Arelva May Brynds, 87, of Cherokee, KS, went to be with our lord and savior, Feb. 4, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburg, KS. She was born Jan. 23, 1939, in Pittsburg, the daughter of Everett Edgar and Alice Marie (Newport) Melton. Arelva graduated from Crawford County high school in 1957.