Virgie Lee Pollard Upson

Virgie Lee Pollard Upson, 85, of Little Rock, passed away August 22, 2010. She was a resident of Nursing and Rehabilitation at Good Shepherd and a client of Odyssey Hospice. She was born December 29, 1924 in DeWitt, Arkansas to the late Alec Pollard and Hazel Adams-Pollard. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Rev. William Howard Upson, two brothers, Jack Pollard of DeWitt and Glendon Pollard of Subacio, Arkansas and Houston, Texas. She is survived by her son, Michael Upson and his partner Jim G. Aukstuolis, M.D. of Little Rock; a granddaughter, Alexia Denza-Upson of Little Rock; a sister-in-law, Jo Ann Pollard of DeWitt and three nieces, Jackie Dickey of Stuttgart, Arkansas, Vicki Pollard of DeWitt and Glenda Pollard-Childers of Houston, Texas and several great-nieces and nephews. Mrs. Upson retired from First Baptist Pre-School in Pine Bluff, where she taught for several years. She also worked in sales at several of the department stores in Pine Bluff. She enjoyed gardening, arranging flowers, reading and crafts. Mrs. Upson loved God and the church and enjoyed studying the Bible. She taught Sunday School at several churches in Pine Bluff as well as in Mobile and Birmingham, Alabama. Most of her life she was of the Baptist faith. She was a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church where she was a member of the Gold Star Sunday School Class. She was a friend of and occasionally attended Second Presbyterian Church with her son, Michael. A visitation will be held at Ruebel Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 from 4 to 6 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Second Presbyterian Church Chapel, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, Little Rock, Ark. on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 11 a.m., officiated by Reverend Steve Hancock with interment immediately following at New Home Cemetery, south of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity. Arrangements under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home. Online guest book: www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.