Anthony "Tony" Marlin Thompson

ANTHONY "TONY" MARLIN THOMPSON, 64, of Sherwood, Ark., passed away Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. He was born in Idabel, Okla., to the late Marlin and Estel Bachelor Thompson. Tony was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church in North Little Rock and was a true hero to all who knew him. He is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Carol Morris Thompson; his daughter, Kelly Cook of Los Angeles, Calif.; his son, Kyle Thompson and wife Kelly of Malvern; his daughter, Kaci Thompson and daughter-in-law Tressa Rupert of Sherwood; daughter, Kari Thompson-Stricklin and husband Nathan of Jacksonville; six grandchildren, Brittanie Stricklin, Nathan Stricklin Jr., Daniel Thompson, Ethan Thompson, Sierra Clenney, and Autumn Clenney; his sister, Judy Coffman, and a host of family and friends. Funeral service will be Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, at 10 a.m., at Roller-Owens Funeral Home Chapel, 5509 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, Ark., 72116 (501-791-7400). Interment will follow at 2 p.m. at Maple Springs Cemetery at Oil Trough, Ark. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, Jan. 1, from 7 to 9 p.m. Online guestbook www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/owens.