Mary Ailene Pinyan Salter Obituary
With solemn reverence, we commemorate Mary Ailene Pinyan Salter of Gardendale, Alabama, whose life came to an end on April 9, 2025 at the age of 97, leaving behind cherished memories. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Mary Ailene Pinyan Salter or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Henry Clinton Pinyan and Ethel Cornelius Pinyan; her husband James Robert Salter; her daughter Mary Nancy Salter Kerr; her son-in-law Matthew Dennis Kerr; and her siblings, J. C. Pinyan (Dora "Shorty"), Roger N. Pinyan (Carolyn) and Martha Pinyan Templin (Jerry).
She is survived by: her daughter Debra Salter Childress; her son-in-law Jeffrey W. Childress; her grandchildren, Kimi Kerr Thompson (Josh) and Jaret W. Childress; her great grandchildren, Kaitlyn Dutton Ballew (Josh), Michael Cody Dutton (Morgan) and Bailey Dutton; her great great grandchildren, Eva Ballew, Aiden Ballew and Axel Dutton; and her brother William Clinton Pinyan (Diane). She is also survived by nieces and nephews.
