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Local Obituaries for the Salem, Arkansas area
Ella Ruth Stone
Feb 4, 2024
Ella Ruth Stone, 80, of Oxford, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at Salem, Arkansas. Ella was born in Lamesa, Texas on October 10, 1943, to Shelby Dalmont and Ruth (Clifton) Dalmont. Ella worked as an accountant for Peacock Alley. Ella was a loving daughter, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, friend, and was of the Baptist faith.
Ella is survived by her daughter, Marie Stone...
Miyoko F. Smith
Feb 4, 2024
Miyoko departed this life for her heavenly home on February 4, 2024. She was the daughter of Tozo Fujimoto and Yoshino Nakai Fujimoto and was born in New Minister, British Columbia. She has 2 brothers and 5 sisters: Mitsuo, Tatsuo, Emieko, Hannao, Kazuo who live in Japan and her sister, Chieko lives in Canada. She was married to T.D. Smith...
Joyce Ann Hodges
Feb 4, 2024
Joyce Ann Hodges, 83, of Viola, Arkansas, passed from this life on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Joyce was born to Ralph Emerson Shrable and Lillie Leeann (Worsham) Shrable on September 10, 1940, in Viola, Arkansas. Joyce was united in marriage to Leon Hodges on June 4, 1983, in Viola, Arkansas. Joyce was a member of the Viola Church of Christ. She loved the...
Delbert Lee Parnell, Sr.
Feb 2, 2024
Delbert Lee Parnell, Sr., 67, of Oxford, Arkansas, passed away on Friday, February 2, 2024, at Salem, Arkansas. Delbert was born in Union City, Tennessee on September 29, 1956, to James Harold Parnell and Georgia Joan (McCord) Parnell. Delbert was united in marriage to Elizabeth Irene Horton on August 19, 1978, in Crown Point, Indiana. Delbert worked as a forklift operator at...
Janice Kay (MacArthur) Jackson
Jan 31, 2024
Janice Kay (MacArthur) Jackson, 67, of Salem, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at Mountain Home, Arkansas. Janice was born in Salem, Arkansas on January 22, 1957, to Hollis MacArthur and Katherine (Benton) MacArthur. Janice was united in marriage to Roy Gene Reed on October 26, 2007, in Salem, Arkansas. Janice worked as an LPN for approximately forty years....
Viola Mae Clark
Jan 29, 2024
Viola Mae Clark, 76, of Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, January 29, 2024, at Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. Viola was born in Greenway, Arkansas on April 7, 1947, to Ollie Dallas Petty and Bertha McHaley (Thornton) Petty. Viola was united in marriage to Timothy Dean Clark on December 22, 2019, in Alpena, Arkansas. Viola worked on the assembly line at Emerson and...
Charles Lowell Butler
Jan 27, 2024
Charles Lowell Butler, 90, of Camp, Arkansas, passed away on January 27, 2024, at Camp, Arkansas. Charles was born on October 25, 1933, to Curtis Randall Butler and Laura (Holloway) Butler in Camp, Arkansas. Charles married the love of his life, Catherine Collins, on June 10, 1959, in Hardy, Arkansas and to this union three daughters were born. Charles was a faithful...
Charles Stanley Brown
Jan 26, 2024
Charles Stanley Brown, 90, of Pocahontas, Arkansas, passed away on January 26, 2024, at Pocahontas, Arkansas. Charles was born on July 13, 1933, to Burl N. Brown and Evelyn I. (Girardot) Brown in Dover, Arkansas. Charles was united in marriage to Betty Ruth Smith on August 31, 1956, in Russellville, Arkansas. Charles was a mechanic by trade, and he ran an auto...
Doyle Wayne "Pug" Shrable
Jan 26, 2024
Doyle Wayne “Pug” Shrable, 83, of Gepp, Arkansas passed away on Friday, January 26, 2024, in Gepp, Arkansas. Wayne was born on November 21, 1940, to Paul Patrick Shrable and Wilma Marie (Clay) Shrable in Gepp, Arkansas. Wayne married Mary Dean Schaufler on September 1, 1958, in Elizabeth, Arkansas. Wayne worked as a sign hanger with Associated Sign in Kansas City, Missouri for 33...
