Arelva May Brynds, 87, Cherokee, died February 4, 2026 at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburg.Born January 23, 1939 in Pittsburg, Arelva was the daughter of Everett Edgar and Alice Marie (Newport) Melton.Arelva graduated from Crawford County High School in 1957.She married Frank Simpson in 1958 and later divorced. Together they had five children: Christopher Simpson (deceased), Kar...
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