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Donna "Memaw" Hyde

Donna "Memaw" Hyde

Jul 23, 2026

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Donna "Memaw" Hyde, 62, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Donna died July 23, 2026, at Mercy Hospital Springfield.

Dr. Douglas Marx

Dr. Douglas Marx

Jul 22, 2026

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Dr. Douglas Marx, 76, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Dr. Marx died July 22, 2026, at his home.

Eva M. Sweeney

Eva M. Sweeney

Jul 22, 2026

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Eva M. Sweeney, 109, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Eva died July 22, 2026, at Baxter Health.

Richard "Rick" Earl Willoughby

Richard "Rick" Earl Willoughby

Jul 21, 2026

Richard “Rick” Earl Willoughby, passed away on July 21, 2026 at his home in Bull Shoals, Arkansas at the age of 73. Rick was born on February 28, 1953 in Butte, Montana the son of John and Betty Jean Little Willoughby. Rick was 17 when he joined the U.S. Navy to serve in the Vietnam War. He later worked as...

Nicholas A. Fiorillo, Jr.

Nicholas A. Fiorillo, Jr.

Jul 21, 2026

Nicholas Anthony Fiorillo, Jr., 83, passed away on July 21, 2026 in Calico Rock, Arkansas. Nicholas was born on December 4, 1942 in Asbury Park, New Jersey to Nicholas Anthony and Mary Stromer Fiorillo. He served as a Sergeant in the United States Army. He married Murdain Fiorillo on October 4, 1969, in Aberdeen, Maryland, and worked at Monmouth Park....

Zdenka "Jenny" Horalek

Zdenka "Jenny" Horalek

Jul 19, 2026



Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Zdenka “Jenny” Horalek, 96, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Jenny died July 19, 2026, at The Springs of Creekside Health & Rehabilitation.

Martha Sue Mace

Martha Sue Mace

Jul 19, 2026

Martha Sue Mace, 73, of Midway, Arkansas, passed away on July 19, 2026. She was born on August 13, 1952, in Iraan, Texas, to J.D. and Lucille Carnell Ringener. Martha proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1972 until 1976. She was a founding member, alongside Diane Edwards, of Apple Blossom Decorative Painters. She was also a member...

Kevin Lee Thomas Sanders

Kevin Lee Thomas Sanders

Jul 18, 2026

Kevin Lee Thomas Sanders, age 20, of Viola, Arkansas, passed away on July 18, 2026. He was born on March 30, 2006, in Elizabeth, Arkansas.



From the very beginning, Kevin was a bright light in this world. He was an amazing son, a loving brother, a cherished grandson, a devoted family member, and the kind of friend who could turn a...

Richard L. Hillary, Sr.

Richard L. Hillary, Sr.

Jul 17, 2026

Richard L. Hillary, Sr. passed away on July 17, 2026 in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 83. Richard was born on January 10, 1943 in Jamaica, Illinois to Ailene McDaniel and Raymond Hillary. Richard married Mattie L. Philpot on September 25, 1965 in Fairmont, Illinois. Richard worked as a truck driver. Richard enjoyed boating, fishing, and skiing with...

Lyndell A Boyd

Lyndell A Boyd

Jul 16, 2026

Lyndell Alvie Boyd of Gainesville, Missouri, passed away on July 16, 2026 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, at the age of 77. He was born June 29, 1949 in Mountain Home, the son of Alvie and Oleta Foster Boyd. In his younger years, Lyndell enjoyed riding horses. He worked heavy construction as a boilermaker. His work took him all over the...

Esther Marie Schoonveld

Esther Marie Schoonveld

Jul 14, 2026

Esther Marie (Fandrey) Schoonveld went to her home in heaven on July 14, 2026, exactly two weeks before her 99th birthday. She died at Lake Forest Senior Living (formerly Good Samaritan) in Mountain Home, AR where she lived for nine years in close proximity to her daughter, Carol Ann. Esther was born on July 28, 1927 in Summit, IL. She...

F. Esther Peterson

F. Esther Peterson

Jul 10, 2026

F. Esther Peterson, 93, of Mountain Home, Arkansas fell asleep in death on Friday, July 10, 2026, at Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House. Esther was born and raised in Puerto Rico to Fernando and Maria Gullon Caraballo. She moved to Chicago, Illinois at the age of 18 where she later met the love of her life, Richard B. Peterson....

Thomas Joseph Ashmead

Thomas Joseph Ashmead

Jul 8, 2026

Thomas Ashmead, 69, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, died July 8, 2026, at his home.

John Bielser

John Bielser

Jul 7, 2026

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for John Bielser, 73, of Norfork, Arkansas. John died July 7, 2026, at Baxter Health.

Frank Pfitzner

Frank Pfitzner

Jul 5, 2026

Frank B. Pfitzner, 95, passed away on July 05, 2026 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born on October 27, 1930 in Morrisville, Missouri, to John C. and Mary L. Pfitzner. He married Helen Harding on January 31, 1959 in Kansas City, Missouri. Frank served as a Private First Class in the Army and worked in machine maintenance. He worked...

Joshua Caine Harney

Joshua Caine Harney

Jul 2, 2026

Joshua Harney, 46, of Salem, Arkansas, died July 2, 2026, at his home.

Sondra "Sonnie" Lea Cox

Sondra "Sonnie" Lea Cox

Jul 1, 2026

Sondra "Sonnie" Lamb Partee Cox, 58, of Mountain Home, Arkansas passed away peacefully in her sleep due to respiratory failure on the morning of Wednesday, July 1, 2026.



Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, on May 31, 1968, she spent her younger years in Mountain Home and Calico Rock, Arkansas before relocating to Shawnee, Kansas while still in elementary school. She attended...

Sherilee Eimers

Sherilee Eimers

Jun 30, 2026

Sherilee Dawn Eimers, 56, passed away on June 30, 2026 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born on August 27, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, to Raymond and Lavonne Shipler Eimers.

Sherilee is survived by her siblings, Rick (Beverly) Eimers of Mountain Home, AR, Sandy Pugh of Mountain Home, AR, Shelley Lindsey (Sister) of Mountain Home, AR, and Jerry (Nancy) Eimers...

Patricia Bassett

Patricia Bassett

Jun 27, 2026

Patricia E. Bassett passed away comfortably and with dignity after a long battle with cancer. She was 88 years old. Born in Coshocton, Ohio on September 29, 1937, Patricia was the daughter of Clyde and Thelma Fitch.

She has two sisters: Barbara Offutt (Frank Offutt, David and Rebecca) and Judy Foster (Jerry Foster, Joey and Dean) and two brothers: Jerry Fitch...

Robert "Bob" Carl Neels

Robert "Bob" Carl Neels

Jun 27, 2026

Robert "Bob" C. Neels, 90, passed away on June 27, 2026 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Robert was born on November 05, 1935 in St. Louis, Missouri to Carl and Genevieve Nogalski Neels. He worked as a pipe coverer in construction for many years. Bob was a proud U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He lived in Gamaliel, Arkansas since...