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Local Obituaries for the Salem, Arkansas area
Billy Dean Kankey
Jun 22, 2017
Billy Dean Kankey 85, of Viola, Arkansas was born on July 15, 1931, son of Arthur Austin and Lola (Hammond) Kankey, in Pineville, Arkansas. He departed this life on June 22, 2017 in Salem, Arkansas. He was married to Charlotte Carolyn Perryman on August 25, 1960 at Kansas City, Missouri. He spent his working years as a machinist at Allis-...
Charles Sherpinski III
Jun 22, 2017
Charles Sherpinski III, 77, of Salem, Arkansas was born on May 21, 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland, son of Charles Sherpinski Jr. and Mary (DeFazio) Sherpinski. He departed this life on June 22, 2017 in Salem, Arkansas. He spent his working years as an engineer in the Merchant Marines. He was of the Catholic faith and served his country in the...
William "Bill" Frank Gerken
Jun 20, 2017
William “Bill” Frank Gerken, 62 , of Mammoth Spring, Arkansas was born on January 16, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, son of Wallace Frank and Delores Clara (Owens) Gerken. He departed this life on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Ozark Medical Center in West Plains, Missouri. He spent his working years as a carpenter and attended services at Thayer Assembly of...
Leon Melvin Verhegghe, Sr.
Jun 18, 2017
Leon Melvin Verhegghe Sr., 88, of Sidney, Arkansas was born on February 5, 1929, son of Miel and Paline (Teil) Verhegghe, in Chesaning, Michigan. He departed this life on June 18, 2017 in Sidney, Arkansas. He was married to Mary Ann Burt then later married Yolanda Lacey September 9, 2003 at Melbourne, Arkansas. He spent his working years as owner...
Hayden Levi Combs
Jun 18, 2017
Hayden Levi Combs, 5 months , of Mammoth Spring, Arkansas was born on January 4, 2017 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, son of Donald Ray, Combs III and Sonya Nichole (Mullins) Combs. He departed this life on Sunday, June 18, 2017 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is survived by his parents, Donald Ray Combs III and Sonya Combs; sister, Riley Raye...
Dinsmore Overton Houck
Jun 8, 2017
Dinsmore “Denny” Overton Houck, 91, of Salem, Arkansas was born on July 15, 1925 in Cromwell, Oklahoma, son of Walter Calvin and Mary (Epperson) Houck. He departed this life on Thursday, June 8, 2017 in Salem, Arkansas. He was united in marriage to Betty Anne Tisdale on February 2, 1957 in Phoenix, Arizona. He spent his working years as an...
William "Bill" Royce Hill, Jr.
Jun 4, 2017
William “Bill” Royce Hill, Jr., 61, of Sturkie, Arkansas was born on September 28, 1955 in Clinton, Arkansas, son of William Royce, Sr. and Evelyn Grace (Nichols) Hill. He departed this life on Sunday, June 4, 2017 in Springfield, Missouri. He was united in marriage to Penny Diane Lawyer on January 18, 1974 in Wiseman, Arkansas and to this union...
Sylvia Irene Coffman
Jun 1, 2017
Sylvia Irene Coffman, 90, of Salem, Arkansas was born on August 11, 1926, daughter of James B. and Ada Susan (Barnes) Miller. She passed away peacefully at her home with her family around her on June 1, 2017 in Salem, Arkansas. She was united in marriage to Troy Henry Coffman on October 18, 1944 in Mt. Ida, Arkansas and to...
Vernon Bobby Williams
May 29, 2017
Vernon Bobby Williams, 79, of Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, was born August 27, 1937, son of Archie Vernon and Mary Dialtha (Frazier) Williams in Seminole, Oklahoma. He departed this life on May 29, 2017 in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. Vernon married Sharon Anne Hill on February 1, 1964 at Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. He spent his working years as a pipe trades journeyman...
Jack McCollum
May 25, 2017
Floyd Jackson McCollum, 60, of Oxford, Arkansas, was born January 13, 1957, son of Bill Ray and Wilma Gaye (Floyd) McCollum in Melbourne, Arkansas. He departed this life on May 25, 2017 in Oxford, Arkansas. Jack spent his working years as a carpenter, farmer and was truly a “Jack of All Trades”. He was a son, brother, father, friend and...
