Robert “Bert” Sidney Laws Jr., 49, of Cabot, Arkansas, passed away January 1, 2015, surrounded by friends and family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Robert was born on December 30, 1965 in Jacksonville, Arkansas to Robert and Benita Laws. He graduated from Jacksonville High School in 1984. Robert was a retired Captain of the Jacksonville Fire Department, having served the community for nearly thirty years as a firefighter and paramedic. After retirement, he continued to serve as an EMS specialist for the state of Arkansas. He was a Master Mason belonging to Jacinto Lodge #216 in Jacksonville.
He is survived by his wife, Hollie Laws; sons, Jeremy Laws, Landin Alberson, Rhett Alberson, JT Alberson and Caleb Branscum; brother, Dewan Laws; cousins, Betty Sumner and Patsy Humphries; stepfather, Gary Watts and was preceded in death by his mother and father.
Visitation will be Tuesday, January 6, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 pm at Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home. A funeral service celebrating his life will be held at McArthur Church in Jacksonville, Arkansas Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 11:00 am.
Memorials can be made in Robert’s name to Cholangiocarcinoma.org. There will be a blood drive in his honor on January 14 at the Jacksonville Police Department from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.
RIP Brother, your watch will be stood and you will be missed.
You would be so proud of the dad Rhett has become for Roman, the dad Landin is and will be, and proud to have two grandbabies, Sapphire and Roman. We all miss you very much, I think about it every single day and wish the babies would have gotten to meet you. We love you. RIP Berty.