Ramona Kae Behm, age 66 of Malvern, died Tuesday at her home. She was born on January 12, 1943 in Churubusco , Indiana . Reared and educated in Indiana , she had been a resident of this area for a number of years, having resided in Hot Springs , Jones Mill, and for the past three years, in Malvern. Most recently she had worked as a receptionist for the local branch of the Arkansas Department of Health. Ramona was a member of New Beginnings Church . She was a loving mother and grandmother, doting on her grandchildren.

>She is survived by two daughters, Dennise Rylee and Michelle Welch, both of Malvern; by an adopted son, Frank Martin of Hot Springs; by two adopted daughters, Teresa Ward of Hot Springs, and Carol Thomason of Magnet Cove; by three grandchildren, Brandy Reyes, Westley Seymour, and Ronald Behm; by eight great-grandchildren; and by a special friend, Charlie Ward of Hot Springs.

Ramona was also preceded in death by two brothers, Billy and Eugene Comer.

A grave salvation service for Ramona will be held in the Morning Star Cemetery on Saturday, November 14, 2009, at one o'clock in the afternood with Brother Scott Efird officiation, and culminating with the burial of her ashes.

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