Thomas "Mike" Pinson

Thomas "Mike" Pinson, age 75, of Daisy, died Thursday, August 14, 2014. He was born on March 20, 1939, at Langley, the son of Tom Dave Pinson and Lois Bessie Morphew Pinson. On November 14, 1964, he was married to Sandra Austin. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Laura Golden; his parents; four sisters, Vernell Risner, Russia Taylor, Lois Dean and Lonita Ledbetter; and his step-father, Fletcher Woodall. A United States Army veteran, he retired from Domtar in Ashdown and served as an Elder of the Daisy Church of Christ. He was a great Christian example of how a man should live his life. Vacations from work meant time to help family and friends; anything from hanging a fan or doing electrical work for anyone in need. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Pinson of Daisy; two daughters and sons-in-law, Launa and Delmas Simmons of Langley and Lesli and Kyle Efird of Umpire; eight grandchildren, Thomas Morphew and his wife, Latosha, Samuel Morphew, Samantha Manasco and her husband, Brandon, Tristan Deputy, Camryn Johnson, Lexi Efird, Lauran Golden and Casandra Golden; three great-grandchildren, Emma and Ella Manasco and Jasper Morphew; five brothers and four sisters-in-law, Ellis and Christine Pinson of Langley, Jim and Jean Pinson of Jonesboro, Jerry and June Pinson of Dierks, Derry Wayne Pinson of Athens and Jackie and Lynn Pinson of Umpire. Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, August 17, 2014, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Glenwood, with Harold Vaughn, Ed Coffman and Danny Hobson officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Interment with military honors will be held in the Langley Hall Cemetery. Pallbearer will be Larry Mack, Jason Cowart, Mike Adams, Lewis Needham, Junior Johnson and Mike Haggard. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandsons and nephews. Memorials may be made to the Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation, 1 Children's Way, Slot 661, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202-3591 or to the Langley Hall Cemetery, c/o Patsy Morphew, 915 Hwy 369 N, Langley, Arkansas 71952. Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com.