In Memoriam
Marshall Norfleet Carlisle Mars hall No rAeer C arlisle o f Fayerreville Ji cu December to, 2006, at til t:: age of 79. H e graduated fro m the Uni versity of Arkansas at Fayettevill e and earned his juris d ocrorate degree fro m th e Uni versiry of Arkansas School of Law in 1951. He clerked fo r Arkansas Supreme C ourt Jud ge Paul Ward and then practiced law in Hoc Springs and Lird e Rock befo re movin g [Q Faycn cvi ll c. H e join ed the law firm of Murphy and Burch, which later became Murphy and Carlisle. His 55m year of practice was celebrated las t September, and he was ho no red as rhe oldest practi cing arrorney in Was hingto n Co un ry. He was a mem ber of [he Arkansas and Washingto n Co un ry Bar Associations. Was hingro n Co un ty Ci rcuir Judge W illiam Sro rey said of Ca rlisle in an arricJ e in the Fayetteville Morning News, "MarshaJl was a fin e lawyer. He was a gcnclem an in all respects." He is survived by his wife, Joy Bizzell arlisle; a sister, M anha Esme Woody; three daugluers, Kim RadifF, Sandy AMern and Leslie Benson; two stepsons, Erhan Fri ar and Eri k Friar; 10 grand child ren; and three grear-gra ndchild ren.
Compro n & Prewett (what is now o mp ro n, Prewerr , Th omas & Hi ckey) where he wo rked until his retiremenc in 2003. He st!rvt!d as gcllt:ral counsel [Q the Na tio nal Bank o f Commerce. He was a lo ngtim e m ember of the Arkansas Bar Association, where he se rved on severa] COI11 minces and sectio ns, includi ng servi ng as chair of the Youn g Lawyers Section in 19 59. H e was a fell ow of th e Arkansas Bar Fo und ario n. H e was a member of the Am eri ca n and Uni o n C ounry Bar Associatio ns and a fellow o f the America n Tri aJ Lawyers Association. He was an arbirrator fo r the Fed eral Medi atio n and Conciliatio n Service from 1962 to 197 1. He was a member of the Arkansas Board o f Law Examiners fro l11 1980 to 1986 and was appoi m ed to rhe Arkansas O il & Gas Commissio n from 1985 to 199 1. In add itio n to his impressive legal ca reer, Prewen was kn own for hi s role in heaJth care in somh Arkansas, serving on numerous health ca re boa rds. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Evon I'rcwerr; tWO so ns, Philip and Tab; three gra ndchildren and two stepgralldd lildren.
1997. Befo re raki ng his sea r o n rhe Appeals Court, C rab tree was a ci rcuit-chancery judge in Bento n Co un ty fo r six years. Pri o r to th at, he had se rved as a public d efender and city attorn ey, and maintained a priva te law practice. He was decorated for his service in th e Vietnam War and wo unded whil e serving as a Los Angel es po li ce officer. He was a mem ber o f rh e Arkansas Bar Association and a fel low o f the Arkansas Bar Fo undatio n. H e had recently chan ged his last name to ho nor his late grand fa th er, James Paul Sho n . In an anicl e in the Arka nsas Democrar Gazette, atto rney Sean Keith said Judge Crabrree was co mm itted to the bench and "he had the perspecti ve of a po lice o ffice r and a public defender. H e had a real balance that mos t judges d o n't have." Atto rney Robin G reen said of Judge C rabt ree in a.n article in the Bem on County Daily Record, "H e was a model judge. W hil e practi cing in his court, I kn ew that the law and fai rness wo uld dictate his decisio ns." H e is su rvived by h is moth er; his wife of 25 yea rs, Diane C rouse C rabtree; a dau gh te r, Michelle Hacker; (wo sons, Jarred and Ben C rabtree; and four grandchildren.
Judge Terry Lee Short-Crabtree
Nancy Hall Bailey
Judge Te rry Lee Sho rr-Crab"ee of Bento nvi lle died January 6, 2007 , at th e age of 55. He ea rn ed his undergrad ua te degree from th e Un iversity of Arkansas at Fayetteville, and hi s juris doctorate degree fro m the Uni ve rsity of Arkansas School o f L1W. He wo uld have stan ed hi s seco nd term as an e1ecred judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals. He died o ne day sho rr o f m e 10,h anni ve rsary o f his first swea rin g- in ceremo ny as an Appea ls Coun Judge on January 7.
Na ncy Hall Bail ey of Lirrle Rock died January 9,2007 , ar rhe age of 77. She graduared from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts d egree. Acco rd ing to an obituary in the Arkamll1 Democrat Gazette. her proudest educm io nal ac hievement was the co mpletio n o f a law d egree and the attai n ment of her law lice nse at the age o f 6 0. She also p roudl y comillued th e "C ri p H all Awa rd" at Fayettevi lle, whi ch was originated by her
William I. Prewett
W illiam I. Prewerr of EI Do rado di ed Jan uary 3 , 2007, ar [he age of79. H e earn ed hi s juris doctO rate degree fro m the Un iversity of Arka nsas School of Law in 1952. He bega n his career in EI Do rado in p ri vate pracrice u ntil 1957 when he was elected as 13th District Prosecut ing Ano rn ey, a pos itio n he hel d u ntil 1963. He then jo in ed Wa lter Brown and Rob en Co mp ro n ro form th e law firm o f Brown, 48 TIle Arkansas L~.I\\'ycr
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