Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

Roberta Reid

Roberta Reid

May 26, 2009

Roberta Reid died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 73. She was born Tuesday, July 16, 1935 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Daniel and Pat Walsh McCrory. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. Survivors: Roberta Reid is survived by her daughter, Cheryl (Calvin) Christman of Gerald, MO, 2 sons, Robert...

Mary Derdzinski

Mary Derdzinski

May 22, 2009

Mary Derdzinski died Friday, May 22, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 68. Mary Derdzinski was born Tuesday, October 15, 1940 in Arkansas, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Beasley. She married Gene Derdzinski on July 4, 1996 at Lake Tahoe, Nevada and worked as a School Nurse (LPN). Mary lived in Gassville since 2004 moving from Huntington...

Floyd Pridemore

Floyd Pridemore

May 21, 2009

Floyd Pridemore died Thursday, May 21, 2009 in Gassville at the age of 95. Floyd Pridemore was born Monday, October 6, 1913 in Northfield, Minnestoa, the son of Walter and Helen Eimerman Pridemore. He married Eleanor Jean Blackwell on March 12, 1966 at New Berlin, Wisconsin and worked as a master plumber for over 60 years.. Floyd Pridemore was a...

Charles Cameron

Charles Cameron

May 21, 2009

Charles Cameron died Thursday, May 21, 2009 in Elizabeth at the age of 77. He was born Monday, August 31, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Charles and Wanda Schroeder Cameron. He worked as a Pipefitter for City of Chicago and was a U.S. Army veteran. Charles lived in Elizabeth since 1981 moving from Chicago, Illinois. He was a...

Byron White

Byron White

May 20, 2009

Byron White died Wednesday, May 20, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 32. He was born Saturday, December 4, 1976 in Bull Shoals, Arkansas, the son of Marty and Sherry Cockrum White. Byron was a lifetime resident of this area and worked as a carpenter. Survivors: Byron White is survived by his parents, Marty and Sherry White of...

Gary Cranor

Gary Cranor

May 19, 2009

Gary Cranor died Tuesday, May 19, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 64. He was born Sunday, September 24, 1944 in Leavenworth, Kansas, the son of Lawrence and Helen Dyson Cranor. He married Dianna Hall on January 20, 1965 at Cotter, Arkansas and worked as a Cable Installer for Cox Cable retiring after 20 years. Gary lived in...

Richard Leverton

Richard Leverton

May 19, 2009

Richard Leverton died Tuesday, May 19, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 64. He was born Friday, December 22, 1944 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of James Henry and Louise C. Drinkwitz Leverton. He married Anna Dunlap on March 4, 1973 at Huntington Park, California and worked as a Maintence Mechanic before becoming disabled in 1978. Richard moved...

Herman Bandle

Herman Bandle

May 19, 2009

Herman Bandle died Tuesday, May 19, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 78. He was born Thursday, November 13, 1930 in Pennsylvania, the son of Lewis R. and Mary Radokovitch Bandle. He was a U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force veteran and worked as a ranch foreman. Herman lived in Flippin since 1993 moving from South Carolina. He...

Ruby Wybrant

Ruby Wybrant

May 17, 2009

Ruby Wybrant died Sunday, May 17, 2009 in Lakeview at the age of 89. She was born Sunday, December 21, 1919 in Lamar, Colorado, the daughter of Elbert and Evva Bradshaw Blevins. She married Paul Oscar Wybrant, Sr. and worked as an assembler for an aircraft company. Ruby lived in this area since 1968 moving from Lakewood, California. She enjoyed...

Emma Dayhoff

Emma Dayhoff

May 16, 2009

Emma Dayhoff died Saturday, May 16, 2009 in Gassville at the age of 88. She was born Friday, November 12, 1920 in Dalzell, Illinois, the daughter of Julio and Edvidge Lucchi Morandi. She married Robert Dayhoff in Springfield, Illinois and was an assembly line worker. Emma lived in Gassville for 2 months moving from Dalzell, Illinois. She was a member...

