Feb. 20, 1941 – May 26, 2023
Vian – Funeral services for Dennis Edward Chadwick, 82, of Vian, were at 2 p.m. Friday, June 2, 2023, at the Agent & Mallory-Martin Chapel in Sallisaw.
Burial was at Mount McCurry Cemetery in Rudy, Ark., under the direction of Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home.
Mr. Chadwick was born on Feb. 20, 1941, in Rudy to Edward R. Chadwick and Trixie (Gentry) Chadwick. He died on Friday, May 26, 2023, in Fort Smith, Ark.
He was a 1959 graduate of Van Buren High School. He owned an upholstery shop for 14 years, was a conductor for Union Pacific Railroad for 26 years.
He married Mary Lydia Chadwick on March 1, 1997, in Carlisle.
Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Mary Lydia Chadwick of the home; one daughter, Denise Chadwick of Braggs; three sons, Brandon Hamilton and Amy Gifford of Tahlequah, Steve and Amy Hamilton of Cameron and John and Sarah Hamilton of Poteau; daughter-in-law, Hillary Chadwick of Mulberry, Ark.; two brothers, Dana and Lynn Chadwick of Helena, Ark., and Duane and JoAnn Chadwick of Van Buren; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and other family members and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one son, Todd Chadwick.
Pallbearers were Brandon Hamilton, Steve Hamilton, John Hamilton, Garrett Hamilton, Alex Wolfe and Logan Wolfe.