of Quitman, AR

Wayne & Suzy Shackleford 1941 ~ 2023

William Wayne Shackleford July 27, 1941 - August 16, 2023
Suzy Elizabeth Dempster Shackleford September 15, 1941 - December 25, 2023

Wayne and Suzy met as college freshmen in the library at Little Rock University, now the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. While attending LRU, they enjoyed Greek Life, with Suzy a charter member Epsilon Theta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority and Wayne a charter member Eta Xi Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity. June 9, 2024, would have been their 60th wedding anniversary. Both died peacefully at their daughter, Emily's home in Goshen, Kentucky. Both aged 82 years, Wayne on August 16, 2023 and Suzy on December 25, 2023.

Suzy Elizabeth (Dempster) Shackleford was born on September 15, 1941 to George Willis (Jr.) and Dorothy Elizabeth (Shaw) Dempster in Little Rock, Arkansas. She graduated from North Little Rock High School in 1959 and Little Rock University in 1964 with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education. She began her extensive public school teaching career with the Little Rock School District and would go on to have her longest tenure with the Quitman School District.

William Wayne Shackleford was born on July 27, 1941 to Henry Wilson and Joan (Swicegood) Shackleford in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was a senior in 1959 at Little Rock Central High School during the 'lost year' which required him to graduate from Joe T. Robinson High School. He would go on to graduate from Little Rock University in 1963 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Following many years with Safeway and Piggly Wiggly, he took over the family dairy farm in 1983.

Survived by their two daughters and one grandchild: Emily Elizabeth (Shackleford) Hayes of Goshen, Kentucky and her son, William Lancaster Hayes; Sally Shaw Shackleford (Matthew Sautter) of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Suzy's younger brothers, Dr. Robert Shaw (Hildy) Dempster of North Little Rock, Arkansas and Thomas Alan Dempster (Patrick O'Connor) of San Francisco, California; along with many other relatives and long-time friends. Wayne and Suzy were preceded in death by their parents and Suzy's younger brothers, John Michael Dempster and George Willis Dempster, III.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Wayne and Suzy's honor may be directed to Arkansas Children's Hospital and Heifer International.

Visitation will be 1:00-2:00pm Saturday, June 29, 2024 at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Greenbrier, Arkansas. A committal service will follow at Fairbanks Community Cemetery in Fairbanks, Arkansas.

Obituary Provided By:
Roller-McNutt Funeral Home
115 South Broadview
Greenbrier, AR  72058
www.rollerfuneralhomes.com