Ron E. Cheney

Memorial Service for Ronald E. Cheney, 73, of Sallisaw, Oklahoma will be at 10:00 AM on Monday, December 23, 2019 at U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas under the direction of Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Service, Inc.

Ron E. Cheney, 73, of Sallisaw, Oklahoma was born on July 27, 1946 in Sonora, Mexico. He passed this life on December 7, 2019 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. He was a member of the First Missionary Baptist Church of Sallisaw. He was an U.S. Army Veteran, serving 2 tours in Vietnam. On January 17, 1970 he married Sheila A. Benson in Rockford, Illinois.

Survivors are:

wife: Sheila of the home

2 daughters: Dawn Norman and husband, Lee, of Rio Verde, AZ and Tammy Cary and husband, Mike, of Darren, WI

2 sons: James Cheney and wife, Cassandra, and Keith Cheney and wife, Janie, of Sallisaw, OK

11 grandchildren and 5 great-grandsons

a host of friends

He was preceded in death by his son, Randy Cox, and his parents.