With heavy hearts, we share the passing of Willie A. McDainels of Malvern, AR.
What follows is written with love, by those who knew him best.
There are losses that teach us the weight of a life.
Willie A. McDaniels, 71 of North Little Rock, Arkansas transitioned on May 1, 2026 at Baptist Health Medical Center. Services are incomplete.Funeral Blues by W.H. AudenStop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,Silence the pianos and with muffled drumBring out the coffin, let the mourners come.Let aeroplanes circle moaning overheadScribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.He was my North, my South, my East and West,My working week and my Sunday rest,My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood;For nothing now can ever come to any goodSamuel L. Vance & Sons Funeral Directors" The Epitome of Service "