Darrell Lee Burch
Jan 21, 2024
Darrell Lee Burch, 71, of Salem, Arkansas passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Darrell was born on March 17, 1952, to William Thomas "Billy" Burch and Audra Mae (Langle) Burch in Heart, Arkansas. Darrell married Kathy Ann Sparkman on September 8, 1973, in Salem, Arkansas. Darrell worked as a mechanic and farmer during his working career....
Rilla Cowart
Jan 20, 2024
Mrs. Rilla Cowart age 89, of Anniston, AL passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2024. Mrs. Cowart was born in Commerce, GA. to the late Paul and Missouri Burnette Wood. Rilla spent most her years as Corporate Secretary for Cowart’s Construction INC. She lived in various states including Lineville, AL and Salem, AR. Rilla had a passion for gardening, love...
Ronn Lee Hutchins
Jan 18, 2024
Ronn Lee Hutchins, 62, of Viola, Arkansas passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2024. Ronn was born on April 22, 1961, to Thomas Lee Roy Hutchins and Mary Ann Elizabeth (Keller) Hutchins in Granite City, Illinois. Ronn worked as a truck driver for King Ready Mix. Ronn was a great musician, friend, father, and pawpaw to many. Ronn was a member...
Glendel Ray Sexton
Jan 13, 2024
Glendel Ray Sexton, 75, of Bexar, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at Jonesboro, Arkansas. Glendel was born in Bexar, Arkansas on July 25, 1948, the youngest of eight children born to James Oscar Sexton and Rener (Boatman) Sexton. For secular work Glendel enjoyed his days as a truck driver and logging in the woods with his brother Frank...
Kelly Gene Batterton
Jan 10, 2024
Kelly Gene Batterton, 62, of Glencoe, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Kelly was born on December 13, 1961, to Jewell Kay Batterton and Barbara Gene (Schaufler) Batterton. Kelly was united in marriage to Dana Michelle Moss (Wifey) on May 25, 1985, in Glencoe, Arkansas and to this union, two sons were born. Kelly found...
Eska Willene Montgomery
Jan 10, 2024
Eska Willene Montgomery, 90, of Mammoth Spring, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at Shady Oaks Healthcare Center in Thayer, Missouri. Eska was born on September 28, 1933, to Karl Hans Lange and Esther Delzora (Wells) Lange in Heart, Arkansas. Eska was united in marriage to Morris Junior Montgomery on May 31, 1952, in Salem, Arkansas. Eska worked as...
Betty Ruth (Smith) Brown
Jan 7, 2024
Betty Ruth (Smith) Brown, 85, of Pocahontas, Arkansas passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Betty was born on December 17, 1938, to John Erwin Smith and Edna Beatrice (Vinson) Smith in Russellville, Arkansas.  Betty was united in marriage to Charles Stanley Brown on August 31, 1956, in Russellville, Arkansas. Betty was a...
Ruth Ellen Kingston
Jan 3, 2024
Ruth Ellen Kingston, 90, of Salem, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at Salem, Arkansas. Ruth was born on January 15, 1933, to Harry William Hails and Mae Alice (Pate) Hails in Fresno, California.  Ruth was united in marriage to Robert Eugene Kingston on February 28, 1951, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ruth was a homemaker and loved taking...
Georgia Lee (Rohman) Swingle
Dec 31, 2023
Georgia Lee (Rohman) Swingle, 69, of Salem, Arkansas passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023, at Salem, Arkansas. Georgia was born on November 15, 1954, to George Earl Rhoman and Wanda Lee (Hancock) Rohman in Lawrence, Kansas. Â Â Georgia was united in marriage to Stephen Grant Swingle on August 29, 1975, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Georgia was a homemaker and loved...
Billy Don Herron
Dec 27, 2023
Billy Don Herron, 83, of Salem, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at Jonesboro, Arkansas. Billy Don was born on February 16, 1940, to Willie Oden Herron and Elsie (Bristow) Herron in Ash Flat, Arkansas. Â Â Billy Don was united in marriage to Judy Ann Leming on May 21, 1965, in Salem, Arkansas, and to this union two children...
Noble Duane Lewis
Dec 27, 2023
Noble Duane Lewis, 84, of Sturkie, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at Springfield, Missouri. Noble was born on June 4, 1939, to Arby Woods Lewis and Verna Flossie (Fout) Lewis in Hand, Arkansas.
Noble was united in marriage to Carolyn Harlene Hutchison on August 4, 1965, in Sturkie, Arkansas, and to this union two children were...
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