Jeffrey Lee Turner
May 17, 2017
Jeffrey Lee Turner, 44, of Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, was born March 11, 1973, son of Jerry Orville and Margaret Faye (Lawson) Turner in Salem, Arkansas. He departed this life on May 17, 2017 in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. Jeffrey spent his working years as a heavy equipment operator and loved to hunt and fish. He was a loving son, brother and...
Debra Ann Young
May 14, 2017
Debra Ann Young, 47, of Salem, Arkansas, was born October 10, 1969, daughter of Billy Dale and Patsy Ann (Henry) Powell in Kansas City, Kansas. She departed this life on May 14, 2017 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Debra was married to Ray William Young on July 15, 1985 in Alton, Missouri. She was a homemaker, loving daughter, wife, mother, sister,...
Virginia Bebee (Twist) Williams
May 10, 2017
Virginia Bebee (Twist) Williams, 85, of Salem, Arkansas was born on April 11, 1932, in Pryor, Oklahoma, daughter of Felix Andrew and Rose Lee (Runyun) Twist. She departed this life on May 10, 2017 in Salem, Arkansas. During her working years she was an LPN. She was a member of the Cherokee Nation and of the Lutheran faith. She is...
Elza Fern Beaver
May 5, 2017
Elza Fern (Hand) Beaver, 87, Viola, Arkansas was born January 10, 1930, daughter of Leslie and Lessie (Newton) Hand in Hand, Arkansas. She departed this life on May 5, 2017 in Viola, Arkansas. Fern spent her working years as a school teacher at Viola Schools for twenty six years and was a member of the Viola First Baptist Church in...
Cody Worsham
May 4, 2017
Cody Worsham, 63, of Salem, Arkansas was born April 3, 1954, son of Billy J. and Billie Ruth (Brown) Worsham in Salem, Arkansas. He departed this life on May 4, 2017 in Salem, Arkansas. Cody spent his working years working in construction. He was a loving son, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He is survived by his 3 daughters; Sasha...
Betty June Gilbert
Apr 26, 2017
Betty June (Lansford) Gilbert, 79, Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas was born June 14, 1937, daughter of Johnny Eugene and Gladys (Edgars) Lansford in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She departed this life on April 26, 2017 in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. June was married to Willie Elden Gilbert on June 14, 1953 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. They lived in Craighead County until 2000 when they bought...
Betty Anne Houck
Apr 11, 2017
Betty Anne (Tisdale) Houck, 86, of Salem, Arkansas, was born on March 19, 1931, in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, daughter of Horace and Ella (Rowland) Tisdale. She departed this life on April 11, 2017 at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Arkansas. Betty married Dinsmore Overton Houck on February 2, 1957 at Phoenix, Arizona. She spent her working years as an...
Janie Ann (Smith) Parker
Apr 8, 2017
Janie Ann (Smith) Parker, 63, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas was born November 13, 1953 to the late Dearl Dee and Mary Jane (Waldon) Smith in Delano, California. She departed this life on April 8, 2017 in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. Janie spent her working years as a LPN and was a member of the Violet Hill Assembly of God Church in...
James Rodney Barker
Mar 19, 2017
James Rodney Barker, 79, of Salem, Arkansas was born February 8, 1938 to the late Luther Sylvester and Nola Lou (Maguffee) Barker in Salem, Arkansas. He departed this life on March 19, 2017 in Salem, Arkansas.
Rodney married Hazel Louise Bosworth on July 6, 1958 in Salem, Arkansas and to this union 3 children were born. Rodney graduated...
John Moses Collins
Mar 17, 2017
John Moses Collins, 77, of Viola, Arkansas was born on January 29, 1940, in Dolph, Arkansas, son of Richard Elisha and Claudia May (Baker) Collins. He departed this life on March 17, 2017 in Salem, Arkansas. John married Reida Joann Morgan at Jordan, Arkansas on June 25, 1985. He spent his working years with Boeing, Tam Engineering, Basscat Boats, and...
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