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May 21, 2025

Diane Grayum

May 14, 1947 – May 12, 2025

Diane Grayum, 77, of Sallisaw, died on Monday, May 12, 2025, in Fort Smith, Ark. She was born on May 14, 1947, in Madras, Ore., to Olen Jiles and Dortha (Edney) Davis.

No formal service is planned at this time. Cremation is under the direction of Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home.

She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Brian Bowman of California and Michael Day of Arizona; two brothers, Ray Jiles of Sallisaw and Jerry Jiles of Muldrow; and other family members and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ronald Lee Grayum, on Aug. 14, 2014; and two sisters, Thereasa Spencer and Sue Miller.

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