of Marshall, AR
July 16, 1950 - November 22, 2021
Thomas Darrell Mainord, age 71 of Marshall, Arkansas passed from this life on Monday, November 22nd, 2021 at his home. He was born in Marshall, Arkansas on July 16th, 1950 to Thomas Leon Mainord and Clara Duell Ward Mainord.
Darrell had a Master's Degree in Education. He taught high school public education for 40 plus years. He worked in Selma, Mountain View and retired from Marshall High School. Darrell enjoyed working for the US Forest Service at Blanchard Springs Cavern during the summer months. He was an avid Razorback fan. He loved the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. Teaching the love of the outdoors to his grandson, Mason brought him much joy. He loved his daughter and grandchildren dearly. Darrell was a devoted husband. Family meant the world to him. His strong presence will be greatly missed by family and friends.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Gail Parks Mainord of the home; his daughter, Megan Danielle McDaniel and husband Derek of Anchor Point, Alaska; grandchildren, Mason Thomas McDaniel, Sophie McDaniel and Madison McDaniel, all of Alaska; one brother, Dewayne Mainord and wife Sheila of Marshall; many nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law and extended family who will also mourn his passing.
Darrell is preceded in death by his parents, Leon and Duell Mainord; and one brother, Danny Mainord.
Funeral services for Darrell will be 10:00 AM Friday, November 26th, 2021 at Roller-Coffman Chapel in Marshall, Arkansas with Bro. Duane Ragland officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 till 8:00 PM Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 in the Chapel. Burial will be in Canaan Cemetery. Bearers will be Donnie Mainord, David Mainord, Jake James, Paul Loggins, Matt Treece and JR Jackson. Honorary bearers will be Dewayne Mainord, Tim Parks, Mike Parks, George Parks, Bob Parks, Willie Parks, Jim Parks and John Parks.
Gail and family, I am so sorry to hear of the loss of Darrell. He was such a joy to be around and I know how much he loved you, Megan and the babies.
He is now in great hands and will forever be in your your heart and mind.
God bless you my friend.
Gail and Megan~
I am at a loss for words... Darrell was such an AMAZING man... My thoughts and prayers are with you both during this difficult time!
I love you guys~
Shawna Gail
We are so sorry to hear of Darrell's passing. He was my cousin and I graduated with Danny. Peace be with you and your family.
I am so sorry for your loss. Darrell
was always such a dedicated teacher. Love and light to to your family.
Sincerely, Vanessa
Gail, Megan and family, My heart is broken for you guys. Darrell was a wonderful man who will be greatly missed. May your memories bring you comfort in the days ahead. Love you!
Gail and Megan
I am so sorry, I am praying for peace for you all. He was a dandy.
Our hearts are heavy. Mr. Mainord was so kind and supportive of us. With his guidance and encouragement, we accomplished many wonderful things on Student Council together that gave lasting memories to lots of students. His smile, soft words, and loving spirit will be greatly missed! Praying for the whole family as we know your hearts are shattered by his passing. May God hold you and keep you, Nathan and Bridget Treadwell
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My prayers are with you, Megan and family at this difficult time.
We’re so sorry and praying for God’s presence and peace to surround you and comfort you during this difficult time.
Gail words cannot express the sadness I felt hearing Darrell passed away. My prayers are with you and your family. May God grant you peace my friend.
Dearest Gail - I am just so very sad to hear this news. Words are inadequate to express my sorrow. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this most difficult time. Much love, Sandy.
Gail, I’m so sorry for your loss. Please know I’m sending you many prayers and love. Love you friend.
Gail & Megan, I am so incredibly sorry for your loss. Mr. Mainord was one of my favorite people growing up. I will forever cherish my memories of him. I pray that God comforts you all during this tragic loss. Heaven sure gets sweeter all the time.
Gail,
So sorry to hear about Darrell's passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this most difficult time.
Dearest Gail,
I’m so sorry. My heart aches for you. I love you . Darrell brightened anyone’s day that had the good fortune of crossing his path.
Sally
Gail and Megan, Our hearts are heavy that our dear friend, neighbor, and co-worker has passed away. From sharing babysitters to retiring with Darrell in 2013, our lives were intertwined in so many ways and were richer for knowing him. We thank God for our last short visit at Harp's just a few months ago. Darrell will forever have a place in the hearts of our family, and you, Megan and the grandchildren are in our thoughts and prayers now and in the weeks and months ahead. Love and prayersðŸ™ðŸ¼â¤ðŸ™ðŸ¼
I'm so very sorry to hear of Darrell's passing. He was always so kind and friendly. It was a pleasure to work with him for many years. I will be praying that God will comfort your family and give you peace. God bless you!
