George Albert Small Jr., 83, of Litchfield, died on Monday, June 8, 2026, at Blue Circle Nursing and Rehab in St. Louis, MO.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to noon, at Litchfield Family Funeral Service in Litchfield. Graveside services will be conducted with burial to follow on Thursday at 1 p.m. at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield. Litchfield Family Funeral Service in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Small was born on Nov. 8, 1942, in Litchfield, a son of George Albert Small Sr. and Pearl (Daly) Laird. He attended Litchfield High School. He married Rosalia Rodil on Sept. 23, 1992, in the Philippines.
He served in Operation Desert Storm as a truck driver and was a member of the U.S. Army for over 20 years, which led him to becoming a member of the Litchfield VFW. He was a hard working man and after retirement, he had several jobs. He worked as a tour bus driver, at the post office and as a tattoo artist. Though it wasn’t all work and he enjoyed riding Harley-Davidson motorcycles, reading the newspaper, competition pistol shooting and loved to target shoot with his family. He was also a member of the Litchfield Baptist Church. He was often joking around and telling jokes which always filled the room with laughter.
Mr. Small is survived by his wife, Rosalia Small of Litchfield; daughters, Roberta Kaye Clark of Dexter, MO, and Kathleen (Jeffrey) Bell of Winchester, VA; son, Marlon Rodil; granddaughters, Jessica (Colter) Kaster, Jerrica (Jared) Cecil, Chira Bell and Milyn Rodil; grandsons, Carter Bell and Kai Rodil; great-granddaughter, Malia Ellsworth; brother, Roy Small; sisters, Carolyn (David) Hankins and Linda Gorman; sister-in-law, Roweda Rodil; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; great-great-grandchild, Harper Ann Prost; and sister-in-law, Debbie Small.
Condolences may be left at www.litchfieldffs.com.
