Sharlett Calhoun Craig

SHARLETT CALHOUN CRAIG, age 66, of Little Rock died Oct. 23, 2010 following a brief illness. She was born on Nov. 3, 1943 in Prescott, Ark., to the late Denzil and Effie Calhoun. She graduated from Prescott High School and later attended the University of Arkansas and University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Sharlett was active in the Little Rock community having served on many local boards and agencies; she served as chief deputy auditor, and chief deputy treasurer for the State of Arkansas and had an extensive career in Real Estate and Property Management. She most recently served as operations manager for Heartland Community Bank. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. Sharlett is survived by her life companion of 28 years, Tom Grunden; her daughter, Sarah Catherine Crews and husband Coleman, her grandchildren, Richard Brooks Bramlette, Courtney Gracelynn Crews, and Chandler Chase Crews, her step daughters, Julia Reid Sawyer, and Catherine Ann Grunden; her step grandchildren, Hunter Reid Sawyer, Emma Kate Sawyer, and Thomas Johnson Sawyer. She is also survived by her sisters, Margaret Magee, and Brenda Prewitt and brother, Larry Calhoun, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and aunts and uncles. Arrangements are currently pending under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.