Robert Donald Pleasants Sr.

Robert Donald Pleasants Sr., age 86, of Hot Springs known to most as "Big Daddy" died Friday, March 2, 2018. He was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Mae Ticer Pleasants; his parents, Robert and Rosa Cummings Pleasants Jr; sisters, Roberta Butler, Rose Marie Barron and Emma Jean Grant, grandson, Ranthony Ward. The Pleasants family was a house hold name in the city of Hot Springs, Ark. Robert was graduate of the Historic Langston High School. He retired from the United States Army and the Ouachita Civilization Conservation Center. Survivors include his children, Rosetta Spence-Pleasants, Ricky Pleasants, Renata Ward-Pleasants, Robert Pleasants Jr., and Renee Pleasants-Southern; his sisters, Doris Littlejohn and Gertrude Russell; sister-in-law, Elizabeth McMillan; 24 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren; and extended family. Services have been held. Full obit is at http://www.carriganmemorial.com. Arrangements were with Carrigan Memorial Funeral Services.