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Submitted: 1/6/22 • Approved: 1/7/22 • Last Updated: 1/10/22 • R1411012-G0-S3
April 16, 1949 - May 1, 2020
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
FAYETTEVILLE — Mark Wayne Corley, 71, of Fayetteville and Winslow died at his home May 1, 2020. He was born in Gravette to Dr. Glenn P. Corley and Nina Pate Corley.
Mark was a graduate of the University of Arkansas Law School and was a retired attorney. He practiced law with Ralph Williams Firm in Bentonville and later had his own practice in Rogers. For the past many years, Mark was a farmer and a vendor at Fayetteville Farmers' Market, selling native trees, plants, and pawpaws.
He was formerly a reporter for the Arkansas Gazette, a VISTA volunteer, and a renowned stone mason who worked on many houses designed by architect Faye Jones. Mark was a founding member of the Weedy Rough community and was a skilled carpenter and potter.
Mark had previously served as the chairman of the board of directors of Ozark Legal Services, and as a member of the board of directors of both the Washington County Equal Opportunity Agency and the Rural Mountain Producers Exchange. He served on The Bentonville Airport Commission, Fayetteville Historic District Commission and Democrat Central Committees of both Washington and Benton Counties.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Steve Corley and nephew Matthew Corley Malm.
Survivors include sister Ellen Corley and brother-in-law David Malm of Jasper; nephew Daniel Corley Malm and wife Lauren of Little Rock; niece Kathleen Corley Malm Marleneanu and husband Tony of Maumelle; and grandnephews Benjamin and Beckett Malm and Milan Marleneanu.
Graveside services will be held at the Brentwood Cemetery at a later date. Memorial donations can be made to the Democratic National Committee or to the Buffalo River Watershed Alliance, P.O. Box 101, Jasper, Ark., 72641. To place an online tribute, visit www.nelsonberna.com.
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