Barker Funeral Home Obituaries
Local Obituaries for the Salem, Arkansas area
Anna Lea Shaw
Jul 19, 2017
Anna Lea (Abney) Shaw, age 73, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas was born on September 28, 1943 in Camp, Arkansas, daughter of Hershel Sanford and Hattie Roxie Althea (Sutherland) Abney. She departed this life on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 in Salem, Arkansas. Anna spent her working years as a manager at the Crownpoint Resort in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. Anna was a...
Mildred "Mickey" Louise Painter
Jul 14, 2017
Mildred “Mickey” Louise Painter, age 86, of Viola, Arkansas was born on December 18, 1930 in Madison, Arkansas, daughter of Thomas Walter Sr. and Velma Ella (Jones) Cole. She departed this life on Friday, July 14, 2017 in Mountain Home, Arkansas at Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House. Mildred spent her working years as a secretary for Walker Insurance and...
Julia Faye Hollis
Jul 9, 2017
Julia Faye Hollis, age 87, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas was born on April 18, 1930 in Mountain View, Oklahoma, daughter of Lester Howard and Estelle (McGuire) Youngblood. She departed this life on Sunday, July 9, 2017 in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. Julia married Ray Kenneth Hollis, Sr. on March 27, 1947 in Reno, Nevada and to this union two sons were...
Rickey Dwyane Corter
Jul 8, 2017
Rickey Dwyane Corter ,61, of Viola, Arkansas was born on September 20, 1955 in Mountain View, Arkansas son of Euel Guy and Flossie Levern (Sexton). He departed this life on Saturday, July 8, 2017 in Viola, Arkansas. Rickey spent his working years as a farm supervisor for Gary and Susie Carter. He loved his children and grandchildren very much, he...
Denny Dean Wilken
Jul 6, 2017
Denny Dean Wilken, age 70, of Salem, Arkansas was born on January 30, 1947 in Garden City, Kansas, son of George Carl and Martha Viola (Burkart) Wilken. He departed this life on Thursday, July 6, 2017 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Denny married Linda Sue Chase on September 2, 1967 at Mountain Home, Arkansas and to this union one son was...
Monte Joe Dillon
Jul 6, 2017
Monte Joe Dillon, age 67, of Viola, Arkansas was born on November 7, 1949 in Bridgeport, Nebraska, son of Dwayne Russell and Mary Elizabeth (Hanway) Dillon. He departed this life on Thursday, July 6, 2017 in Viola, Arkansas. Monte married June Ellice Taylor on February 2, 1969 in Liberal, Kansas and to this union two children were born. He spent...
Ernest C. Fankhauser
Jul 2, 2017
Ernest C. Fankhauser, 76, of Viola, Arkansas was born on October 3 1940, in New York. He departed this life on July 2, 2017 at his home in Viola, Arkansas. He spent his working years as a building contractor. There are no memorial services scheduled at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Barker Funeral Home of Salem, Arkansas.
Ricky James Raines
Jun 30, 2017
Ricky James Raines, age 52 , of Camp, Arkansas was born on October 29, 1964 in Kansas City, Missouri, son of Robert Hall and Frankie Elizabeth (Hilburn) Raines. He departed this life on Friday, June 30, 2017 in Salem, Arkansas. Ricky worked on power plants as a turbine mechanic. He is survived by his mother, Frankie Raines of Camp, Arkansas;...
Herbert Cecil Murray
Jun 28, 2017
Herbert Cecil Murray, age 92 , of Salem, Arkansas was born on May 3, 1925 in Bexar, Arkansas, son of Murray S. and Elsie (Dewitt) Murray. He departed this life on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 in Salem, Arkansas. Herbert married Ima Inez Webb on May 26, 1947 in Oxford, Arkansas and to this union seven sons were born. He was...
Opal Imogene York
Jun 24, 2017
Opal Imogene (Branscum) York, age 87 , of Salem, Arkansas was born on May 11, 1930 in Ash Flat, Arkansas, daughter of Tramel Stewart and Viola Ethal (Roper) Branscum. She departed this life on Saturday, June 24, 2017 in Salem, Arkansas. Opal married Owen Euion York on November 25, 1950 in Heart, Arkansas and to this union three children were...
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...
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-...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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