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Joe Angel Regalado

Joe Angel Regalado

Mar 25, 2026

Joe Angel “Papa” Regalado, 89, of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, passed away on March 25, 2026, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born on August 2, 1936, in Quitaque, Texas, the son of Pedro and Nieves Regalado.

Joe was a Korean War Air Force veteran who served as a jet engine mechanic. While stationed in South Carolina, he met and married Carolyn...

Beverly K Downs

Beverly K Downs

Mar 25, 2026

Beverly K. Downs of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away on March 25, 2026, at the age of 70. Born on February 19, 1956, in Hamilton, Ohio, Beverly was the beloved daughter of Ralph and Kathryn Winter Downs. Her early career included work at a glass shop in Eaton, Ohio, before she moved to Arkansas in 1987. Beverly’s journey in Arkansas...

Alexis Marie Litty Mask

Alexis Marie Litty Mask

Mar 24, 2026

Alexis Marie Litty Mask of Gassville, Arkansas, passed away March 24, 2026, in Gassville, Arkansas, at the age of 30. She was born March 4, 1996 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, the daughter of Jon and Angel Litty. She started her life with Tim Mask in 2014 and they married on June 8, 2025, in Gassville, Arkansas. She was a bright...

Bettye Middleton

Bettye Middleton

Mar 23, 2026

Bettye Jeannette Middleton of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2026, at the age of 91. Born on January 17, 1935, in Morrilton, Arkansas, Bettye devoted her life to her family and community. She married Joseph Middleton on March 3, 1952, in San Diego, California, and later made Mountain Home her home starting in 1999 after moving...

Charles "Chuck" Hans Schmidt, Jr.

Charles "Chuck" Hans Schmidt, Jr.

Mar 22, 2026

Charles "Chuck" Hans Schmidt, Jr. of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away March 22, 2026, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 84. He was born February 15, 1942, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the son of Charles and Caroline Schumacher Schmidt, Sr. He married Annette Hanlin on June 18, 1992 in Kenosha. Chuck worked as a mechanic for many years. He...

Diane McLane

Diane McLane

Mar 22, 2026

Diane McLane, 85, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, died March 22, 2026 at her home. Burial was in Promise Land Cemetery, Mountain Home, Arkansas.

Arrangements are by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas. Visit an online obituary and guestbook at www.kirbyandfamily.com.

Larry David Johnson

Larry David Johnson

Mar 21, 2026

Larry David Johnson, 73, of Flippin, Arkansas, died March 21, 2026, at The Blossoms at Eureka Springs Rehab & Nursing Center.

Judith "Judy" C. Fazekas

Judith "Judy" C. Fazekas

Mar 21, 2026

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Judith "Judy" C. Fazekas, 84, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. "Judy" died March 21, 2026, at Baxter Health.

Arthur "Art" Wallace

Arthur "Art" Wallace

Mar 20, 2026

Arthur Albert “Art” Wallace of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on May 12, 1939, in Dover, Ohio, Art was the son of Bert and Elsie Solley Wallace. He was a graduate of the US Air Force Academy and honorably served as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. Art...

Jackie T. Laird

Jackie T. Laird

Mar 20, 2026

Jackie Laird, 72, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, died March 20, 2026, at Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House.

Colin Murray Walker

Colin Murray Walker

Mar 19, 2026

Colin Murray Walker, 79, of Clarkridge, Arkansas, died March 19, 2026, at his home.

Jerrie Ann Graham

Jerrie Ann Graham

Mar 19, 2026

Jerrie Ann Graham of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away March 19, 2026, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 80. She was born September 24, 1945, in Joliet, Illinois, the daughter of Lee and Anna Crabbe Johnson. She married Fletcher on May 2, 2015 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She helped in the running of her late husbands concrete business....

Jeffrey Bruce

Jeffrey Bruce

Mar 18, 2026

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Jeffrey Scott Bruce, 70, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Jeffrey died March 18, 2026, at Baxter Health.

Julia Adkerson

Julia Adkerson

Mar 17, 2026

Julia Lee "Julie" Adkerson of Gassville, Arkansas, passed away on March 17, 2026, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, at the age of 70. Born on September 11, 1955, in Sioux City, Iowa, she was the cherished daughter of Richard and Mary Lou Roberson.

Julie made Arkansas her home in 1978 after moving from Sioux City. On April 25, 1981, she married her...

Jan Wilson

Jan Wilson

Mar 17, 2026

Jan Wilson passed away in the Hospice House in Bellingham, Washington on Tuesday morning March 17th 2026. She was the daughter of Henry Gray and Leone Searcy Wilson. Jan was born on September 26, 1946 in Batesville, Arkansas and lived there through her high school years. She graduated from Batesville High School in May 1964.

Jan attended St. Edwards School of...

Dana Eric "Rick" Hewitt

Dana Eric "Rick" Hewitt

Mar 16, 2026

Dana Eric "Rick" Hewitt of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away March 16, 2026, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 80. He was born September 11, 1945, in Waynesville, Missouri, the son of Warren and Lucy Ormsbee Hewitt. Rick was a U.S. Army Veteran. He began his military career as military police and later transitioned into personnel. He married...

John D. Alt

John D. Alt

Mar 16, 2026

John Darrel Alt of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away March 16, 2026, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 83. He was born May 29, 1942, in Lafayette, Indiana, the son of Ray and Virginia Jennings Alt. He lost his mother when he was a toddler and spent his early years with his grandparents on a farm in Medaryville,...

Patricia Diane Watts

Patricia Diane Watts

Mar 15, 2026

Patricia Diane (Renka) Watts, aged 65, of Flippin, Arkansas, passed on to her Heavenly home Sunday, March 15th, 2026 while surrounded by family.

Patricia was born in Milledgeville, Georgia. She was the third child to Jimmy Renka and Lucille (Greene) Renka. Her family moved to Mountain Home, ARrkansas, in 1974. She graduated from Mountain Home High School in 1977.

Patricia enjoyed spending...

Coy Milton Owen

Coy Milton Owen

Mar 14, 2026

Coy Milton Owen, 81, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, died March 14, 2026, at Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House.

Billy Ray Martin

Billy Ray Martin

Mar 13, 2026

Billy Ray Martin of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away Friday, March 13, 2026, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 73. He was born June 6, 1952 in Mount Vernon, Illinois, the son of Delbert and Pat Thomas Martin. Bill was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. After his time in the service, he spent over...