George Richter

George Richter

May 16, 2009

George Richter died Saturday, May 16, 2009 in Bull Shoals at the age of 91. He was born Friday, June 29, 1917 in Winona, Minnesota, the son of Walter J.and Margaret Olson Richter. He married Patricia Richter on September 22, 1984 at Bull Shoals, AR and worked as a Pipefitter and Welder. George lived in Bull Shoals since 1979 moving...

John Ayers

John Ayers

May 15, 2009

John Darrell Ayers was born February 5, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan son of Pryor and Lenore Belcher Ayers. He worked as a Homicide Officer in Detroit, Michigan for 2 years and 15 years for the City of Mountain Home. He served as mayor of Mountain Home from 1991 - 1995 . John had lived in the Mountain Home area since...

Margaret Shaw

Margaret Shaw

May 15, 2009

Margaret Shaw died Friday, May 15, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 86. She was born Thursday, September 28, 1922 in Ozark, Arkansas, the daughter of Andrew Berry and Dona Jones Collins. She married Robert Shaw on June 10, 1969 at Carson City, Nevada and was a homemaker. Margaret lived in Mountain Home since 1996 moving from Arizona....

Naicia Hamm

Naicia Hamm

May 14, 2009

Naicia Hamm was born Wednesday, February 12, 1941 in Newton, Iowa, daughter of Milo and Anna (Beadle) Wood. She married John R. Hamm (Bob) on November 29, 1987 in Rockford, Illinois. She worked as an Administrative Assistant for nursing homes before retiring and moving to Cotter 21 years ago from Rockford, IL. She loved gardening and was a member of...

Melody Graham

Melody Graham

May 14, 2009

Melody Lee Graham was born October 8, 1947 at Monroe, Michigan the daughter of Harry and Clarissa Slack Dowell. She moved to the Western Grove, Arkansas area in 2001 from Temperance, Michigan. She had worked for Tyson Company and most recently for Wal-Mart in Harrison. Mrs. Grahm died on May 14, 2009 at her residence at the age of 61...

Hal Erhardt

Hal Erhardt

May 13, 2009

Hal Erhardt died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 62. He was born Monday, November 11, 1946 in Ellsworth, Kansas, the son of Wilbur "Bud" and Harriett Rimley Erhardt. He worked as a sheet metal fabricator for Industrial Mechanical Specialties, Inc. and was a U.S. Navy veteran of Vietnam. Hal lived in Midway since 1986...

Barbara Basinger

Barbara Basinger

May 13, 2009

Barbara Basinger died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 78. She was born Monday, March 16, 1931 in Texarkana, Arkansas, the daughter of Guy M. and Mary Blanche Keller Robertson. She married Billie Basinger on March 16, 1988 at Texarkana, Arkansas and was a homemaker. Barbara lived in Mountain Home since moving from Pine Bluff,...

Jessie Manuel

Jessie Manuel

May 13, 2009

Jessie Manuel died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in Gassville at the age of 82. He was born Tuesday, March 8, 1927 in Galena, Kansas, the son of Jessie Elbert and Verna Arnold Manuel. He married Geraldine Parsons on May 19, 1962 at Golcondo, Illinois and worked as a Welder and Aircraft Mechanic for J.R. Simplot. Jessie Manuel was a U.S....

Bonnie Vanassche

Bonnie Vanassche

May 10, 2009

Bonnie Vanassche died Sunday, May 10, 2009 in Oakland at the age of 50. She was born Saturday, April 11, 1959 in Rock Island, Illinois, the daughter of Henry and Luella Brown Rogers. She married Randy Vanassche on February 21, 1981 at Moline, Illinois and was a homemaker. Bonnie lived in Oakland since 1981 moving from Moline, Illinois. Survivors: Bonnie...

Dean Frikart

Dean Frikart

May 7, 2009

Dean Frikart died Thursday, May 7, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 57. He was born Thursday, November 1, 1951 in Hawthorn, Wisconsin, the son of Walter and Elizabeth Voss Frikart. He married Nancy Gustafson in 1973 at Superior, Wisconsin and worked as a Grain Elevator Operator. Dean lived in Mountain Home moving from Superior, Wisconsin. Survivors: Dean...