Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

George Blaida

George Blaida

Jan 10, 2009

George Blaida was born Tuesday, February 4, 1919 in Downers Grove, Illinois, son of Joseph Blaida and Sophia Burek. He married Lucille Sabatino on July 14, 1979 at Lombard, Illinois. He worked as a Department Manager for Jewell Foods. George Blaida was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. George lived in Mountain Home for 29 years moving from Lombard, Illinois....

Gloria Taylor

Gloria Taylor

Jan 9, 2009

Gloria was born Friday, April 2, 1926 in San Diego, California, the daughter of Chrisanto and Aurora Scobell Celaya. She married Robert M. Taylor on September 4, 1948 at San Diego, California and worked as a School Teacher for LaPuente High School for 14 years. Gloria lived in Norfork since June 2, 1988 moving from Pomona, California. She was a...

John Cooley

John Cooley

Jan 9, 2009

John Cooley was born Tuesday, February 13, 1940 in Fulton, Kentucky, son of Robert F. Cooley and Edith Lorine Brann. He married Darlene Cooley on October 5, 1963 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He worked as a Bead Operator for Goodyear Tire and Rubber. John Cooley was a US Navy Vietnam veteran and retired from the National Guard. John lived in Lakeview...

Roy Lawson

Roy Lawson

Jan 9, 2009

Roy Lawson Jr. was born Sunday, October 16, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, son of Roy E. Lawson, Sr. and Julia Fritz. He married Nancy Lawson on August 31, 1985 at Barrington, Illinois. He worked as a Tool and Dye Moldmaker for Courtesy Mold and Tool Co.. Roy Lawson Jr. was a US Navy Reserve veteran. Roy lived in Mountain Home...

William Kerns

William Kerns

Jan 8, 2009

William Kerns died Thursday, January 8, 2009 at Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House at the age of 77. William Kerns was born in Rolfe, Iowa, a small town in northwest, Iowa, on the 25th of June, 1931, the son of Fred and Gertrude Peterson Kerns. He attended grade school in Plover and High School in Marathon, Iowa. He also...

James Brooks

James Brooks

Jan 4, 2009

Mr. Brooks died Sunday, January 4, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 78. He was born Friday, October 31, 1930 in Nashville, Tennessee, son of Jesse R. and Frances Park Brooks. On November 24, 1954, he married Kathryn June Haley in Wichita Falls, Texas. He was a retired Senior Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, and was the Vanderbilt...

Robert Schuster

Robert Schuster

Jan 4, 2009

Robert Schuster died Sunday, January 4, 2009 in Bull Shoals at the age of 60. He was born Friday, December 24, 1948 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, the son of Robert and Mary Audrey Heenan Schuster. He worked as a Truck Driver and was a U.S. Air Force veteran of Vietnam. Robert lived in Bull Shoals since 1990 moving from New Orleans,...

Nancy Brumfield

Nancy Brumfield

Jan 4, 2009

Nancy died January 4, 2009 at Twin Lakes Nursing Center. She was 76 years old. Nancy was born November 15, 1932 at Mt. Vernon, Illinois to Wayne and Martha Welch. She married Leslie Brumfield on July 17th, 1962 at Nashville, Tennessee. Nancy was a professional seamstress and worked at Village Vogue Dress Shop in Bull Shoals. She had lived in...

Syprina Shaw

Syprina Shaw

Jan 4, 2009

Syprina Shaw died Sunday, January 4, 2009 in Little Rock at the age of 38. She was born Friday, July 24, 1970 in Yellville, Arkansas, the daughter of Billy and Virgie Marie Jones Ford. She married Jimmy Earl Shaw on July 14, 2001 at Mountain Home, Arkansas and worked as an electronics and cell phone clerk for Wal Mart. Syprina...

Doris Magee

Doris Magee

Jan 4, 2009

Doris Magee died Sunday, January 4, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 83. She was born Monday, February 16, 1925 in Clay County, Missouri, the daughter of William Abbot and Georgia Ann Lampkins Williams. She married Tilman Leon Magee on August 18, 1945 at Clay County, Missouri and was a homemaker. Doris lived in Mountain Home since October...

