Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

Sharon Leigh Hettinger

Sharon Leigh Hettinger

Jul 20, 2025

Sharon Leigh Hettinger of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away July 20, 2025, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, at the age of 79. She was born January 3, 1946, in Benton, Kansas, the daughter of Ila and Thelma Gragg. She was a graduate of Mountain Home High School in 1964. Sharon went on to earn her bachelor's degree in marketing from Wichita...

Ronald "Ron" Otto Kussman

Ronald "Ron" Otto Kussman

Jul 19, 2025

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Ronald "Ron" Otto Kussman, 86, of Oakland, Arkansas. Ron died July 19, 2025, in Mountain Home, Arkansas.

Sharlene Ann Lacas

Sharlene Ann Lacas

Jul 18, 2025

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Sharlene Ann Lacas, 74, of Yellville, Arkansas. Sharlene died July 18, 2025, at Baxter Health.

Clarence Leroy Smith

Clarence Leroy Smith

Jul 18, 2025

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Clarence Leroy Smith, 80, of Yellville, Arkansas. Clarence died July 18, 2025, at Baxter Health.

Gayla Mae Tabunut

Gayla Mae Tabunut

Jul 18, 2025

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Gayla Mae Tabunut, 78, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Gayla died July 18, 2025, at Baxter Health.

John Orsulan

John Orsulan

Jul 17, 2025

John Orsulan, Jr., 75, of Caufield, Missouri, passed away July 17, 2025, in West Plains, Missouri. He was born May 23, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of John and Luetta Sack Orsulan, Sr. After completing high school, John earned his Associate’s degree in Banking and Finance. He went on to build a career as a rental equipment driver...

Nina Ruth Sisney

Nina Ruth Sisney

Jul 17, 2025

Nina Ruth Sisney, 82, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, went home to heaven on July 17, 2025, with loved ones by her side as she made her journey to Heaven. Ruth’s resilient spirit, quiet strength, and big heart will live on in everyone who knew her.

Born on November 28, 1942, in Oakland, Arkansas, to Coy and Lula Sisney, Ruth grew up...

David Wayne Duckworth

David Wayne Duckworth

Jul 16, 2025

David Wayne Duckworth of Flippin, Arkansas, passed away July 16, 2025, in Flippin, Arkansas at the age of 71. He was born January 19, 1954, in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, the son of Donald Willard and Corene Laquetia “Granny” Smith Duckworth. He married Diane Luebbers on October 21, 1986, in Las Vegas, Nevada. For many years, David worked as a store...

David Scroggs

David Scroggs

Jul 15, 2025

David Keith Scroggs, 67, of Lakeview, Arkansas, passed away on July 15, 2025. He was born on August 31, 1957, in Alexandria, Louisiana, to Frank and Theresa Mayeaux Scroggs.

On August 27, 1988, David married Connie Diamond in Pineville, Louisiana. A dedicated and hardworking man throughout his life, David built a long career in chemical coating sales, retiring from Sherwin-Williams. Providing...

Gene Orsburne

Gene Orsburne

Jul 14, 2025

Gene Karl Orsburne of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away July 14, 2025, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 71. He was born July 19, 1953, in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, the son of George and Evelyn Orsburne. Gene lived in Mountain Home since moving from Madison, Wisconsin in 2013.

Gene is survived by his wife of 40 years, Ellen Orsburne of...

Patsy Smith

Patsy Smith

Jul 13, 2025

Patsy A. Smith of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away July 13, 2025, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 81. She was born February 4, 1944, in Fowlerville, Michigan, the daughter of Millard "M.P." and Fern Lane Garner. She married Don Smith in Texas. She served a long career as an insurance clerk for Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas....

Catalina González

Catalina González

Jul 13, 2025

Catalina González, una querida mujer de bien, falleció en paz el 13 de julio de 2025, a la increíble edad de 98 años. Nació el 30 de abril de 1927 en San Miguel, El Salvador. Hija de Gregorio y Guillerma Rivera González. En 1948, contrajo matrimonio con Satiel Polio González en El Salvador. A lo largo de su vida, acogió...

Thomas Thornhill

Thomas Thornhill

Jul 12, 2025

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Bull Shoals, Arkansas, for Thomas William Thornhill, 66, of Flippin, Arkansas. Thomas died July 12, 2025, at his home.

Jacqueline Fox

Jacqueline Fox

Jul 11, 2025

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Jacqueline Fox, 95, of Van Nuys, California. Jacqueline died July 11, 2025, at Hiram Shaddox Therapy and Living.

Janice Morgan

Janice Morgan

Jul 10, 2025

Janice Ann Morgan of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away July 10, 2025, in Mountain Home, at the age of 72. 

Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Buford, Arkansas. Arrangements are by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas. Visit an online obituary and guestbook at www.kirbyandfamily.com.

Susan Groat

Susan Groat

Jul 9, 2025

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Susan Groat, 81, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Susan died July 9, 2025, in Mountain Home, Arkansas.

Judith Langan

Judith Langan

Jul 4, 2025

Judi was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota where as a child she loved visiting her grandparents' farm over the summers and spoke fondly of exploring the grounds and enjoying homemade bread with fresh churned butter. The family later moved to Southern California where she attended Arcadia High School and then attended Pasadena City College where she studied business. Judi had a...

Priscilla D. Grant

Priscilla D. Grant

Jun 29, 2025

Priscilla D. Grant of Gassville, Arkansas, passed away June 29, 2025, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 78. She was born September 27, 1946, in Logan, West Virginia, the daughter of Harold and Freda Spratt Southworth. She was the sixth of nine children. She married Carl Velner in 1968 and traveled extensively during their marriage. Priscilla had an...

Darla Ann Casady

Darla Ann Casady

Jun 28, 2025

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Darla Ann Casady, 81, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Darla died June 28, 2025, in Mountain Home.

Sherman E. Fine

Sherman E. Fine

Jun 25, 2025

Sherman E. Fine, 90, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, died June 25, 2025, at Twin Lakes Therapy and Living Center.