Lomelia "Tootsie" Dean Fye

Lomelia "Tootsie" Dean Fye, age 93, of Little Rock, Arkansas was born to John Hollie and Ann (Blasingame) Dean and passed away peacefully, from natural causes, on Friday, May 23, 2014. Tootsie loved the traveling that came with her husband's military career and enjoyed making friends, attending parties and volunteering with multiple civic organizations wherever they went. She also enjoyed cooking, entertaining, antiquing, collecting rocks, and listening to Big Band and orchestral music. She will be most remembered for her quick tongue and sharp wit. You never knew what she would do or say when she walked in the room, but you were more than certain not to forget it once she walked out. That is how she will be remembered best by those who knew and loved her. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Dan Fye; older sister, Hollye Byrd Arnold; daughter, Liz Friedricksen and don, Mike (Dan) Fye. She is survived by daughter, Pris (Bill) Houchens of Sheridan; grandsons, Don Friedricksen of Ithaca, New York, Brandon Fye of Franklin, Tennessee, JD Houchens of Little Rock; sister, Ann Harris of Little Rock; nieces and nephews. A Graveside Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday May 29, 2014 at Grissard Cemetery in El Paso, Arkansas, where she will be buried among family. Arrangements by Westbrook, a Smith Family Funeral Home. www.SmithFamilyCares.com.