Michael Ellis Alexander

MICHAEL ELLIS "PH / PARD" ALEXANDER, SR., 70, of Little Rock passed away on September 28, 2018. He was born on March 15, 1948 to Bettye McCollough Alexander and French Leatherman. Mike graduated from Hall High School in 1966, where he still holds the record for most interceptions for the Warriors football team, and attended Arkansas State University. He proudly served his country as a marine. Mike, along with his father Bob Alexander, was a pioneer in the insurance industry, opening the first Surplus Lines Agency in the state of Arkansas in 1976, Argenia LLC. Mike was an avid golfer, fisherman, poker player and horse handicapper. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bettye McCollough Alexander and French Leatherman, and his son, Brian Patrick Alexander. Mike is survived by his children, Michael Ellis Alexander Jr. (Martha), Terry Ann Leach (Mike) and Katherine Ann Alexander; his father, Robert Alexander; his brother Robert McCullough Alexander (Angie); his sisters Elizabeth Fry (Randy) and Patricia Theros (Brian) and his grandchildren Rose Alexis Alexander, Michael Ellis Alexander III, Emerson Claire Leach and Lila Katherine Leach, numerous nieces and nephews, and a refrigerator full of ice cold cokes. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Roller-Chenal Funeral Home, 13801 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, Ark., (501) 224-8300. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/chenal.