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Local Obituaries for the Salem, Arkansas area
Myrle Cruse
Feb 26, 2012
Myrle Cruse was born on October 9, 1928, in Tyronza, Arkansas, daughter of Earl Joseph and Mallie Mabel Myrtle (Henson) Daly. She departed this life on February 26, 2012, at her home in Gepp, Arkansas, at the age of 83 years, 4 months and 17 days. Myrle was married to Billy Jack Cruse. She spent her working years as a...
Lorene Henry
Feb 22, 2012
Lorene Henry, 89, of Salem, Arkansas, was born on July 28, 1922, in Elizabeth, Arkansas, daughter of Silas Anderson and Mary Florance “Doll” (Rand) Marchant. She departed this life on February 22, 2012, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Arkansas. Lorene was united in marriage to Curtis Paul Henry on July 2, 1942, in Salem, Arkansas, and to this union,...
Jeremy David Zimmer
Feb 15, 2012
Jeremy David Zimmer, 32, of Elizabeth, Arkansas, was born on August 5, 1979, in Salem, Arkansas, son of David Leon and Ellen Kay (Diderich) Zimmer. He departed this life on February 15, 2012, at his home. Jeremy worked as an assembly line worker for a hydraulic hose manufacturer. He graduated from the Viola High School and went to Culinary School...
Nora Ellen Bell
Feb 14, 2012
Nora Ellen Bell, 95, of Salem, Arkansas, was born on January 11, 1917, in Winthrop, Arkansas, daughter of James Duke and Georgia Ann Moore. She departed this life on February 14, 2012, at Ash Flat Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. Nora was united in marriage to John B. Bell, Jr. on June 12, 1937, at Salem, Arkansas,...
James Lemar Sanders
Feb 10, 2012
James Lemar Sanders, 84, of Viola, Arkansas, was born on February 18, 1927, in Byron, Arkansas, son of Troy Horace and Buna V. (Cochran) Sanders. He departed this life on February 10, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Lemar was united in marriage to Juanita Painter on August 11, 1949, at Pineville, Arkansas, and to this union,...
Vaunita Colleen Dockins
Feb 9, 2012
Vaunita Colleen Dockins, 83, of Salem, Arkansas, was born on December 10, 1928, in Cushing, Oklahoma, daughter of Steve Harold and Leffie Lee (Caruthers) Taylor. She departed this life on February 9, 2012, at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Arkansas. Colleen was united in marriage to Robert William Dockins on April 2, 1946, at Oxford, Arkansas. She was a...
Hobart Henry Van Buren, Sr.
Feb 9, 2012
Hobart Henry Van Buren, Sr., 80, of Salem, Arkansas, was born on March 7, 1931, in Stafford, New York, son of Henry Horace and Lucy (Calkins) Van Buren. He departed this life on February 9, 2012, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Arkansas. Hobart worked and owned a lawn care business and served his country in the United States Army....
Louie Edward Kelly, Jr.
Feb 7, 2012
Louie Edward Kelly, Jr., 55, of Salem, Arkansas, was born on November 28, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, son of Louie Edward and Evelyn Virginia (Stevens) Kelly, Sr. He departed this life on February 7, 2012, at his home. Louie worked as a cemetery caretaker in Chicago, Illinois. He leaves to mourn his passing: mother, Evelyn Kelley of Salem, Arkansas; two...
Desmond Leon Jones
Jan 16, 2012
Desmond Leon Jones, 76, of Salem, Arkansas, was born on September 11, 1935, in Viola, Arkansas, son of Willie Seaborn and Vera Bell (Freeman) Jones. He departed this life on January 16, 2012, at Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Leon was united in marriage to Nora Fay Sanders on October 26, 1957, at Viola, Arkansas....
Ira B. Brown
Jan 16, 2012
Ira B. Brown, 74, of Oxford, Arkansas, was born on April 13, 1937, in Knox, Indiana, son of Peter and Margaret Brown. He departed this life on January 16, 2012, at his home. Ira was united in marriage to Myrna Grace Dittmar on November 10, 1961, at Knox, Indiana. He worked in lawncare and was the caretaker of several cemeteries....
