Marjorie McNutt

MARJORIE ELLEN HARTZ MCNUTT of North Little Rock passed away Jan. 2, 2016. She was born Sept. 5, 1928, in Stuttgart, Ark., to the late Jacob Hartz Sr. and the late Mary Isabelle Smith Hartz. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, William Thomas McNutt, her five brothers B.J. Hartz, Jacob Hartz Jr., Marion Hartz, Alfred Hartz, and Richard Hartz, and her two sisters, Annabelle Kleiner and Mary Jane Flannery. She is survived by her four children Michael (Karol) of St Louis, Mo., Daniel (Linda) of Little Rock, Laura McNutt (John Peapples) of Little Rock, and Marcia Barnes (Robert) of North Little Rock. She is also survived by four grandsons, Justin McNutt (Jasmina), David McNutt (Melody), Zachary Barnes (Kimberly), and Alexander Barnes. Let us not forget her much-loved four great-grand girls, Misses Meryam, Amarah, and Safiya McNutt and Miss Harper Barnes. Marjorie had many names-Sis, Aunt Sis, Marge, and Grandma (her favorite). She was a 1946 graduate of Mount Saint Mary Academy in Little Rock and a 1975 graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a B.A. in Music History. She worked for the Pulaski County Election Commission, was PTA president of Immaculate Conception School, and was active in getting a viable Republican Party established in the state. In partnership with her husband, Bill, Marge, ran Geomechanics Laboratories for 22 years. Geomechanics was a soils testing laboratory specializing in railroad work for several national railroads. She was also the bookkeeper for McNutt Constructors, McNutt-Schneller, Inc., and Systems Research Inc. Marge loved her arts and strongly believed in community service. A gifted colatura soprano, she sang at many weddings, funerals and community theater productions. She formed and was the choir director at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for eight years in the 1960's. At the time it was the only weekly performing choir in the diocese. She played the soprano recorder, the tambourine, and a handheld drum as a longtime member of the UALR Aeolus Recorder Society which performed at many public functions such as the Madrigal Dinners at UCA and Pinnacle Mountain State Park Pioneer Days. Marge was a docent at the Arkansas Arts Center where she related exceptionally well with the young children who came on field trips. The family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to the staff of St. Vincent North Rehabilitation Hospital and the staff of Elmcroft in Maumelle for the kindness and tender care they gave to Marge over the last few months. The family would appreciate a book donation to your local library in lieu of flowers as Marge was always an avid and fast reader, she loved libraries and that was her favorite thing to do at this time. She also loved champagne so drink a toast in her memory. Visitation will be held Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 from 6-8 p.m. at Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Funeral Home, 7724 Landers Rd., North Little Rock, Ark. 72117. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Funeral Home. Please leave the family your condolences at Marge's online guestbook at www.griffinleggettresthills.com.