Deirdra ‘Dee’ Delora Arrowood
Deirdra “Dee” Delora Arrowood, 53, of Somerset, died at 11:35 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born Sept. 29, 1962 in Marion, to Willard Harris and Martha (Wooten) Harris Burkhart.
Dee was a graduate of Southwood High School and State Beauty College in Marion. She married Mike Arrowood on Aug. 8, 1998, at Wabash Freewill Baptist Church. She worked in janitorial services at the Marion Post Office. Dee was a member of the Jalapa Road Freewill Baptist Church, and was an avid University of Kentucky fan. She enjoyed vacationing with her husband, and doing activities with her grandchildren. Whether it was going to ball games, dance recitals, or anything else as long as her grandkids were involved she was there.
She is survived by her husband: Mike Arrowood, Somerset; mother: Martha Burkhart, Marion; two children: Ashley (Charlie) Pelphrey, Wabash; and Rev. Jeremy (April) Arrowood, Lagro; six grandchildren: Tiffany Pelphrey; Trevor Pelphrey; Dakota Pelphrey; and Sierra Pelphrey, all of Wabash; Paige Arrowood; Brooklyn Arrowood, both of Lagro; two sisters: Vera Tyner, LaFontaine; Mabel (Thomas) Richards, Wabash; brother: Ron Harris, LaFontaine; brother-in-law: Wayne (Anna) Arrowood, Oil Springs, Ky.; sister-in-law: Linda Harris, Wabash; mother-in-law: Dolly Arrowood, Meally, Ky.; stepfather: Irvin Burkhart, Marion; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father: Willard Harris; brother: Bob Harris; and father-in-law: Doug Arrowood.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash, with Rev. Bill Bowling and Rev. Tim Webb officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is to the Family of Dee Arrowood.