Eva Rudek
Jan 16, 2012
Eva Rudek, 90, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, was born on December 18, 1921, in Kattovice, Poland, daughter of Oscar and Francis Gaidzik. She departed this life on January 16, 2012, at Crownpoint Health and Rehab Center in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. Eva was united in marriage to Karol Rudek. She spent her working years as an accountant and she was of...
Anna Victoria Wilson Cotter Brown
Jan 11, 2012
Anna Victoria (Wilson) Cotter Brown, 92, of Viola, Arkansas, was born on August 10, 1919, in Portia, Arkansas, daughter of Chester Arthur and Isalt Victoria (Carlisle) Wilson. She departed this life on January 11, 2012, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Anna was united in marriage to Rufus Cotter on January 2, 1937, at Vidette, Arkansas, and was later married to Earl...
Gerhardt Rienhold Wruck
Jan 9, 2012
Gerhardt Rienhold Wruck, 92, of Salem, Arkansas, was born on February 19, 1919, in Coloma, Wisconsin, son of August and Martha (Damrose) Wruck, Sr. He departed this life on January 9, 2012, at Southfork River Therapy and Living Center in Salem, Arkansas. Gerhardt spent his working years as a dairy farmer. He served his country in the United States Navy...
Charles Wesley Windham, Sr.
Jan 8, 2012
Charles Wesley Windham, Sr., 62, of Salem, Arkansas, was born on July 14, 1949, in Grenada, Mississippi, son of Charles Noye and Hadja Jawauce (Parker) Windham. He departed this life on January 8, 2012, at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Arkansas. Charles was united in marriage to Debra Kay Allen on July 14, 1990, at Salem, Arkansas. He worked...
William Thomas Mackey, Jr.
Jan 8, 2012
William Thomas Mackey, Jr., 59, of Viola, Arkansas, was born on January 20, 1952, in Prairie, Missouri, son of William Thomas and Mary Genevieve (Waite) Mackey, Sr. He departed this life on January 8, 2012, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. William was a truck driver and served his country in the United States Army during the...
Acquilla Maillet
Jan 6, 2012
Acquilla Maillet was born on November 22, 1919, in New Brunswick, Canada, son of Magloire and Celina (Richard) Maillet. He departed this life on January 6, 2012, at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Arkansas, at the age of 92 years, 1 month and 15 days. Acquilla spent his working years as a steel worker for Johnson Steel. He served...
Edna Pearl Williams
Dec 30, 2011
Edna Pearl Daugherty Williams, 78, of Kimberling City, Missouri, was born on November 12, 1933, in Elk City, Oklahoma, the daughter of John and Louisa (Arney) Daugherty. She departed this life on December 30, 2011, at Tablerock Healthcare in Kimberling City. Edna was united in marriage to John Williams on September 5, 1972, at Everett, Washington. She was a homemaker...
Melissa Jean "Lisa" Collins
Dec 29, 2011
Melissa Jean “Lisa” Collins, 46, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, was born on July 4, 1965, in Salem, Arkansas, daughter of Lemuel Herman and Iva Serepta (Pitchford) Collins. She departed this life on December 29, 2011, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Arkansas. Melissa spent her working years working for a nursing home and was a homemaker. She leaves to mourn...
Eckley Gaylor Gossett Schatzman, Sr.
Dec 19, 2011
Eckley Gaylor Gossett Schatzman Sr., 88, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, was born on June 17, 1923, in Cleveland, Ohio, son of Paul Francis and Vera Gossett (Johnson) Schatzman. He departed this life on December 19, 2011, at his home in Horseshoe Bend. Eckley was united in marriage to JoAnn Taggart on August 21, 1948, at Mishawaka, Indiana. He worked as...
Walter Dennison Dillinger
Dec 11, 2011
Walter Dennison Dillinger, 65, of Viola, Arkansas, was born on October 30, 1946, in Viola, Arkansas, son of Theodore Roosevelt and Maxie Mae (Bales) Dillinger. He departed this life on December 11, 2011, at his home. Walter was united in marriage to Judy Ann DeWitt on March 2, 1965, at Calico Rock, Arkansas. He was a loving husband, father and...
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