R. Marie Dodge

R. Marie Dodge, 86, of Bella Vista, Ark., died Saturday, March 16, 2013, at her home in Bella Vista. She was born Oct. 9, 1926, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Charles Perry Cook and Ruth Athertan Cook. She graduated from high school in Iowa and later married Boyd Dodge. She was a business woman in Tulsa, Okla., and following their retirement, they moved to Bella Vista in 1988. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister. Survivors include her husband, Boyd of Bella Vista, Ark.; one son, Mark Charles Severson; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 22, 2013, at the Bella Vista Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Entombment will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, Okla. Arrangements are under the direction of the Bella Vista Funeral Home & Crematory, 2258 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, Ark. Online condolences may be made at www.funeralmation.com.