Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

Charles Fenton

Charles Fenton

Feb 19, 2009

Charles Fenton died Thursday, February 19, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 87. He was born Friday, September 30, 1921 in Griffithville, the son of William A. and Linnie Pence Fenton. He married Marjorie J. Hill on November 8, 1947 at Wilmette, Illinois and was owner and operator of C&C Windoware. Charles Fenton was a U.S. Army veteran...

Howard Beasley

Howard Beasley

Feb 18, 2009

Howard Beasley died Wednesday, February 18, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 88. He was born Monday, May 17, 1920 in Cherry Valley, Arkansas, the son of Frank and Zelma Misner Beasley. He was Cherry Valley High School Valedictorian class of 1938, graduated from Drayhons University of Business in Nashville, TN and Southwestern Graduate School of Banking SMU...

Lillian Madrecki

Lillian Madrecki

Feb 18, 2009

Lillian Madrecki died Wednesday, February 18, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 81. She was born Saturday, October 22, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Albert and Mary Juszczyk Zdunek. She married Victor W. Madrecki on June 15, 1947 at Chicago, Illinois and worked as a waitress. Lillian lived in Mountain Home since 1989 moving from Chicago,...

Meliss Wolff

Meliss Wolff

Feb 15, 2009

Meliss Wolff, 92, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, formerly of North Hills and Wyncote, Pennsylvania, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on February 15, 2009. Mrs. Wolff was a Christian. Born September 24, 1916, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the eldest of 6 children of the late Isaac Vincent Snyder and Melissa (Anderson) Snyder. Mrs. Wolff and her late husband,...

Henry Durham

Henry Durham

Feb 15, 2009

Henry Durham went to his heavenly home, February 15, 2009 at Baxter Regional Medical Center. He was born in Jacksonville, Missouri on December 28, 1915 to Benjamin S. and Ethel Durham. Hank worked as an electrician for John Deere Harvester in East Moline, Illinois for 44 years. He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War as a Master...

Leslie Brumfield

Leslie Brumfield

Feb 14, 2009

Leslie Brumfield died Wednesday, February 11, 2009 in Yellville at the age of 85. Leslie Brumfield was born Monday, February 19, 1923 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, the son of George and Nellie Lieth Brumfield. He married Nancy Lee Welch on July 16, 1962 at Nashville, Tennessee and worked as a Elementary Teacher for the Public Schools. Leslie Brumfield was a...

Randy Davis

Randy Davis

Feb 14, 2009

Randy Davis died Saturday, February 14, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 52. He was born Sunday, November 18, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Hubert L. and Elizabeth Nady Davis. Randy lived in Mountain Home since 1977 moving from Chicago, Illinois. He was a very giving person, literally gave the jacket off his back and the...

Sylvia O'Reilly

Sylvia O'Reilly

Feb 13, 2009

Mrs. O'Reilly died Friday, February 13, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 97. Sylvia was born Friday, October 27, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, daughter of Anthony and Mary (Paulauskas) Bielskis. She married Thomas William O'Reilly on November 18, 1950 at Chicago, Illinois. She was a homemaker, who enjoyed painting and writing. Sylvia lived in Mountain Home for 29...

Maria Nikic

Maria Nikic

Feb 13, 2009

Gisela died February 13, 2009 at Twin Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 83 years old. Gisela was born March 3, 1925 at Kassel, Germany to Karoline and Walter Koch. She married Radomir Nikic at Kassel, Germany on September 21, 1949. Gisela immigrated to the United States against family objections from Germany and became a United States citizen. She...

Ivan Bradshaw

Ivan Bradshaw

Feb 13, 2009

Ivan Bradshaw died Friday, February 13, 2009 in Bull Shoals at the age of 83. He was born Wednesday, July 1, 1925 in Estherville, Iowa, the son of Emmet and Mary Cordelia Rouse Bradshaw. He married Annie Schenck and was self-employed. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. Survivors: Ivan Bradshaw is survived by his wife, Annie Bradshaw, friend,...

