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Local Obituaries for the Salem, Arkansas area

Othella Pauline Glisson

Othella Pauline Glisson

Aug 29, 2012

Othella Pauline Glisson, 79, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, was born on October 2, 1932, in Pochahontas, Arkansas, daughter of Henry and Marie (Crisp) McCullough. She departed this life Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at Southfork River Therapy and Living Center in Salem, Arkansas. Othella was united in marriage to Harold Glen Glisson in July of 1956 in Arkansas. She was a...

Helen Marie Valenta

Helen Marie Valenta

Aug 26, 2012

Helen Marie Valenta, 89, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, was born on January 16, 1923, in Rienbeck, Iowa, daughter of Paul and Alice Chalupsky. She departed this life on August, 26, 2012, at Crown Point Health and Rehab Center in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. Helen was united in marriage to Lester Valenta on June 16, 1947, in Waterloo, Iowa. She worked as...

Madelyne Lucille Squier

Madelyne Lucille Squier

Aug 20, 2012

Madelyne L. Squier died August 20, 2012, at Crown Point Nursing Home due to complications following a fall in her home on June 13. She was born to Fred and Helen (Golden) Woodard in Bluffton, IN on March 27, 1915, the eldest of three children. Madelyne was married to Duane B. Squier of Springport, MI, in Battle Creek, MI, on...

Cephus Dee Fowler

Cephus Dee Fowler

Aug 19, 2012

Cephus Dee (Junior) Fowler, 83, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, was born on December 27, 1928, in Lynn, Arkansas, son of Aubrey Dee and Ruth (Hooten) Fowler. He departed this life on Sunday, August 19, 2012, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. Cephus was united in marriage to Nancy Linn Fletcher on August 28, 1949, at Columbus, Ohio. He...

Venetta Lou Humphrey

Venetta Lou Humphrey

Aug 9, 2012

Venetta Lou Humphrey, 75, of Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, was born on February 27, 1937, in Glencoe, Arkansas, daughter of George Samuel and Bertha Belle (Wells) Coggins. She departed this life on August 9, 2012, at her home. Venetta was united in marriage to Avery B. Humphrey on April 18, 1957, in Wood River, Illinois. She worked as a sales clerk...

Darrell Hutson

Darrell Hutson

Aug 8, 2012

John Darrell Hutson, 61, of Salem, Arkansas, was born on August 11, 1950, in Salem, Arkansas, son of Lewis Henry and Wilma Jean (Lau) Hutson. He departed this life on August 8, 2012, in Harrison, Arkansas. Darrell worked as a heavy equipment operator for Mark Harmon Farms. He was of the Methodist faith and served his country in the United...

Richard Cleo Luke, Jr

Richard Cleo Luke, Jr

Aug 7, 2012

Richard Cleo Luke, Jr., 68, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, departed this life on August 7, 2012, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Arkansas. He was born on August 7, 1944, in Vero Beach, Florida, son of Richard Cleo and Violet Eveleen (Yates) Luke. Richard was united in marriage to Sandra (Hilliard) Lynch. He worked as a commerical frogger and fisherman...

Gerald Willard Gray

Gerald Willard Gray

Aug 7, 2012

Gerald Willard Gray, 81, Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, was born on March 10, 1931, in Page, Nebraska, son of Willard and Hazel (Dorothy) Gray. He departed this life on August 7, 2012, at his home. Gerald was united in marriage to Betty Jean Washam on June 12, 1972, at Carson City, Nevada. He worked as a supervisor of mails for the...

Edna Vera Fairchild

Edna Vera Fairchild

Aug 6, 2012

Edna Vera Fairchild, 91, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, was born on August 25, 1920, in Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia, daughter of John Joseph and Doris Kutura (Hughes) Clementson. She departed this life on Monday, August 6, 2012, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Edna was united in marriage to Arling Marlette Fairchild on June 1, 1944, at Mentone,...

Jodi Diane (McCollum) Hutson

Jodi Diane (McCollum) Hutson

Jul 30, 2012

Jodi Diane Hutson, 28, Henderson, Arkansas, was born on October 14, 1983, in Salem, Arkansas, daughter of Claude Udell McCollum and the late Deloris Diane (Branscum) McCollum. She departed this life on Monday, July 30, 2012 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was united in marriage to James Chase Hutson on September 19, 2009, in Western...

