Hulen Dale Quattlebaum

HULEN DALE QUATTLEBAUM, SR. was born Nov. 30, 1929 on Culpepper Mountain in Clinton, Ark. and died Nov. 26, 2015 at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Warren and Faye Quattlebaum and sister, Reba Warrienne Quattlebaum. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Coeita (Sutterfield) Quattlebaum, four sons: Hulen Dale, Jr. (Sammye) of Bella Vista, Steve (Mickey) of Sherwood, Rick (Connie) of Harrison, and Russell (Kristy) of North Little Rock; nine grandchildren and two great-grandsons. He is also survived by sisters, Danna Lawrence of Clinton and Sue Williams of Fairfield Bay. Hulen was a member of Levy Church of Christ and served as a deacon for many years. He was in the Army National Guard for 33 years, retiring as a Lt Colonel. During his years as an educator, he coached at Scotland, Leslie, England, and Harrison. His England girls' team won the J.T. Robinson basketball tournament in 1957. His Junior boys' basketball team at Harrison won the state tournament in 1963. After being a junior high principal and coach, he moved to the high school and took over a declining football program. Starting out with 14 players, he persuaded others to come out. His first year in 1964, the team went 2-6. By 1969, the team went 8-1-1 and played for the conference championship. Hulen started a successful Traveler's Insurance business and eventually worked full-time in the National Guard; became a founding Instructor at the National Guard Professional Education Center (NGPEC) at Camp Robinson. Hulen taught Leadership courses at NGPEC until 1985. From there he moved to the Arkansas State Department of Education where he worked to develop leadership and stronger curriculum. Having earned a Masters from Vanderbilt, he started another career as Superintendent of Schools at Bergman, Ark. There he initiated Site-Based Management, added classrooms, and built a new gymnasium and PE building. He retired in 1994 with 33 years of service to the National Guard and 22 years in education. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 29 at Roller Owens–5509 JFK Blvd., North Little Rock. Funeral services will be at the chapel of the funeral home at 11 a.m. Online Guestbook: www.RollerFuneralHomes.com/owens.