Lonzo F. "Jr." McCauley

Lonzo F. "Jr." McCauley, age 71, of Murfreesboro, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. He was born on April 1, 1945 in Jacksonville, North Carolina, the son of Lonzo F. McCauley, Sr. and Pearline Millis McCauley. On January 1, 1966, he was married to Charlotte Taylor. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Judy Jewell; and his brother-in-law, Philip Cowger. He was a United States Air Force veteran and eventually retired from the United States Air Force Reserves. A saw filer, he worked 25 years with Weyerhaeuser and 12 years with Georgia-Pacific before his retirement. He was a member of the Daisy Free Will Baptist Church. He and Charlotte were active in the Murfreesboro Senior Citizens Center and volunteered with the annual Senior Citizens Day. In his retirement years, he worked very hard at playing, hunting and fishing. His favorite saying was "Every day is Saturday!" He will always be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, friend and outdoorsman. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte McCauley of Murfreesboro; his daughter and son-in-law, Rachelle and Wade Ashe of El Paso, Arkansas; his son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Christy McCauley of D'Iberville, Mississippi; his granddaughter, Reagan McCauley; his sister, Betty Cowger of Dardanelle; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, May 14, 2016, in the Daisy Free Will Baptist Church with Bro. Kevin Jewell officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, 10:00 AM until service time, at the church. Interment will be in Mount Joy Cemetery under the direction of Davis-Smith Funeral Home, Glenwood. Pallbearers will be Tony Davis, Ronnie White, Pierre Davis, David Smith, Randy Tedder and Kevin Kelley. Honorary pallbearers will be Danny Jenkins, Franklin James, Tim Trout, Leroy Bailey and Rick Allmon. Memorials may be made to the Mount Joy Cemetery Association, 3791 Highway 70 West, Kirby, Arkansas, 71950. Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com.