Maria Denise Salinas Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Maria Denise Salinas of Cherry Valley, Arkansas, who passed away on July 2, 2025 at the age of 48. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her sister Camilla Salinas; and her grandparents, Dorothy, John Benefield, Jessie Morris II, Lazzaro and Maria Salinas.
She is survived by: her children, Claudia Morris Blackman (Maddie) of Portland, OR and Kenden Rudell Oatis of Cherry Valley, AR; her mother Alice Morris Smith (Smith); her stepfather Ricky Smith of Cherry Valley, AR; her father Terry Dildine of Wynne, AR; her siblings, Teriann Turner (Robert) of Newport, AR and Jorge Salinas (Tara) of Newport; her siblings' children, Audrey Turner, Emmy Burton and Lucas Salinas; her close friend Cayne Orman of Beebe, AR; her friends, John and Tara Burton of Memphis, TN; and her aunt Edna Cotton of Hickory Ridge, AR. She is also survived by many other aunts, uncles, cousins and a huge host of dear friends.
