Dolores Ann Shelley Edelen Bryant's Obituary
Dolores Ann Shelley Edelen Bryant, of Springdale, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013, at the Willard Walker Hospice House in Fayetteville at the age of 84 years. Dolores was born March 30, 1929, in Shawnee, OK to parents Dewey Lee Bertram Shelley and Beulah May (Hulsey) Shelley. She was a graduate of Tonkawa High School class of 1947. She had many academic achievements; she earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Oklahoma, a Master’s Degree from the University of Arkansas, a Doctoral Degree Candidate at the University of Illinois Champagne Urbana, and was a Professor of Music Education at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville.
She was a member of Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas in Rogers.
Dolores is survived by her husband of 37 years, Horace Ellsworth Bryant, of Springdale, her children, daughter, Shelley Edelen Cooper and husband Mike, of Boise, ID; daughter Annette Edelen, of Rogers, AR; daughter Nancy Edelen Shirley and husband Tom of Rogers, AR; son Michael Bryant and wife Gay, of Fayetteville, AR; and son Mark Bryant, of Springdale, AR. She is survived by nine grandchildren, LaKesha Edelen, Brianna Miller, Kristin Jeter, KeShawn Mahone, Casey Bryant, Lauren Bryant, Sarah Hughes, Eli Bryant, and Jesse Stuckey; nine great-grandchildren, Rodrick, Darrien, Deja, Ali Jr., Taye, Tianna, Tatiyana, Ianna, and Aliyah.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dewey Lee Bertram Shelley and Beulah May Hulsey Shelley, a son, Robert Lee Edelen, and a great-granddaughter, Aalisha.
Visitation for Dolores will be from 5 – 7 p.m., Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Fellowship Bible Church in Rogers. Friends and family are also welcome to sign the guest book at Moore’s Chapel in Fayetteville.
Services are 12:00 pm, Friday, July 19, 2013 at Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas, 1051 W. Pleasant Grove Road, Rogers, AR., with burial to follow at Fayetteville National Cemetery, under the direction of Moore’s Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Willard Walker Hospice House, 325 East Longview Street, Fayetteville, AR 72701.
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