Harley “Gene” Little Jr., 65, of Carrollton, Texas passed away Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021 at Dallas Medical Center in Farmers Branch, Texas. He was born Jan. 2, 1956 in Hartshorne, Okla. to Harley Gene and Geraldine Little.
He attended Ardmore, Okla. schools and Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant. He married Cynthia “Cindy” Ann Carpenter on Aug. 21, 1979 in Durant.
He was a Senior Assemblymen for Halliburton in Carrollton, Texas for 41 years. Gene was a diehard Oklahoma Sooners fan, as well as a Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues, and L.A. Lakers fan.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Cindy; his father, Harley “Gene” Little, Sr.; his niece, Amber Williamson, and his nephew, DeMario Gray Sr.
He is survived by his mother, Geraldine “Gerri” Little of Muskogee, Okla.; daughter, Kandace Thrift, her husband Greg, and their son Charlie of Germantown, Tenn.; son, Christopher and his husband Reginald, and his sons Eric and Matthew all of the home in Carrollton, Texas; sister, Jeanette Askins and her husband Bill of Bartlesville, Okla.; brother, Kendall “KJ” Little and his wife Mandi from Oklahoma City, Okla.; sister-in-law, Pam Williamson and her husband Steve of Armstrong, Okla.; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.
A funeral service for Harley “Gene” Little, Jr. will be 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at Cunningham Funeral Home in Colbert. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Calera, Okla.
There will be a friends and family night on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 from 7-8 p.m. also at Cunningham Funeral Home.