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Dr. Tanya Hough
Nov 3, 2025
Tanya Darlene Hough was born October 12, 1973 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, to Bill and Vivian Lawless.
She departed this earth and moved to Heaven on Monday, November 3, 2025 after a lifelong battle with Crohn’s disease.
In spite of her disease she became a very accomplished woman. She graduated from Mountain Home High School in 1991. After attending Arkansas State University,...
Michelle Lynne Grisham
Nov 1, 2025
Michelle Lynne Grisham, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away on November 1, 2025, in Mountain Home at the age of 55. She was born on April 28, 1970, in Irving, Texas, the daughter of John and Cheryl Schneider Waters.
Michelle made Mountain Home her home after moving from White Oak, Texas, in 1990. She was a devoted member of Twin Lakes...
Leonard "John" Gunderson
Oct 31, 2025
Leonard “John” Gunderson of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on October 31, 2025, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, at the age of 97. He was born on December 31, 1927, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Leonard and Della Anderson Gunderson.
John was a proud U.S. Army veteran who served his country during World War II. Following his service, he remained deeply...
Alan Wayne Jackson
Oct 30, 2025
Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Alan Wayne Jackson, 64, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Alan died October 30, 2025, in Mountain Home, Arkansas.
Gary Bean
Oct 30, 2025
Gary Lee Bean, 77, of Gamaliel, Arkansas, died October 30, 2025, at Mountain Home, Arkansas.
Jack Bender
Oct 29, 2025
Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Jack Preston Bender, 96, of Lakeview, Arkansas. Jack died October 29, 2025, at his residence.
Dean Eugene Young
Oct 29, 2025
Dean Eugene Young, 91, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, died October 29, 2025, at Mountain Home, Arkansas.
Don Fredrick Kobialka
Oct 26, 2025
Don Fredrick "Fred" Kobialka, of Clarkridge, Arkansas, passed away on October 26, 2025, at the age of 81. Born on January 26, 1944, in Alexandria, Louisiana, Fred was the beloved son of Heinz and Winona Hudson Kobialka. Fred married the love of his life, Marilyn Baggett, on August 19, 1971, in Louisiana. A proud U.S. Army veteran, he honorably served...
Tony Richmond Chastain
Oct 26, 2025
Tony Richmond Chastain of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away October 26, 2025, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 68. He was born November 3, 1956, in Blue Ridge, Georgia, the son of Talmadge and Opal McCall Chastain. He married Patricia "Patti" Wiley on May 8, 1998. Tony dedicated 34 years to Baxter Lab and worked as a senior...
Darlene Loresa Whisenhunt
Oct 24, 2025
Darlene Loresa Payne Whisenhunt, 62, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away on October 24, 2025, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born on August 4, 1963, in Anchorage, Alaska, to Dalton Elige Taylor Jr. and Dorothy Lucille Taylor.
Darlene lived in Texas, Oklahoma, Northwest Arkansas, and eventually made her home in Mountain Home. She was a creative and caring soul who...
Thomas Joseph "TJ" Lawson
Oct 24, 2025
Thomas Joseph "TJ" Lawson of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away October 24, 2025, at his home, at the age of 87. He was born July 21, 1938, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of William and Beatrice Bryant Lawson. On August 3, 1964, TJ married the love of his life, Janeth Tillie, in Honor, Michigan. A proud U.S. Air Force veteran...
Oral P. Olson
Oct 24, 2025
Oral P. Olson, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away on October 24, 2025, at the age of 99. Born on December 24, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of David and Elizabeth Schoen Hanes. Oral married Robert Olson on September 23, 1950, in Chicago, and together they embarked on a life filled with love and family.
Oral was dedicated...
Phyllis Lotgering
Oct 22, 2025
Phyllis Ester Chase Lotgering was born at the family home in Willowdale township, Dickinson Co., Kansas on December 30, 1933. She was the fifth child born to J. Harvey Chase and Ester Thayer Chase. Phyllis attended school in Talmage and Abilene, KS. She graduated from Abilene High School in 1951.
Phyllis met Gene Elmore Lotgering while she was working at Roar...
Barbara Baker
Oct 21, 2025
Barbara Baker, age 75, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2025. Born on February 4, 1950, in New York, New York, she was the daughter of George and Mary Clifford Hill. Barbara married her beloved husband, James Teddy Baker, on December 31, 1970, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She dedicated 40 years of service as a dispatcher...
Janet Kutch
Oct 18, 2025
Janet "Jan" Kutch of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away on October 18, 2025, in Mountain Home, at the age of 87. She was born on January 31, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Roy T. and Esther Schar Jorgensen.
Jan graduated in 1955 from Maine Township High School in Des Plaines, Illinois. She married Kenneth Smith Kutch on November 22,...
Bruce Cholet
Oct 18, 2025
Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Bruce Cholet, 73, of Flippin, Arkansas. Bruce died October 18, 2025.
Lyn Ashton
Oct 18, 2025
Lyn Ashton of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away on October 18, 2025, in Mountain Home, at the age of 69. She was born on November 26, 1955, in Takoma Park, Maryland, the daughter of Charles and Phyllis Pauly Hornback.
Lyn married Paul Ashton on April 9, 1978, in Riverside, California. She was a dedicated Registered Nurse at Loma Linda University Medical...
Jéan-Marie Louise Lucas
Oct 16, 2025
Jéan-Marie Louise Lucas, 54, of Mountain Home, Arkansas passed away on October 16, 2025. Jéan-Marie was a vibrant, creative, and deeply loving person who faced lifelong struggles. Though her illness made life difficult, it never defined the fullness of who she was. She was beautiful, brilliant, and imaginative. She loved adventure, animals, music that always filled her home, and cooking...
Dorothy Burgess
Oct 15, 2025
Dorothy Jewell Burgess of Norfork, Arkansas, peacefully passed away on October 15, 2025, in Salem, Missouri, at the age of 98. Born on October 24, 1926, in Delaplaine, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Ernest and Mary Moore Collins. Dorothy married Ray Burgess on October 14, 1944, in Pocahontas, Arkansas. Throughout her life, she dedicated herself to her work as...
Richard Kennedy
Oct 14, 2025
Richard Kennedy, 82, of Gamaliel, Arkansas, died October 14, 2025, at Mercy Hospital.
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