Jill Acre, 55, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday afternoon in Memphis, Tennessee.
She was born in Pocahontas but had lived in Jonesboro for the past 25 years.
Jill was a retired elementary teacher from Nettleton Public Schools. Her teaching career reached far beyond just a single school district. She was on staff at Sylvan Learning and taught classes for the elementary education department at Arkansas State University. Over the years, she had led and taught many staff development sessions for teachers across the state. Through her work as an educator, she touched the lives of a countless number of children.
Jill was a very active member of First Baptist Church in Jonesboro. She was also a member of a special group of ladies known as the Coffee Ladies. They had lunch every Monday and coffee every Wednesday. Over the years she regularly attended the Imperial Dinner Theater in Pocahontas.
She is survived by her loving husband of 22 years, Curtiss Acre of the home; her son, Nicholas Acre, Quitman; daughters and son-in-law, Amanda Reed & Bobby Gimlin, Gatewood, Missouri, Lacee Acre, Jonesboro; two grandsons, Gage Acre and Troy Gimlin; a special aunt, Pat McCollum; many other family members, and a host of friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John & Regina Hancock McCollum and her brother, David McCollum.
Burial was at Copper Springs Cemetery in Guy, Arkansas.
Active pallbearers will be Billy Holland, Danny Haney, J.B. Howland, James Dunivan, Mike Fletcher, Rick Carter, and John Borden.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Delta Zeta Sorority from UCA.
She was born in Pocahontas but had lived in Jonesboro for the past 25 years.
Jill was a retired elementary teacher from Nettleton Public Schools. Her teaching career reached far beyond just a single school district. She was on staff at Sylvan Learning and taught classes for the elementary education department at Arkansas State University. Over the years, she had led and taught many staff development sessions for teachers across the state. Through her work as an educator, she touched the lives of a countless number of children.
Jill was a very active member of First Baptist Church in Jonesboro. She was also a member of a special group of ladies known as the Coffee Ladies. They had lunch every Monday and coffee every Wednesday. Over the years she regularly attended the Imperial Dinner Theater in Pocahontas.
She is survived by her loving husband of 22 years, Curtiss Acre of the home; her son, Nicholas Acre, Quitman; daughters and son-in-law, Amanda Reed & Bobby Gimlin, Gatewood, Missouri, Lacee Acre, Jonesboro; two grandsons, Gage Acre and Troy Gimlin; a special aunt, Pat McCollum; many other family members, and a host of friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John & Regina Hancock McCollum and her brother, David McCollum.
Burial was at Copper Springs Cemetery in Guy, Arkansas.
Active pallbearers will be Billy Holland, Danny Haney, J.B. Howland, James Dunivan, Mike Fletcher, Rick Carter, and John Borden.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Delta Zeta Sorority from UCA.
Jill Acre, 55, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday afternoon in Memphis, Tennessee.
She was born in Pocahontas but had lived in Jonesboro for the past 25 years.
Jill was a retired elementary teacher from Nettleton Public Schools. Her teaching career reached far beyond just a single school district. She was on staff at Sylvan Learning and taught classes for the elementary education department at Arkansas State University. Over the years, she had led and taught many staff development sessions for teachers across the state. Through her work as an educator, she touched the lives of a countless number of children.
Jill was a very active member of First Baptist Church in Jonesboro. She was also a member of a special group of ladies known as the Coffee Ladies. They had lunch every Monday and coffee every Wednesday. Over the years she regularly attended the Imperial Dinner Theater in Pocahontas.
She is survived by her loving husband of 22 years, Curtiss Acre of the home; her son, Nicholas Acre, Quitman; daughters and son-in-law, Amanda Reed & Bobby Gimlin, Gatewood, Missouri, Lacee Acre, Jonesboro; two grandsons, Gage Acre and Troy Gimlin; a special aunt, Pat McCollum; many other family members, and a host of friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John & Regina Hancock McCollum and her brother, David McCollum.
Burial was at Copper Springs Cemetery in Guy, Arkansas.
Active pallbearers will be Billy Holland, Danny Haney, J.B. Howland, James Dunivan, Mike Fletcher, Rick Carter, and John Borden.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Delta Zeta Sorority from UCA.
She was born in Pocahontas but had lived in Jonesboro for the past 25 years.
Jill was a retired elementary teacher from Nettleton Public Schools. Her teaching career reached far beyond just a single school district. She was on staff at Sylvan Learning and taught classes for the elementary education department at Arkansas State University. Over the years, she had led and taught many staff development sessions for teachers across the state. Through her work as an educator, she touched the lives of a countless number of children.
Jill was a very active member of First Baptist Church in Jonesboro. She was also a member of a special group of ladies known as the Coffee Ladies. They had lunch every Monday and coffee every Wednesday. Over the years she regularly attended the Imperial Dinner Theater in Pocahontas.
She is survived by her loving husband of 22 years, Curtiss Acre of the home; her son, Nicholas Acre, Quitman; daughters and son-in-law, Amanda Reed & Bobby Gimlin, Gatewood, Missouri, Lacee Acre, Jonesboro; two grandsons, Gage Acre and Troy Gimlin; a special aunt, Pat McCollum; many other family members, and a host of friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John & Regina Hancock McCollum and her brother, David McCollum.
Burial was at Copper Springs Cemetery in Guy, Arkansas.
Active pallbearers will be Billy Holland, Danny Haney, J.B. Howland, James Dunivan, Mike Fletcher, Rick Carter, and John Borden.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Delta Zeta Sorority from UCA.
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