Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Charles L. 'Chuck' Honey

Charles L. Chuck' Honey, 62, of Prescott, a lawyer and former state legislator, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2000, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock after a lengthy illness.

Mr. Honey was born August 10, 1938, in Nevada County to Leroy and Leota Almand Honey. He worked his way through high school and graduated from Prescott High School in 1957. He hitchhiked to Fayetteville to attend the University of Arkansas. While there he worked as a Washington County Deputy Sheriff and also as an employee for Nelson Funeral Home. On graduation in 1961 he accepted a job with U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright. He later became the administrative assistant for U.S. Rep. Orrin D. Harris. Mr. Honey attended law school at night at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

He was admitted to the Arkansas House of Representatives and served until 1978. He has continued an active law practice in southwest Arkansas for 35 years. In addition, he owned a recording company in Nashville, Tenn., and enjoyed representing many country and western musicians over the years. He liked to recall that, as a teenager, he played back guitar for Johnny Horton. He was an active member of Central Baptist Church in Prescott. He was a Mason and a member of the Prescott Lodge.

Mr. Honey was preceded in death by his parents and one granddaughter, Rachel Honey.

Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Betty Campbell Honey of Prescott; two sons and daughter-in-law, Marc and Judith Honey and of Hot Springs and Chris Honey of Little Rock; two grandchildren, Ashton and Alexandra Allie' Honey, both of Hot Springs; as well as a special cousin, Barbara Tidwell.

Funeral services were held Sunday, October 1, at Central Baptist Church with Rev. Chad Brandon and Rev. David Tidwell officiating. Burial was in Laneburg Cemetery under the direction of Brazzel / Cornish Funeral Home of Prescott.

Pallbearers were Jim Smith, Duncan Culpepper, Gene Hale, Charles Sonny' Haynie, Tommy Birdsong, Benny Tidwell, Randy Hignight and Johnny Campbell. Honorary pallbearers were the doctors and staff of the intensive care unit of Baptist Hospital of Little Rock.