Herbert Amos Wicks

Herbert Amos Wicks

Jul 27, 2012

Herbert Amos Wicks, 98, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, was born on February 18, 1914, in Wright County, Iowa, son of Thomas Amos and Julia Gunhilde Helene (Ashe) Wicks. He departed this life on July 27, 2012, at Eagle Crest Nursing Home in Ash Flat. Herbert was united in marriage to Vivian Mabel Maddick on August 14, 1934, in Fort Dodge,...

Monty Dwane McCullough

Monty Dwane McCullough

Jul 24, 2012

Monty Dwane McCullough, 53, of Salem, Arkansas, was born on October 28, 1958, in Searcy, Arkansas, son of Haden Dwane and Nina Mae (Pogue) McCullough. He departed this life on July 24, 2012, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Arkansas. Monty was owner/operator of Salem Cable Vision. He was a member of the Salem Church of Christ, Past President of...

Robert Thomas Bryson, SR.

Robert Thomas Bryson, SR.

Jul 15, 2012

Robert Thomas Bryson, Sr., 72, of Salem, Arkansas, was born on July 2, 1940, in Lamasco, Kentucky, son of Roy Jackson and Clatie (Stokes) Bryson. He departed this life on July 15, 2012, at his home. Robert was united in marriage to Theda Kay Teague on March 22, 1977, in North Little Rock, Arkansas. He spent his working years as...

Gerald Irvin Sims

Gerald Irvin Sims

Jul 13, 2012

Gerald Irvin Sims, 82, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, was born on May 17, 1930, in Republican City, Nebraska, son of Irvin and Pearl Marie (Young) Sims. He departed this life on July 13, 2012, at his home. Gerald was united in marriage to Lillie Jean Massey on July 29, 1956, in Arcadia, California. He worked as a construction engineer for...

Burnell Montgomery

Burnell Montgomery

Jul 11, 2012

Burnell Montgomery, 76, of Elizabeth, Arkansas, was born on June 18, 1936, in Morriston, Arkansas, son of Barrett Watson and Bernice Lee (Cantrell) Montgomery. He departed this life on July 11, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Burnell was united in marriage to Carolyn Sue Huett on January 20, 1960, at Jonesboro, Arkansas, and to this union, one son...

Conner Lee Pool

Conner Lee Pool

Jul 8, 2012

Conner Lee Pool, 1 month, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, infant son of Randall Lee and Sidney Elaine (Blaine) Pool passed away on July 8, 2012, in Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa. He was born on June 2, 2012, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Conner liked to smile and would laugh when his brothers played with him. He also loved to...

Grover Corbie Borden

Grover Corbie Borden

Jul 6, 2012

Grover Corbie Borden, 92, of Elizabeth, Arkansas, was born on September 11, 1919, in Elizabeth, Arkansas, son of Jim B. and Martha Elizabeth (Nimo) Borden. He departed this life on July 6, 2012, at his home in Elizabeth, Arkansas. Grover was united in marriage to Lilly Bernestine Snelgroes on August 10, 1938, at Flora, Arkansas. He spent his working years...

Armada Lucille "Mickey" Broyles

Armada Lucille "Mickey" Broyles

Jul 5, 2012

Armada Lucille “Mickey” Broyles, 87, of Salem, Arkansas, was born on November 3, 1924, in Gary, Indiana, daughter of Robert I. Throop. She departed this life on July 5, 2012, at Southfork River Therapy and Living Center in Salem, Arkansas. Mickey was united in marriage to John William Broyles on May 23, 1954. She was a homemaker and a member...

Anne Patricia Schmeder

Anne Patricia Schmeder

Jun 22, 2012

Anne Tray Link Schmeder, 91, formerly of Ottumwa, passed from this life on June 22, 2012, in her beloved town of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. She was born July 5, 1920, in Ottumwa to James and Genevieve (Ryan) Tray. She married John Link on February 1, 1944. He preceded her in death in 1974. She married Nelson "Red" Schmeder on October...

Mary Jacqueline Mosier

Mary Jacqueline Mosier

Jun 20, 2012

Mary Jacqueline Mosier, 79, of Glencoe, Arkansas, was born on June 22, 1932, in Maude, Oklahoma, daughter of Archie Vernon and Mary Dialtha (Frazier) Williams. She departed this life on June 20, 2012, at her home. Mary was united in marriage to Jim Self on June 17, 1949, at Gainesville, Texas, and to this union David, Michael and Belinda were...