Jerome "Jerry" Monts

JEROME "JERRY" MONTS, 67, of Little Rock transitioned quietly into eternity in the twinkling of an eye Wednesday, February 13, 2019. He was a 1969 graduate from Horace Mann High School after which he attended and graduated from Shorter Junior College. He had been employed by Southwestern Bell/AT&T for 45 years before his 2016 retirement. Jerome was revered by his colleagues for being helpful and polite. Preceded in death by his parents, Hutella and Juanita (Long) Monts, loved-ones he leaves are his brothers, Herbert (Dora), Lester (Jeanne), Ernest (Michelle), Howard (Angela), and Kenneth (Jenifer) Monts; sisters, Juanita Monts-Wilkins and Carolyn Monts-Nichols both of Little Rock; uncles, Dr. Jerome Long (Patricia) and Dr. Charles Long (Alice); aunt, Clovis Long; and a host of nephews and nieces. Obsequies will be 11 a.m. Saturday, February 23, at Theressa Hoover UMC, 4000 W. 13th Street-LR, with visitation at 10 a.m. Services entrusted to Walton GateWay Funeral Chapel, "Where Caring and Quality Come First", 2405 S. Gaines Street. No family hour. Open visitation noon-5 p.m. Friday, February 22, at the funeral home, (501) 376-7188.