Individual Details

Edwin was married earlier - to Susie Lucille Motley, 22 Jul 1933, Van Buren. But by 1940 he was living at home with his parents, divorced.
1940 Census. Van Buren Twp, Crawford Co, AR
Edd Deffenbaugh, 62, b. AR
Emma B., wife, 65, b. TX
Edwin, son, 28, Divorced

Obituary - Southwest Times Record of Fort Smith, AR - April 17, 1984 - Page 6B

EDWIN P. DEFFENBAUGH, 72, of 307 So. 13th Street, Van Buren, AR, died Monday, April 16th, in a Van Buren hospital. He was retired from Sparkman Quality Clothiers and he attended the Rena Christian Church. A lifelong Van Buren resident, Deffenbaugh was an Army veteran and served in the Phillipines and the Western Pacific.
Funeral will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday in Ocker Memorial Chapel. Burial will be at U.S. National Cemetery (Fort Smith).
He is survived by his wife, Mary; a daughter, Mary Jo Arick of North Little Rock; three sons, Gary of Paris, AR, Danny of Van Buren, and Jerry of Knoxville, TN; three sisters, Blanche Brewer of Van Buren, Mary Brasuell of Los Angeles, CA, and Ruth Shaffer of Sedelia, MO; a brother, Wallace of Dallas, TX and 12 grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Gene Bell, George Batchelor, Earl Robinson, John Danchiu, Elliott Sparkman, and Ernest Yeager.

Edwin served as private in the US Army, World War II.

Birth	23 Dec 1911
Marriage	16 Jun 1947	Johnson County, Arkansas - Mary Margaret Hays
Death	16 Apr 1984	Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas
Burial	18 Arp 1984	Fort Smith Natl Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas

Spouse	Mary Margaret Hays (1917 - 1996)
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