Bryce Jackson Mobley, age 79 of Dover, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Arkansas Heart Hospital. He was born November 23, 1943 in Russellville, Arkansas to the late Bryce Mobley and Linnie "Nootsie" Walker Mobley.

Bryce grew up in Dardanelle and graduated from High School in 1962. He joined

the Air Force and served 4 years in Darmstadt, Germany and Karachi, Pakistan.

Upon his return he attended Arkansas Tech University, earning a Bachelor of

Science Degree in Business in 1969. He continued his studies and became the first

graduate of a Concrete Technology program at Northeastern Junior College in

Sterling, Colorado.

Upon his completion, he returned to work at Mobley Construction Company, a

family business specializing in sand and gravel and ready-mix concrete. Before

moving to the headquarters in Morrilton, he worked in the Newport plant for two

years as a dredge worker, mixer truck driver, tow boat deck hand, and pilot.

Bryce was a very active community volunteer receiving numbers recognitions.

Awards included a Paul Harris Fellow from Rotary where he served in numerous

leadership positions. He was the 1987 Morrilton Chamber of Commerce and Arkansas Community Development Citizen of the Year. In 1998 he received both the Earle Love Business Leader of the Year as well as a Sam Walton Business Leader Award.

He served on various state and local boards. In 1978, Bryce served President of

the Arkansas Ready-Mix Association; also, in 1977-1978 he served as chairman of

the Boy Scouts of America Foothills District.

In the 1980s Governor Bill Clinton appointed Bryce to the Arkansas Pollution

Control and Ecology Commission Board where he later served as chairman. He

served on the board of the Morrilton Chamber of Commerce and was President

1986.

He served two terms on the Morrilton City Council. Vision 20/20 was a special

project for him. The group was focused on community development. Off shoots

of this was a Leadership Training program and the School Counts Program. In

recent years Bryce also served on the Arkansas Tech Foundation Board.

Bryce traveled to Guyana, South America for almost 20 years with his wife Carol,

supporting Project Dawn. It was a volunteer medical project that brought

specialist physicians from the states to provide services not available in the

country. Vacations from work were spent there and lifelong friends were made.

Bryce loved the water – canoes, kayaks, boating, and later (thanks to his wife)

horses. Together they participated in competitive trail rides. They also enjoyed

horse pack trips, riding in the Sacred Valley of Peru, Colorado, Yellowstone, and

the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana.

With great passion and detail, he built scale replicas of the Mobley Construction

Towboat and barge fleet. He also built a scale model of the Mary Woods II a boat

that hauled lumber on the White River and later became a museum moored at

Jacksonport State Park. The model was gifted to the state park.

Bryce was smart, humble, kind, generous with a great sense of humor. He will be

missed.

Bryce was preceded in death by his parents, Bryce Mobley and Linnie "Nootsie" Walker-Mobley.

Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Carol Wolfer-Mobley; one son, J.B. Mobley (Jennifer); one sister, Mary Lynn Roberson (Ronnie) and two grandchildren, Kenley Mobley and Jacey Mobley.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00P.M., Friday, September 22, 2023 at Cornwell Funeral Chapel in Dardanelle with Fred Teague officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday, 5:00P.M. to 7:00P.M. at Cornwell Chapel in Dardanelle.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to arcf.org, The Pope County Foundation Giving Tree Program or ARORA, 1300 Wilson Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 or Warriors Keep is a faith-based non-profit organization located in the River Valley. The mission of Warriors Keep is to provide a six month program that trains service dogs for veterans with PTSD along with fulfilling their spiritual and mental health needs. Contributions can be made to Warriors Keep at https://www.warriorskeep.faith/donate or by mail at 1250 Edwards Rd, Atkins AR 72823.

Arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home and River Valley Cremations in Dardanelle. Online Guest Book and Condolences at www.cornwellfuneralhomes.com