Felece Gassman, 85, of North Little Rock, AR passed away Friday August 12, 2022. She was born on November 7, 1936 in North Little Rock, AR, the daughter of Willis Melvin and Essie Pearl (Pearson) Harrell.
Felece married her husband John (Louis) Gassman Jr. in 1956. Her first job was with the North Little Rock school board from 1955 to 1958. She also worked for First Federal Savings & Loan from 1958 to 1992, and University Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) from 1992 until her retirement in 2013. She was a member of the North Little Rock Central Baptist Church. She enjoyed sewing, baking, gardening, reading the newspaper, and loved spending time with family and friends. She and her husband, Louis, traveled extensively, visiting most of the continental United States and other countries.
Felece is survived by her husband of 66 years, Louis; daughter Brenda Gassman of North Little Rock; son John (Mark) Gassman and wife Donna of Heber Springs, AR; three grandchildren, Amanda Gassman, and her wife JoAnna, Joshua Gassman-Burnett and his husband Bryan, and Sara Mahal; and one great granddaughter, Sahara Mahal.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her brother Billy Leroy Harrell, and her two sisters: Yvonne Cagle and Martha Ann Robinson.
Visitation will be held on Thursday August 18th from 12:00pm-2:00pm at Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Funeral Home. Funeral Services will begin at 2:00pm with Pastor Thomas Sewell officiating. Entombment will follow services in Rest Hills Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Arkansas Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association located at 11300 N. Rodney Parham Road, Suite 205A | Little Rock, AR 72212, or at the following link https://www.alz.org/arkansas?form=alz_donate.
