Biography: Eleanor Eve Shackleford Yancey died suddenly on September 21, 2024, at her home in Little Rock.  She was born on November 30, 1952, was raised in El Dorado, Arkansas, and lived most of her life in Little Rock.  Eve is survived by her husband Larry Yancey, her son Andrew Yancey (Kim), her grandchildren Leo Yancey and Mae Yancey, her sisters Carol Mitchell (Steve) and Martha Chisenhall (Larry) plus five nieces and nephews and a growing number of grandnieces and grandnephews. She is preceded in death by her mother, Jane Hall Shackleford, and father, Dennis L. Shackleford.

Community involvement was important to Eve.  Her list of civic leadership roles included President of the Quapaw Quarter Association, Chairman of Riverfest 1990, President of the Junior League of Little Rock, Chairman of the World Cheese Dip Championship (fundraiser for Harmony Health Clinic), and Chairman of the Board of Directors of LifeQuest of Arkansas.  She also served as the campaign manager of two successful local political campaigns.

At home, Eve delighted in hosting others.  She was a talented cook and the time in her kitchen was her form of relaxation.  Eve spent countless hours around the dinner table with family and friends enjoying her food as well as each other’s company.  Known affectionately as “Miss Eve,” she was a nurturing figure to many young people, including a generation of central Arkansas’s youth baseball players who always knew she would take care of them as she traveled the country with Andrew’s baseball teams.
Eve attended El Dorado High School, Stephens College, University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) and the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) School of Law, and she maintained relationships from each of these throughout her life.

A memorial service to honor Eve’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, October 7, at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church (4823 Woodlawn in Little Rock) with a reception at the church to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to the Little Rock Compassion Center (3618 West Roosevelt Road https://lrcompassionctr.org/ways-to-give), LifeQuest of Arkansas (P.O. Box 25523 Little Rock 72221 http://lifequestofarkansas.org/donate) , or the Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church Foundation (4823 Woodlawn Little Rock 72205 https://phumc.com/give).

Arrangements are under the direction of RuebelFuneralHome.com