During my tenure as Superintendent of the Marshall School District, I was blessed with the opportunity to spend time with Darrell both personally and professionally. He was always smiling and upbeat…a joy to be around. I know that big smile and laugh will be missed.
Gail, I am so sorry to hear of Darrell's passing. He was always such a kind and friendly man. My girls always spoke so fondly of Mr. Mainord's class! Know that I am praying for comfort and peace for you and your family.
Gail, I am so very sorry for your loss and pray for God's comfort to be with you. Big hugs and much love.
Gail, so sorry to hear about Darrell. He was a good man. Love and prayers, Betty and Ray Barnes
Gail and Megan, you have our deepest condolences! Darrell was a great friend and coworker and will be missed. Prayers for the Mainord family!
My thoughts and prayers for Darrell's family.
Gail, my heart breaks for your loss. We all have good memories from years ago, and it was always good to run into Darrell in town and catch up on our families. You, Megan, and all the family are in our prayers. â¤ï¸
We are so very sorry for your loss, Gail…we know you are heartbroken. We remember Darrell as a kind and good friend to all who knew him. Our sincerest condolences and prayers are with you and your family.
Gail and Family..Breaks my heart to hear of Darrell`s passing..He was a good man for sure...Prayers and love to you all.
So saddened to hear about Darrell. Praying that God will comfort you as only He can during this very difficult time.
I am remembering the old days and good memories of Darrell. Jim and I are sorry for yours and Megan's loss and our thoughts and prayers are with you both.
So very saddened by the passing of Darrell. He was a good friend and such a kind person. May the good Lord give you peace and comfort in the days ahead. God bless you all.💕ðŸ™ðŸ’•
Darrell, was a Good man, Great Husband, Great Uncle, Great Brother in law,and Greater Grandfather. He will be missed, by all of us.
Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.
So sorry to hear of your loss. Our prayers and thoughts are with you. May God give you peace and strength through this difficult time.
Mr Mainord was such a great teacher. We had some fun times in his class. He will be greatly missed. Our prayers are with his family.
Darrell was my first student teacher I ever mentored, he was a great teacher and most of all a very good friend, not only to me but to many others. Will be greatly missed, Godspeed Darrell.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Darrell will be greatly missed. Love Allen and Janelle
Prayers of comfort for family and friends.
Gail and the family, Darrell was such a wonderful teacher. He will be missed. So very sorry. Prayers for comfort during this difficult time.
Broken hearted for Gail and family. He will be missed in so many ways. I sure wish we could be there for you but please know that prayers and love are being sent . So sorry for your loss!
debbie and bobby
I was deeply saddened to hear of Darrell’s passing. He was one of my Arkansas cousins I was closest to during my childhood summer visits with family. I wish I could be there to share memories with the aunts, uncle, and all the cousins. Sending my love to all the family.
Gail, I am truly sorry. I really thought a lot of Darrell he was a fine man and gentleman.
To Gail and family,
We are saddened to hear of your loss. Our thoughts and prayers for comfort are with you all.
We were very sorry to hear of Darrel's passing. He was a great man and wonderful teacher. His great smile will be missed so much! My God bless you all!
Gail, Megan, and family we are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this most difficult time. May God comfort you and give you peace. Love y'all. â¤
Gail and Megan,
We are so sorry. Darrell will always be our friend who made us laugh with his stories of the bat caves. Heaven just got sweeter!
Gail, we will be praying for you and sweet Megan as you go through this most difficult time.
We love you both. â¤ï¸
My prayers are with you all .
Praying for comfort he was a great teacher to me and my children
Gail, Megan, and family I am so very sorry for your loss. My prayers for comfort and peace in the days and weeks to come.
Gail-
Just heard of your great loss and our hearts ache for you sweet friend. Darrell was such a good man. We enjoyed many good times together years ago. We send our love and deepest sympathy to you, Megan and family.
Dear Mainord Family,
I am sorry for your loss. Mr. Mainord was such a great teacher, and I simply wouldn't be who I am today without his impact and instruction. I wish you peace and happy memories in the coming days.
