Bill French

October 20, 1936 - October 2, 2018

Bill French, 81, of Mountain Pine went to be with the Lord on October 2, 2018. Bill was a member of Jessieville First Baptist Church where he served on the Samaritan Ministries Mission team, was a retiree of Weyerhauser with 43 years of service, was an avid sports fan and was very devoted to his family. Bill was predeceased by his parents, Thomas and Lena French; his brother, Jim and a granddaughter, Kristi. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Jackie; their four children and spouses, Debbie Burk (Terry), Kim French (Denise), Monty French (Le) and Jada Ward (Billy); his grandchildren, Cameron French (Shawna), Amber Welborn, Cody French (Mandie), T.J. Burk (Cassie), Kaci Fulton (John) and Luke Lawrence (Jessica); his great grandchildren, Tyler, Faith, Riley, Nova, Kaylin, Logan and Lilah; sister-in-law, Janette French; nieces, nephews and cousins. Pallbearers include Terry Burk, Billy Ward, T.J. Burk, Cody French, John Fulton and Luke Lawrence. Honorary Pallbearers include Ed Merrick, Bob Warner, Mountain Pine graduating class of 1955, Weyerhauser family of friends, Donna & Jim Kemp, Paul Russell, Cynthia Rix and Mary Sue Smith. The family wishes to extend a special thank you to Dr. Timothy English and staff; Drs. Robert McCrary & David DeSoto and staff; Dr. Tim Webb, Jennifer Hare, Genesis Cancer Center Staff and medical personnel at CHI St. Vincent. Visitation will be on Friday October 5th from 9:00 to 10:00 AM at Jessieville First Baptist Church. Pastor Derek Combs will be officiating funeral services immediately following the visitation. Interment will be at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Jessieville First Baptist Church - PO Box 87 – Jessieville, AR 71949 or Samaritan Ministries of Hot Springs – PO Box 2464 – Hot Springs, AR 71903-2674