his love to his family and fought off dementia to his last dying breathe.
Mr. Stuckey was born at Sheridan, Arkansas on October 18, 1927, the son of the late Virgil W. and Alma Glover Stuckey.
As a teenage boy Mr. Stuckey served as a Page in the U.S. House of Representatives, Washington D.C. He attended the Capitol Page School and later the Sheridan High School where he graduated in 1945. He attended the School of Law, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, and received his law degree in 1951. Afterwards he worked for the U.S. Civil Service Commission and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Inspector General in Texas and Arkansas. He was in charge of the Little Rock Audit Office of the Inspector General from 1969 until retirement in 1983.
Mr. Stuckey enjoyed golf and was a member of the Maumelle Golf and Country Club for over 38 years. He was a Baptist and a member of First Baptist Church in Sheridan. He loved Border Collies and considered them the most intelligent breed of dogs.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Harrison Stuckey of North Little Rock, sons, Jerry and Don Stuckey both of Little Rock and a sister, Phyllis Skeffington of Savannah, Georgia.
Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Lost Creek Cemetery in Sheridan. Visitation will be 1:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M. at the funeral home.