Obituaries

Mary Ann Sacco

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Mary Ann Gardner Sacco, 85, of North Little Rock passed away Monday, March 19, 2012 at Baptist Springhill Medical Center. She had been a teacher in Omaha, Nebraska and North Little Rock. She was a native of Portland and grew up in Parkdale. She attended Ouachita Baptist College and was a graduated from Arkansas State Teachers College (now UCA) in Conway. Mary was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will remain forever in our hearts. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leroy and Jewel Allen Gardner; four brothers, Edward, Jack, Ralph and Robert Gardner and was a descendant of pioneer Ashley County residents. Mrs. Sacco is survived by her husband, Alfio; daughter, Deborah Sacco, of Little Rock; son, Stephen Sacco of Glendale, Arizona; two grandsons, Ben Watson and Brady Sacco; sister, Martha Gardner Sealander; and two brothers, William Gardner of San Ramon, California and Frank Gardner, of Little Rock. Memorials may be made to Parkdale Baptist Church, Parkdale, Arkansas 71661 or Park Hill Baptist Church, 201 East C Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72116. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Friday at Park Hill Baptist Church with Dr. Ken Shaddock officiating. Burial will follow at 3:30 p.m. in Egypt Cemetery in Hamburg, Arkansas. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday at North Little Rock Funeral Home, 1921 Main St., 758-1170. Online obituary and guest registry at www.nlrfh.com.

Published March 21, 2012

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