Jane Pearce Gill

Jane Pearce Gill, 77, of Little Rock passed on April 13, 2024. Jane was born in Searcy, Arkansas on October 4, 1946, to Frances Elizabeth Holden and Max Lee Purcell. She was a member of Geyer Springs First Baptist Church and just recently retired from Central Hauling after her long and successful career of more than 28 years. In her free time, she enjoyed cooking and playing with her pets.

Jane is survived by her husband, James Gill of Little Rock; her sons, Oscar Pearce (Leah) of Sherwood and Wayne Quickel Sr. (Allison) of Grapevine; granddaughter, Vicky Pearce of Kansas City, MO; grandsons, Wayne Quickel Jr. of Sherwood, Timothy Quickel (Brittany) of Tulsa, Preston Pearce of Sherwood; two great-granddaughters Jaylee and Avery Jane; brothers, Max Purcell, Jr. of North Little Rock and Bill Purcell of Conway; sisters, Linda Ashcraft of Little Rock and Diane Massanelli of Jacksonville, FL. 

Jane is preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Mary McKewen and Shirley Worsham.

Visitation will be Wednesday, April 24 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at Smith Little Rock Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, April 25 at 1:00 p.m. at Smith Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park.