Cecil Eugene Calico

July 25, 1933 - December 6, 2012

Cecil Eugene Calico, 79, of Huntsville, Arkansas, died December 6, 2012 at Meadowview Healthcare and Rehab in Huntsville, Arkansas. He was born July 25, 1933 at Clifty, Arkansas, the son of Oval and Grace McLoud Calico. He was a farmer and a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the United States Army. He was a member of Huntsville Lodge #364, Free and Accepted Masons for over fifty years, a member of the Arkansas Old-time Fiddlers Association and a member of Hayes-Smith Post #137, American Legion at Huntsville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda Watson Calico on March 30, 2006 and was also preceded in death by one brother, Leon Calico. Survivors include: one son, Mike Calico of Huntsville, Arkansas; one daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and Kenney Thompson of Huntsville, Arkansas; two sisters, Shirley Turentine of Springdale, Arkansas and Faye Glass of Tontitown, Arkansas; two grandsons and one granddaughter-in-law, Shelby and Julie Thompson and Hunter Calico, all of Huntsville, Arkansas; two granddaughters and one grandson-in-law, Trisha and Shaun Bolinger and Faith Calico, all of Huntsville, Arkansas; three great-grandsons, Oakley Thompson, Brady Bolinger and Dylan Bolinger, all of Huntsville, Arkansas and one great-granddaughter, Mattie Thompson of Huntsville, Arkansas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P. M. Monday, December 10, in the chapel of Brashears Funeral Home with The Reverend Butch Bolinger officiating. Masonic rites will be by Huntsville Lodge #364, Free and Accepted Masons. Interment will be in the Alabam Cemetery under the direction of Brashears Funeral Home www.brashearsfuneralhome.net of Huntsville, Arkansas. Pallbearers will be: Jeff Walden, Mark Calico, Bobby Sims, Dustin Logue, Kevin Robertson and Art Callico. The family will receive friends from 2:00 P. M. to 4:00 P. M. on Sunday at the funeral home.