John Benjamin Greenwood

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Service Schedule
Memorial Service
Roller-Drummond Funeral Home Southwest
10900 Interstate 30
Little Rock, AR  72209
Friday, April 26, 2019
2:00 P.M.
Memorial Contributions
ASU Foundation Mary Elizabeth Greenwood Jones Memorial Scholarship
PO Box 1990
State University, AR  72467
I served in the Army.
John Benjamin GreenwoodI am a Veteran.

of Little Rock, AR

January 16, 1925 - April 19, 2019

John B. Greenwood, 94, of Little Rock, entered heaven's gates on Good Friday, April 19th, 2019. He died peacefully at home. He is survived by his loving wife, Veva Joy (Hall), three children, Robin Lynn Pekar, John B. Greenwood II, and Connie Fay Hollingsworth, two brothers, Sonny Boy Greenwood and Reed Greenwood, three grandchildren, three great grandchildren and many loving nieces and nephews.

A veteran of World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Force as an aerial gunner on a B-17 Bomber. He later served in the Arkansas National Guard.

John graduated from Arkansas State in 1950 and went on to receive his Master's degree in education from Ole Miss in 1951.

He was employed by the Pulaski County Special School District as the Elementary Supervisor and later as Principal of Cloverdale Elementary School. His earlier teaching assignments were at Bono High School (basketball coach) and West Elementary School in Jonesboro.

John had a passion for fishing and enjoyed taking friends and relatives along with him.

He was greatly loved and will be dearly missed.

A memorial service will be held at Roller-Drummond Funeral Home of Little Rock, 10900 I 30, on Friday, April 26, at 2:00 P.M. Arrangements by Roller Drummond Funeral Home. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/drummond
Mary Elizabeth Greenwood Jones Memorial Scholarship, ASU Foundation, PO Box 1990, State University, AR. 72467, www.astate.edu/donate


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Eddie Smith
Bryant, AR
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Thursday, April 25, 2019

To all the family sorry to hear about John, good memories of your home and the Cloverdale days.

Nancy Koonce
Hiot Springs, AR
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

My precious Uncle Jay survived polio, the Great Depression, WWII, severe burns, not once but twice, made it to the age of 94, and lived a happy long life as an educator and mentor. Precious memories are shared by all who knew him!

Joe Sizemore
Mena, AR
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Jay was a good and kind neighbor to my family