Maryhal P Hargis

MARYHAL P. HARGIS, age 78, of Jacksonville, passed peacefully Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at Spring Hill Baptist Hospital in North Little Rock. She was born Jan. 26, 1937 in Little Rock to the late Carl and Mary Lou Olsson. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Howard Hargis and her companion, Lilly. Other survivors include brother-in-law, Frank Phillips and his wife Faire of Searcy; cousins, Aggie Lou Dirom, Aggie Lou Davidson, Reid Dirom, Gerry Williams; and a host of nieces and nephews. Maryhal was a lifetime member of Second Baptist Church in Little Rock. She was a graduate from Ouachita Baptist University. In 1996 she retired from the Arkansas Department of Education vocational and technical division. In 1973 she joined American Business Women's Association and is proud to have had perfect attendance for 39 years. She also served as secretary of Central Arkansas Two-Cylinder Tractor Club with her husband Howard. Services will be held at Ruebel Funeral Home, Little Rock Thursday, April 9. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. with the funeral following at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Little Rock. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to American Business Women's Association Scholarship Fund, 9820 Metcalf Ave, Ste 10 Overland Park, Kan. 66212 or Second Baptist Church 222 East 8th St Little Rock. Arrangements are under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.