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Phyllis Lotgering
Oct 22, 2025
Phyllis Esther Lotgering, 91, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, died October 22, 2025, at Springs by the Creekside.
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...
Barbara Reese
Oct 11, 2025
Barbara Ann Reese, 81, of Lakeview, Arkansas, died October 11, 2025, at Baxter Health.
Harold Leroy Booy
Oct 11, 2025
Harold Leroy Booy of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away October 11, 2025, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 88. He was born November 30, 1936, in Sully, Iowa, the son of William and Emily Uitermarkt Booy. Harold married Evelyn VanKalkeren on June 28, 1957, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He worked at Pella Corp. for 23 years as a factory...
Danny Larson
Oct 9, 2025
Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Danny Eugene Larson, 74, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Danny died October 9, 2025, at Baxter Health.
Jack Register
Oct 8, 2025
Jack Franklin Register, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away on October 8, 2025, at the age of 75, with his wife by his side. Born on August 23, 1950, in Maryland, Jack led a life filled with passion and creativity. He found joy in music, playing bass with the Snail Band during his time in California. His artistic talents extended...
Billy Ray Goode, Jr.
Oct 7, 2025
Billy Ray Goode, Jr.
August 1, 1956 – October 7, 2025
Billy Ray Goode, Jr., 69, of Gamaliel, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2025. He was born on August 1, 1956, in Sugar Land, Texas, to Billy Ray Goode, Sr. and Thelma Edwards.
Bill grew up in Alvin, Texas, where he met the love of his life, Jama Lynette Enochs. Together,...
Elsie Anderson
Oct 6, 2025
Elsie R. Anderson of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away October 6, 2025, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 92. She was born April 7, 1933, in Plainfield, Illinois, the daughter of Harvey and Annie Hardekopf Thurow. She married Robert D. Anderson on April 7, 1956, in Aurora, Illinois. She spent many years working as a hairdresser. Elsie lived...
Ardith "Artie" Kay Rice
Oct 6, 2025
Ardith "Artie" Kay Rice of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away October 6, 2025, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 83. She was born September 14, 1942, in Antioch, California, the daughter of Kenneth and Alberta Hollett Johnson. She married her high school sweetheart, William Rice, on June 20, 1959 in Citrus Heights, California. The couple lived in Sacramento,...
Jerome Egan, Sr.
Oct 2, 2025
Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Jerome W. Egan, Sr., 85, of Bull Shoals, Arkansas. Jerome died October 2, 2025, at Twin Lakes Therapy and Living Center.
Paula Marie Kuether
Oct 2, 2025
Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Paula Marie Kuether, 74, of Yellville, Arkansas. Paula died October 2, 2025, at her home.
Nancy Hurst
Oct 1, 2025
Nancy Lee (Jordan) Hurst, 70, of Cotter, Arkansas, passed away on October 1, 2025, in Cotter. She was born on October 12, 1954 in Clovis, New Mexico, to Billy Charles Jordan and Mary Frances Jordan. Because her father served in the Air Force, Nancy’s childhood was one of constant movement and new beginnings. In June of 1972, Nancy met and...
Gabriele "Gabi" M. Champion
Sep 28, 2025
Gabriele "Gabi" Manuela Waltraud Champion of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away September 28, 2025, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 67. She was born September 18, 1958, in Roth, Germany, the daughter of Werner and Elenore Schiffermuller Braune. Gabi lived in Mountain Home since moving from Phelan, California in 2007. She enjoyed the outdoors and flower gardening. Gabi...
Karen Sue Perkins
Sep 27, 2025
Karen Sue Perkins of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away September 27, 2025, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 71. She was born July 8, 1954, in Washington D.C., the daughter of Travis and Thelma Schneider Williams. Karen dedicated her life to serving others, earning her Bachelor’s Degree in social work from Southeast Missouri State University. Over the course...
Walter Valentine Smietanski
Sep 27, 2025
Walter “Wally” Valentine Smietanski, age 78, of Gassville, Arkansas, passed away on September 27, 2025, in Mountain Home. He was born on April 30, 1947, in Ramallah, Palestine, the son of Polish immigrants Walenty and Stella Jasinska Smietanski.
Wally proudly served four years in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War era before returning to civilian life and beginning his...
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