Elsie Baeten

Elsie Baeten

Jan 3, 2009

Elsie died Saturday, January 3, 2009 in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 89. Elsie Baeten was born Friday, December 5, 1919 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the daughter of John and Mary Vanden Wildenberg Pavlowich. She worked as a bookkeeper in the healthcare field. Elsie lived in Mountain Home since 2008 moving from Oxnard, California. Survivors: Elsie Baeten is...

Mary Erwin

Mary Erwin

Jan 2, 2009

Mrs. Erwin died Friday, January 2, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 105. She was born Tuesday, March 31, 1903 in Carrollton, Missouri, daughter of Henry Bungenstock and Susan McCorkle Bungenstock. She married Walter Erwin on May 31, 1927 at Carrollton, Missouri, and was a homemaker. Elizabeth lived in Mountain Home for 39 years, moving from Brookfield, Missouri....

Jack Chandler

Jack Chandler

Jan 1, 2009

Jack Chandler died Thursday, January 1, 2009 in Harrison at the age of 79. Jack Chandler was born Saturday, September 28, 1929. Funeral: Graveside services for Jack Chandler of Harrison, Arkansas, will be 2:00 pm Thursday, January 8, 2009 at the Maplewood Cemetery, Harrison, Arkansas, with Reverend Jim Gaskill officiating. Burial: Burial will be in the Maplewood Cemetery.

Arthur Kuhnke

Arthur Kuhnke

Jan 1, 2009

Arthur Kuhnke died Thursday, January 1, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 76. He was born Thursday, September 29, 1932 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Arthur William and Leona M. Rueth Kuhnke. He married Linda Leschman on April 30, 2008 at Mountain Home, Arkansas. He worked as a carpenter for Wisconsin Electric Power Co. and was a...

Gene Schulze

Gene Schulze

Jan 1, 2009

Gene Schulze died Thursday, January 1, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 73. He was born Tuesday, July 9, 1935 in Fargo, North Dakota, son of Dennis and Bertha Bohn Schulze. He married Gloria Hehl on October 6, 1956 at Minneapolis, Minnesota and worked as an auto mechanic. Gene lived in Mountain Home since 1993 moving from Beaverton,...

Alice Geiger

Alice Geiger

Dec 31, 2008

Alice Geiger died Wednesday, December 31, 2008 in Richardson, TX at the age of 93. She was born Tuesday, November 16, 1915 in Boyceville, Wisconsin, the daughter of William H. and Julia Engelbretson Lake. She married George J. Geiger on January 26, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois and was a bookkeeper for Montgomery Ward. Alice lived in Mountain Home, Arkansas from...

JoAnne Gumm

JoAnne Gumm

Dec 30, 2008

JoAnne Gumm died Tuesday, December 30, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 61. She was born Tuesday, June 3, 1947 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Paul N. and Lois E. Schnably Davis . She married Max D. Gumm on November 2, 1985 at Council Bluffs, Iowa. She received a Masters Degree in Health Education from the University...

Gerald Adkerson

Gerald Adkerson

Dec 24, 2008

Gerald Adkerson died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 55 years, 6 months and 5 days. He was born Friday, June 19, 1953 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, son of Jakie Stevens Adkerson and Mabel Irene (Cunningham) Adkerson. He worked as a roofer for most of his working life, and was a craftsman who took...

Billy Moses

Billy Moses

Dec 24, 2008

Billy Moses died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 87. He was born Thursday, April 28, 1921 in Taylorville, Illinois, the son of Toney R. and Millie Little Moses. He married B. Arlene Reader on June 8, 1946 at Fon du Lac, Wisconsin and worked as a Medical Administration Officer for the U.S. Army for...

James Wooley

James Wooley

Dec 23, 2008

Jim Wooley died Tuesday, December 23, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 63. He was born Sunday, March 25, 1945 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, son of Virgil and Mary Louise Gardner Wooley. He married Betty Fratesi on December 30, 1967 at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Jim worked for the International Paper Co. and retired from the Pine Bluff Arsenal...