Loretta Wright

Loretta Wright

Feb 13, 2009

Loretta Wright died Friday, February 13, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 88. She was born Sunday, October 17, 1920 in Kahoka, Missouri, the daughter of Anthony and Ada Smith Bergman. She married Harry Wright, Sr. in Kahoka, Missouri and was a homemaker. Loretta lived in Mountain Home since 1996 moving from Donnelson, Iowa. Survivors: Loretta Wright is...

Bobby Willson

Bobby Willson

Feb 12, 2009

Bobby Wilson passed away February 12, 2009 at Baxter County Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. He born July 11, 1934 in Bartlelsville, Oklahoma and was the son of Gilbert and Pearl Wilson. He received his degree from Oklahoma State University. Bobby and Elizabeth Wilson were married April 3, 1981 in Luckenbach, Texas and were married for twenty years. Bobby...

Elizabeth O'Connor

Elizabeth O'Connor

Feb 12, 2009

Elizabeth O'Connor died Thursday, February 12, 2009 in Flippin at the age of 53. She wa born Tuesday, July 19, 1955 in East Orange, New Jersey, the daughter of Ralph Snyder and Betty Babbitt Snyder. She has been a loving wife to Ronald L. Beyer, Sr. since 1971, having met in Florida. She was a Certified Nurses Assistant in her...

Ruby Stufflebeam

Ruby Stufflebeam

Feb 11, 2009

Ruby Stufflebeam died Wednesday, February 11, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 91. She was born Monday, January 28, 1918 in Holden, Missouri, daughter of Ralph and Eula (Caldwell) Stufflebeam. She worked as an Operations Manager for National Bellas Hess for approximately 25 years, retiring from Bank of America in Kansas City, Missouri to Mountain Home in 1991....

Linda Casey

Linda Casey

Feb 9, 2009

Linda died February 9, 2009 at her home. She was 54 years old. Linda was born January 17, 1955 at Mountain Home to Corbia and Inez Stone. She married Curtis Casey June 9, 2007 at Yellville Park. Linda was a homemaker who lived for her family. She loved to travel to Branson and shop especially for jewelry. She enjoyed watching...

Vivian Brader

Vivian Brader

Feb 8, 2009

Vivian Brader was born January 27, 1911 in Springfield, Missouri to Henry Wade and Ida Cornelia Crabb Cunningham. She married William Edward Brader on May 18, 1930 in Springfield and was a homemaker and seamstress. She moved to Freck, Arkansas in 1945. She moved from Flippin, Arkansas to Paris, Arkansas in 1988 with the last couple of years residing in...

Gerald Pfeiffer

Gerald Pfeiffer

Feb 7, 2009

Gerald Pfeiffer died Saturday, February 7, 2009 at Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 88. Gerald Pfeiffer was born Saturday, July 24, 1920 in Pekin, Illinois, the son of Bernard and Carrie Beetschen Pfeiffer. He married Daphne Gulick on December 15, 1973 at Pekin, Illinois and worked as a Grain Elevator Foreman. He was a U.S. Army veteran of...

Jesse Gifford

Jesse Gifford

Feb 6, 2009

Jesse Gifford was born Tuesday, July 8, 1919 in Newburg, Arkansas, the son of Joseph F. and Bessie Evans Gifford. He married Charlotte Florence Botts on June 28, 1974 at Norfork, Arkansas. He worked as a Street Maintainence Worker for the City of Mountain Home. Jesse was a life Resident of Mountain Home until 2005 when he moved to Ft....

Glen Napier

Glen Napier

Feb 4, 2009

Glen Napier died Wednesday, February 4, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 78. He was born Saturday, May 17, 1930 in Colfax, Arkansas, the son of Pleas and Utha Young Napier. He chased "Hoover Hogs" through the great depression and then joined the armed forces and served through the Korean Conflict. He was stationed in Japan, Korea, Germany,...

Judy Collins

Judy Collins

Feb 3, 2009

Judy Collins died Tuesday, February 3, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 67. She was born Sunday, May 18, 1941 in Omaha, Nebraska, daughter of Arthur and Helen Rogers Virgin. She married John Collins on April 18, 1959 at Hopkinsville, KYand was a Housewife. Judy lived in Mountain Home since 2000, moving from Omaha, Nebraska. Survivors: Judy Collins...