Paul Leon Wilcox Jr.

Paul Leon Wilcox Jr. AKA Papa Bear, age 58, of Greenbrier, Ark., passed away on April 4, 2018, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Ark. He was born in Deming, N.M., on April 12, 1959, to Paul Leon Wilcox Sr. and Dorothy Oneta Wilcox. Paul is survived by his wife of five years, Valerie Shawn Wilcox; his parents Dorothy and Ratis Yeager of Greenbrier, Ark., and Paul and Carol Wilcox of Greenbrier, Ark.; his children, Zack (Tara) Wilcox of Oppelo, Ark., their children Keenan and Aria Wilcox, Alex (Coty) Wilcox of Greenbrier, Ark., and their daughter Paisley Wilcox and Geoff Ross of Conway, Ark.; his brothers Dubby Wilcox, his children Jayme (Cody), her son Gage, and Jordan Wilcox; Kevin Yeager, Ted Davis (Taletha); sisters Debbie Freeman (Pete), Donna (Brad) Beck, children Brandon and Brittney Beck; Edwina Davis and Connie Brown; as well as many other family members and friends that loved him as family. He was a loving and very proud father, grandfather, and family man, spending most of his free time playing with the grandkids, enjoying time with the in-laws Gary, Pat, and Keith, and other family members. Paul had an enormous heart, a love of jokes and pranks; a laugh that was loud, joyful, and contagious; children and adults alike gravitated towards his energetic personality. He coached his boy's Little League baseball, loved golf, basketball, four-wheeler riding, hunting, and fishing. Paul enjoyed playing poker, going out on the water, and being in nature. He attended Greenbrier High School, graduated in 1977, and played basketball at Central Baptist College in Conway, Ark. He worked briefly as a lifeguard at the Shiloh Pool in Little Rock, Ark., and worked sales for years at Brownell Electric, TMC Communications, and A+ Answering Service. Paul was the owner/operator of Yeager Transport Incorporated in Greenbrier, Ark., and had a passion for his business and the families he served. He was saved and baptized at Grace Baptist Church in South-West Little Rock by Lynn Baxter in 1983. In most recent years, he attended Bethlehem Baptist Church in Greenbrier, Ark. He touched many hearts, will be extremely missed and never forgotten. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 7, from 6-8 p.m. at Springhill Baptist Church. Services will be held at Springhill Baptist Church, Sunday, April 8, at 2 p.m. Burial will follow the funeral at Springhill Cemetery. Services are by Bishop-Crites Funeral Home of Greenbrier, 501-679-4400.