Sending prayers,
Stephanie
Oh, Gail...Words cannot express the deep feelings I have for your loss. It's the little things, the small, everyday occurrences that you'll remember. The laughs, the stories, the smiles and it's these very memories that will help push the pain away and bring back the smiles. I love you dearly and I am here for you today and always. Praying for peace and comfort for you and the rest of the family.
Our deepest sympathy
So very sorry for your loss. He loved you girls and definitely loved the grandbabies. Praying for you all during this time of loss and sorrow. May God comfort you and may your memories help sustain you.
Gail, Megan and all the family.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dear Gail and family,
Our hearts are heavy for the loss of Darrell. He as such a great man and friend to so many. Ron and I pray that the Lord will give you comfort and strength in the days to come. Ron and Laura England
So sorry for your loss. Sending prayers for comfort.
So sorry to hear this. My prayer for the family. Hevwill be missed
Having lived away for so long, I didn’t know Darrell, but I cherish memories of his big brother Danny, his daddy Leon, and his mom, Duell, one of my Ward family members. My sympathy I express to his wife and family members. His life appears to be a life well-lived.
Gail and Megan I am so sorry for your loss. I will keep your family in my prayers. Mr. Mainord was a amazing man and I have so many memories with him through school, Pride , and from staying several nights with Megan growing up. You will be truly missed RIP
Prayers of peace and comfort for your entire family.
Gail & family so sorry to hear about Darrell. He was such a good person and will be missed. Our
sympathy and prayers.
Darrell and I had some fun times in High School , thoughts and prayers for the family !
My prayers are with your family.
I am so very sorry to hear about Darrell. My thoughts are with all of you during this difficult time.
He will be missed.
Gail, we are so sad hearing about Darrell’s passing. We have such fond memories of him. Please know our thoughts and prayers are with you.â¤ï¸
Gail and Megan, we are so sorry to hear about Darrell. He was a special cousin. Loved talking to him about family whenever we met. You all are in our thoughts and prayers. Love and hugs
We are so sorry for your loss sending prayers up for you all ðŸ™ðŸ’•ðŸ™ðŸ’•ðŸ™ðŸ’•
I am so sorry for your loss and pray God will give you strength through days and weeks ahead. Lots of memories made with you and Darrell in the 80s. Thank God for our memories.
Gail and Magen I am sorry for your loss!! And shock to hear this!!! Praying for the families!!
Gail,
There are no words to tell you how
sorry I am for the loss of Darrell.. I know your heart is broken.. Praying
for you and Megan to find comfort and strength as you go through this
most difficult time..
So sorry to hear this. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and Megan.
Many fond memories of Mr Mainord. He was so well known at school for that big smile. He will be missed by so many. Prayers for all the family. ♥ï¸ðŸ™ðŸ»
We are so sorry for your loss and extend our deepest sympathies.
So sorry for your loss. My daughter Kelly Simmons taught at Leslie and Marshall for several years. She always spoke highly of him. Prayers
Days go slow and years go fast. It seems like yesterday Darrell was teaching me how to use a catcher’s mitt in Uncle Leon and Aunt Duell’s front yard. I should have thanked him…I could have made time to visit. All my “should haves and could haves†are worthless. So having said that, I respected him and he was a good man in my eyes.
Gail, I am so sorry to hear of Darrell’s passing. He was a good man and will be greatly missed. You, Megan and family are in my thoughts and prayers.
We are so sorry to hear about Darrell passing away. We send you all our deepest sympathy, and prayers.
Darrell was a good man and friend i dont have the words for the family sorry for the family loss prayers
Gail, it breaks our hearts to hear about Darrell. Loved visiting with him at Harps when we were shopping and catching up on you both and the family. Our love and prayers for you all.
So sad to see that Darrell has passed.
Our class has lost one of the family. A great man.
Have many nice memories of the years spent at Marshall High.
My prayers for the family. May God bring peace to your hearts.
Kathryn Neeley
Sorry for your loss. Prayers for the family.
I am so very sorry, Gail and Megan. My prayers are with you.
Gail and family,
Our hearts are heavy with the loss of Darrell. Our thoughts and prayers are with you now and in the days to come.
So sorry. Hugs to your family.
We were so sorry to hear about Darrell. We loved him lots and will miss him as well as many others. He was a very good and caring person who people thought a lot of. Our prayers and thoughts goes out to Gail, Megan and all the family and friends We love you.
RIP. Heaven has gained an angel.