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Local Obituaries for the Salem, Arkansas area
Helen Valenta
Apr 11, 2012
Helen S. Valenta passed away on April 11, 2012, at her home in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. She was 89 years old and comforted by family as she passed into Heaven. She was born on March 31, 1923, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Helen is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, Joe, her daughter Linda Flug of Horseshoe Bend, son...
Edward David Zak
Apr 10, 2012
Edward David Zak, 90, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, was born on September 17, 1921, in Chicago, Illinois, son of Edward Casimir and Sophia Zak. He departed this life on April 10, 2012, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Arkansas. Edward was united in marriage to Lillian B. Nawara on October 10, 1942, at St. Louis, Missouri. He spent his working...
Ralph Warren Allmon
Apr 9, 2012
Ralph Warren Allmon who was married to Hilda Dean Allmon for 69 years reached out his hand where Jesus his Lord welcomed him into heaven’s gate on April 9, 2012. Throughout his (Ralphs’) 67 years of pastoral leadership, his love for the Lord gave hope and guidance to everyone who was fortunate to know him. The last church he pastoralized...
James Martinus Rega
Mar 27, 2012
James Martinus Rega, 81, of Ash Flat, AR, was born on March 22, 1931, in Chicago, IL, son of James A. and Bernadine Martinus Rega. He departed this life on March 27, 2012, at Jonesboro, AR. James was united in marriage to Rosemary Ann Thier on June 4, 1955, in Chicago, IL. He spent his working years as a real...
Walter Joseph House, Jr.
Mar 18, 2012
Walter Joseph House, Jr, 79, of Viola, Arkansas, was born on January 13, 1933, in Algiers, Louisiana, son of Walter Joseph and Alberta S. (Hoagland) House, Sr. He departed this life on March 18, 2012, at his home. Walter spent his working years as a Security Guard for BP Oil Company. He served his country in the U. S. Marines...
Eva Veneta Rains
Mar 17, 2012
Eva Veneta Davis Rains, 93, of Gassville, Arkansas, was born on December 15, 1918, in Oxford, Arkansas, daughter of Luther Milton and Jessie Mae Julian Davis. She passed from this life on March 17th , 2012, at Gassville Nursing Home in Gassville. Eva was united in marriage to Harold Rains. She was a faithful member of the West Road Church...
Mary Elizabeth Knight
Mar 13, 2012
Mary Elizabeth Knight, 62, of Salem, Arkansas, was born on December 18, 1949, in Hazard, Kentucky, daughter of Arthur Carl and Monett (Mead) Knight. She departed this life on March 13, 2012, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Arkansas. She leaves to mourn her passing: three brothers, John Knight and wife Sanab of Alton, Missouri, Larry Knight and wife Eileen...
Wilma Lou Matthew
Mar 12, 2012
Wilma Lou Matthew, 51, of Viola, Arkansas, was born on May 26, 1960, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, daughter of Charles Wilburn and Wanda Marcella (Moye) Barker. She departed this life on March 12, 2012, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Arkansas. Wilma was united in marriage to Ancel Ray Matthew, Jr. on May 9, 1979, at Miami, Oklahoma. She worked...
Eugene Humpfer
Mar 11, 2012
Eugene (Gene) Humpfer of Horseshoe Bend, AR passed away Sunday, March 11, 2012 at the age of 93. He was born December 17, 1918 in Hammond, IN, the son of William J. Humpfer and Alvina Stommel Humpfer. He graduated High School in 1938. Gene served in the U.S. Air Corps for 3 years, 3 months and 27 days. He worked...
JoAnn Schatzman
Mar 10, 2012
JoAnn Schatzman, 85, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, was born on April 12, 1926, in Mishawaka, Indiana, daughter of Lester Samuel and Florence Burnette (Burnette) Taggart. She departed this life on March 10, 2012, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. JoAnn was united in marriage to Eckley Gaylor Gossett Schatzman on August 21, 1948, in Mishawaka, Indiana, and to...
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....
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