David Ray Tomlinson

David Ray Tomlinson, 84, of Clinton, Ark., "walked on" from this earthly life to his eternal home on March 23, 2019. David is survived by his three children, James David Tomlinson and wife Susan, Robbia Mays and husband Jeff, and Billy F. Tomlinson and wife Claire, 9 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. David was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Jeanette Cannaday Tomlinson, his parents Elijah Floyd and Lily Hice Tomlinson, sisters and brother, Jennie V. Hartwick, Helen Lois Hutto, Raymond Wilson Tomlinson and Jettie Ruth Rowland. David was born in Clinton, Ark. on April 30, 1934. He graduated from Clinton High School in the spring of 1952. He married his high school sweetheart, Jeanette Cannaday on October 31, 1953. David worked for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey (now known as The National Geodetic Survey) from 1952 through 1966. In 1966, because of illness in his family, he retired from his "dream" job and moved his family back to Clinton, Ark. where he and Jeanette became the owners of Cannaday Abstract Company which he owned and operated until his retirement in 2010. David was very active in community and church affairs. He was a member of the Clinton JayCees, the Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, the Clinton Volunteer Fire Department, the Van Buren County Hospital board of directors (now Ozark Health), and the Arkansas Land Title Association. He served on the Clinton City Council, City Water Commission Board, and the Clinton School Board. He served as a Justice of the Peace on the Van Buren County Quorum Court from 1984 to 1994. David was honored by the Clinton Alumni Association as its Distinguished Alumni in March, 1986; and served as the President of the Arkansas Land Title Association in 1984 - 1985 and received the Titleman of the Year award from that organization in 1990. David was a life-long member of the Clinton United Methodist Church, where he served in every capacity he could and he lived out his faith as evidenced by his daily walk. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a Shriner. David's latter years were marred by Jeanette's debilitating illness and his own dementia. As a family, we could not be more proud of the example he set, not just for Jamie, Robbia and Billy, but down to the third generation. Pallbearers are David's grandsons, Josh Tomlinson, Adam Tomlinson, Kevin Jensen (Honorary due to deployment), Jared Bridges, Ed Scroggins, Elijah Gus Scroggins and Hunter Mays. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Clinton, Arkansas. Funeral Services will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at the First Methodist Church in Clinton. Interment will follow in the Clinton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, we ask that donations be made to Hospice Home Care and/or the Clinton United Methodist Church.