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Earl L. Dowell
Nov 20, 2024
Earl L Dowell of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, passed away November 20, 2024, in Bull Shoals, Arkansas at the age of 83. He was born September 2, 1941, in Lafayette, Indiana, the son of Elgan and Gertrude Cordray Dowell. Earl married the love of his life, Mary Sukley on January 27, 1984, in Joliet, Il. He spent much of his career...
Emma Theresa Wilson
Nov 20, 2024
Emma "Bunnie" Theresa Wilson, 91, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Emma, always known as “Bunnie” by her family and friends, was born on February 15, 1933, in Tillamook, Oregon, to Allen Percival and Inez Theresa McCoy Howison. She graduated from Washington High School in Portland, Oregon in 1951. She married Philip...
Evelyn Booy
Nov 20, 2024
Evelyn Berniece Booy, 88, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away on November 20, 2024 in Branson, Missouri. Born on July 6, 1936, in Sully, Iowa, she was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Bruxvoort VanKalkeren. Evelyn married Harold Booy on June 28, 1957, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. In 1978, Evelyn and her family relocated from Pella, Iowa, to Mountain Home. They...
Geraldine Graham
Nov 19, 2024
Geraldine Graham, 83, of Lakeview, Arkansas, died November 19, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas.
Paul Jonathan Sillence
Nov 18, 2024
Paul Jonathan Sillence of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away November 18, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 74. He was born September 28, 1950, in Amityville, New York, the son of George Lester and Dora Sickler Sillence. Paul grew up on Long Island where he completed his career as a police detective. Throughout his 30 years with...
Marilyn "Fran" McFarland
Nov 17, 2024
Marilyn "Fran" McFarland of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on November 17,2024, at the age of 72. Born on December 17, 1951, in Waukegan, Illinois, she was the daughter of Frank and Marilyn Lippincott Luttrell. Fran married George McFarland on December 6, 1980, also in Waukegan, and they shared a loving life together.
In 2013, Fran made her home in...
Ronald Gorman
Nov 16, 2024
Ronald Ellsworth Gorman, 84, of Gassville, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on November 16, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Born on June 29, 1940, in Racine, Wisconsin, Ron was the son of Elmer Ellsworth and Jeanne Peterka Gorman. A proud U.S. Navy veteran, Ron served his country with honor. He married the love of his life, Rosalie Holeton, on June 29,...
David Gilligan
Nov 16, 2024
David Gilligan of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away November 16, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 91. He was born February 12, 1933 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Roger and Mary Catherine Finn Gilligan. He married Dorah "Jean" Smith on September 6, 1956 in Des Moines, Iowa and was a business owner of a trucking...
Mary Haaker
Nov 16, 2024
Mary Lou Haaker, 94, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, was called to her eternal residence on November 16, 2024. Mary was born on December 30, 1929, in Nashua, lowa. She was the daughter of Leonard and Cleo Eckenrod; and was the youngest girl of nine brothers and sisters.
Mary married Bob Haaker on January 20, 1973, and they shared a happy life...
Louis James Samborski
Nov 15, 2024
Louis James Samborski, age 80, of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, passed away on November 15, 2024, in Flippin, Arkansas, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was born on July 8, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois, to Louis and Genevieve Kohler Samborski. Louis was a proud U.S. Army veteran who served his country during the Vietnam War. His dedication to service...
Will Rogers Fischer
Nov 14, 2024
Will Rogers Fischer, 89, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away on November 14, 2024. He was born on May 30, 1935, in Fort Myers, Florida, to Erwin and Elizabeth Flischer. Will proudly served the United States Navy from 1952 until 1975, dedicating over two decades to his country. He found joy and companionship when he met Marlene in Florida, and...
Clinton Wayne Wood
Nov 12, 2024
Clinton Wayne Wood peacefully passed away on November 12, 2024, at the age of 72. Born on December 21, 1951, in Texas, he was the son of Jack McNeil Wood and Ruby Marie Holloway Wood. Clinton dedicated many years of his life to serving as deputy sheriff in San Marcos, Texas, and also contributed his skills in the field of...
Glen Bucher
Nov 11, 2024
Glen Edward Bucher, age 67, of Flippin, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2024, in Flippin. He was born on March 21, 1957, in Salina, Kansas, the son of Billy and Anastasia Hair Bucher. Glen is now reunited in spirit with his parents and his brother, Samuel Bucher, who preceded him in death.
On October 11, 1988, Glen married the...
Alfred Eugene Finks
Nov 11, 2024
Alfred Eugene “Gene” Finks of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed on to Heaven November 11, 2024, at the age of 85. He was born in Tower Hill, IL on April 24, 1939, the eldest son of Alfred Finks and Ruth Finks (Randall). He served in the US Navy on the destroyer USS Nicholas and was a maintenance electrician until he retired....
Jerome Jude Stupay
Nov 11, 2024
Jerome "Jerry" Jude Stupay of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away November 11, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 87. He was born May 1, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Henry and Blanche Kempski Stupay. He married Gloria Casper on February 9, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois and worked as a Safety Director for ARAMCO Oil Company....
Dorah "Jean" Gilligan
Nov 9, 2024
Dorah " Jean" Gilligan of Mountain Home, Arkansas passed away November 9, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 91. She was born March 11, 1933, in Brighton, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence and Dora Ferrier Smith. She married David on September 6, 1956 in Des Moines, Iowa and worked as a President/Business Owner of their own company....
Carol Tollander
Nov 8, 2024
Carol Tollander of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away November 8, 2024, in Springfield, Missouri at the age of 82. She was born November 27, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Fredrick and Enid Halligan Hinrichs. Carol was a bank teller. She lived in Mountain Home since moving from Itasca, Illinois. Carol was a member of the Twin Lakes Baptist...
Bonnie Bell Lisech
Nov 8, 2024
Bonnie Bell Ryan Lisech, 80 yrs, of Mountain Home, AR, passed away at 5:44 am on November 8, 2024 at her home. Bonnie was born in Rocky Mount, NC, to Joseph “Joe” and Esther Nonemaker Ryan on January 21, 1944. She graduated High School in Springfield, MO. She attended Southwest Missouri State College and met her future husband Howard on...
Betty Sue Lute
Nov 7, 2024
Betty Sue Lute of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away November 7, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 87. She was born March 22, 1937, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, the daughter of Albert and Barbara Newell. She married Darrell Henry Lute on March 29, 1955, in South Bend, Indiana and worked as an assembler at Baxter Lab for...
Vina "Marie" Penrod
Nov 7, 2024
Vina "Marie" Penrod of Midway, Arkansas, passed away November 7, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 89. She was born February 13, 1935, in Sedgwick, Arkansas, the daughter of Robert and Froney Harney Grimes. She married Joe Penrod on February 15, 1955, in Hernando, Mississippi. The couple made the move to Midway, Arkansas in 1976 from Collinsville,...
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