Lou Drummond

Lou Ann Unzicker Drummond passed away on August 5, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Francis Vernelle and Eva Aurie Smart Unzicker: her sister, Esther Lynn Unzicker Burrow; and her many dogs: Judy, Duke, Brandeis (Brandy), Holmes (Olivia Wendella), Hugh, Katie, Marty, and Anna. She is survived by her three children: Judith Louann (Keith) Covert of Wichita, KS and Farmington, AR; Kathryn Winslow (Steve) Brown, of Albuquerque, NM; and Winslow Shaw (Cynthia Weidner) Drummond, of Charleston, SC; her grandchildren: Keith Alston and Harrison Shaw Covert; Lauren Winslow,  Aaron Layne, Julia Elizabeth, and Matthew Drummond Brown; Christian Winslow, Kelly Elizabeth, and Emily Ann Drummond; her nephew, Steve (Ana) Mitchell and great-nephews, Nicholas James and Matthew Stephen Mitchell; and her niece, Lynn (Jack) Risher of Orlando, FL.

Lou was born in Gary, Indiana, on February 18, 1933, and lived in Stillwater, Oklahoma while her father attended graduate school at Oklahoma State Teacher’s College (now OSU). Her family then settled in Normal, Illinois, where Lou graduated from University High School in 1951. She then attended the College of Wooster, in Wooster, OH, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from Duke University in 1954.  She moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957, when her then husband accepted a position at Wright, Lindsay, & Jennings. She was an avid tennis and bridge player, and she was known for hosting excellent dinner parties and riveting Great Books meetings.

She attended Westover Hills Presbyterian Church for many years before transferring her membership to Grace Presbyterian. She served as a member of the Women’s Emergency Committee to Reopen the Public Schools in 1958-59, was Secretary of the League of Women Voters in the 1960s, attained her Life Master of the American Duplicate Bridge Association, volunteered as an usher for the Arkansas Symphony, served as an elder of the Session at Grace Presbyterian Church (one of her most treasured positions), worked as a volunteer for the Central Arkansas Public Library Bookstore, and participated in several book clubs.  She retired from UAMS in 1998 where she was the registrar for the graduate school. She loved dogs, books, sewing, needlework, theatre, art, movies, and music: and she treasured her friends and family. The family would like to thank the staff of Presbyterian Village for all of their support through her 11 years in residence and Arkansas Hospice for their assistance in her final days.

The family will hold a private memorial at a later date. Donations in Lou’s memory may be made to Presbyterian Village, Grace Presbyterian Church, or the Arkansas Humane Society.