of Garland, TX

November 24, 1945 - July 29, 2023

Tom Eans M.D., age 77, of Garland, Texas passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2023. He was born November 24, 1945, in Stuttgart, Arkansas and grew up in Des Arc, Arkansas. Following high school graduation, he earned an Electrical Engineering degree from the U of A and worked in the aerospace industry for 3 years including in a national defense plant and NASA. He then earned an MD degree in 1976 from the University of Arkansas. He enjoyed general practice of medicine in his outpatient clinics, including minor surgery, hospital and nursing home care, occupational medicine, immigration examinations and international travel vaccinations. It included obstetrics until 1989.

Tom served on the staff of several hospitals and was Chief of Staff of one. He served on the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians and on the Arkansas Medical Society Board of Directors for eight years. In addition, Tom was President of the Pulaski Co. Medical Exchange in 2003 and Pulaski Co. Medical Society in 2004 and served on both their Board of Directors for several years.

His civic work included membership at various times of multiple civic organizations. Toms many other interests included history, fishing, and Razorback football. Tom was a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans since his great grandfather patriotically served 4 years in that War for Southern Independence. He married Judy Gunnell in 1987. He retired in 2014. They moved from Mayflower to Conway in 2016 and divorced in 2021. He subsequently moved to Texas to be near his son, opening a new phase in his life.

Tom was a cancer survivor and a Baptist. He was active in the Republican Party in their attempts to protect America. He managed his own stock market investments and was a researcher and writer of history. He published several documents, including The Eans Family History, Arkansas History, Chronicles of Des Arc and Transformation of American Medical Care From Its Primitive Period to Modern Medicine Including Medical Care in the Civil War.

He is preceded in death by his father, Thedford H. Eans and his mother, M. Corinne Best; stepmother, Martha Eans and stepfather, Earnest Best. He is survived by his son, Ted R. Eans; stepbrothers, John and Glynn Price; one natural grandchild, Garrett Thomas Eans, and a nephew, Justin Eans.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 10:00am until 12:00pm on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at Roller-Drummond Funeral Home, 10900 I-30, Little Rock, Arkansas (501) 455-5800.

In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to King Cemetery, Sam Conder, Sexton, 311 Horseshoe Lake Rd, Griffithville, AR 72060 and or the Welcome Home Cemetery, Dwight Holloway, 16734 Hwy 11, Griffithville, AR 72060.

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