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Osborn Gavel
Dec 4, 2008
Osborn Gavel died Thursday, December 4, 2008 in Flippin at the age of 78. He was born Friday, May 30, 1930 in New Market, New Hampshire, the son of Loren and Lucille Thereault Gavel. He married Phyliss Hilton on February 4, 1950 at Sanford, Maine and worked as a machinist in the aircraft industry. Osborn lived in Flippin since 1994...
John Payne
Dec 4, 2008
John Payne died Thursday, December 4, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 69. He was born Tuesday, May 30, 1939 in Booneville, Indiana, the son of John Robert and Verle Smith Payne. He was an Iron Worker Union Member. John lived in Mountain Home since 2008 moving from Lake Havasu, Arizona. He enjoyed gaming, NASCAR, boxing and Gerge...
Robert Fountain
Dec 3, 2008
Robert Fountain died Wednesday, December 3, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 85. He was born Friday, November 30, 1923 in Cross Roads, Arkansas, the son of George Jefferson and Martha Rebecca Gilliland Fountain. He married Mable V. Norris on April 7, 1944 at Pineville, Arkansas and was a factory worker for G.E. & Mar Bax Shirt Co....
Jacqueline Rotan
Dec 3, 2008
Jacqueline Joy Rotan passed to rest on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 in Bull Shoals at the age of 65. She was born Thursday, March 18, 1943 in Berwyn, Illinois, the daughter of John and Lillian Kramer. She married William Rotan on July 2, 1993 at Mountain Home, Arkansas and was an Antique Dealer. Jacqueline lived in Bull Shoals since 1986...
Charles Meyers
Dec 1, 2008
Charles Meyers died Monday, December 1, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 51. He was born Tuesday, July 2, 1957 in Oaklawn, Illinois, son of Charles and Vivian Zlebis Meyers. He worked as a fishing guide and was employed by the City of Flippin. Charles lived in Fairview since 1983 moving from Chicago, Illinois. Survivors: Charles Meyers is...
Wilfred Coppersmith
Nov 29, 2008
Bill Coppersmith died Saturday, November 29, 2008 in Gassville at the age of 73. Wilfred R. "Bill" Coppersmith was born Tuesday, February 19, 1935 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, son of Wilfred and Pearl Laes Coppersmith. He married Lois Boschma Spoden on December 30, 1995 at Greenwood, South Carolina. He Owned and operated Emerald City Laundry and Cleaners before retiring to...
Dallas English
Nov 26, 2008
Dallas English died Wednesday, November 26, 2008 in Gassville at the age of 66. He was born Wednesday, October 7, 1942 in Waukegan, Illinois, the son of Henry Harris and Clara Schlusher English. He worked as a Truck Driver and lived in Gassville since 2006 moving from Friendship, Wisconsin. He past Master of the Adams-Friendship Masonic Lodge in Friendship, Wisconsin....
Melvin Popejoy
Nov 23, 2008
Melvin Popejoy died Sunday, November 23, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 72. Melvin Popejoy was born Saturday, June 20, 1936 in Iowa, son of Virgil and Sarah Channel Popejoy. He married Billie Moser Mathews on December 10, 2007 at Eureka Springs, AR. He worked as a cattle rancher was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Melvin lived in...
George Cooksey
Nov 22, 2008
George "Tom" Cooksey died Saturday, November 22, 2008 in Mountain Home, AR at the age of 71 years, 7 months and 3 days. He was born Monday, April 19, 1937 in Dixon, New Mexico, son of Edmond J. and Romaine Rivera Cooksey. He married Eunice Goding on September 23, 1988 at Flippin, Arkansas. He was a 22-year veteran of the...
John Belilnski
Nov 22, 2008
John Belinski died Saturday, November 22, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 84. He was born Friday, February 1, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, son of Frank and Kate Belinski. He married Mary Jo Smith on September 21, 1971 at Oak Park, Illinois. John Belinski was a U.S. Army Purple Heart veteran of WWII. John lived in Mountain Home...
Henry Schaefer
Nov 22, 2008
Henry Schaefer died Saturday, November 22, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 79. He was born Monday, December 24, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Charles and Mary Kuszynski Schaefer. He married Geraldine Bednarski on August 4, 1951 at Chicago, Illinois and was a Truck Driver for ADCO. Henry Schaefer was a U.S. Army veteran of Korea....
Robert Svatek
Nov 21, 2008
Robert Svatek died Friday, November 21, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 84. He was born Tuesday, October 7, 1924 in Berwyn, Illinois, son of Anton and Barbara Klecka Svatek. He married Evelyn Kopta on July 1, 1950 at Berwyn, Illinois and owned Manor Jewelers. Robert Svatek was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. Robert lived in Mountain...
Helen Campbell
Nov 21, 2008
Helen Campbell died Friday, November 21, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 90. Helen Campbell was born Wednesday, May 22, 1918 in Elvins, MO daughter of Joel and Verna Meador Reese. She worked as a homemaker. Survivors: Helen Campbell is survived by 2 daughters; Norma (Martin) Scott and Brenda (Larry) Kankey both of Bull Shoals, AR., 7 grandchildren...
Ruth Truax
Nov 19, 2008
Dorothy "Ruth" Truax entered into rest Wednesday, November 19, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 74 years and 1 day. Ruth was born Sunday, November 18, 1934 in Bennett, Nebraska, daughter of Lewis Russell and Anna S. Bratt Russell. She met Lee Truax at a skating rink in Lincoln, Nebraska, and he proposed to her on their first...
Ollie Schmitt
Nov 19, 2008
Ollie Schmitt died Wednesday, November 19, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 92. She was born Sunday, November 12, 1916 in Graymont, Illinois, the daughter of Frank and Rena Jansen Monk. She married Herman M. Schmitt on October 15, 1938 at Flanagan, Illinois and was a homemaker. Ollie lived in Mountain Home since 2005 moving from Colorado. Survivors:...
Marion Meyers
Nov 17, 2008
Marion Meyers died Monday, November 17, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 84. She was born Tuesday, November 27, 1923 in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Paul Shelton and Frances Wyman Rivett. She married William Meyers on October 14, 1951 at Paunee City, Nebraska and worked as a Therapeutic Dietician for St. Michael Hospital. She earned a Bachlor's...
Raymond Hood
Nov 17, 2008
Raymond Hood died Monday, November 17, 2008 in Norfork at the age of 92. He was born Wednesday, July 12, 1916 in Chafee, Missouri, son of John H. and Sarah Cronin Hood. He married Nina Cantwell on November 29, 1970 at Marion, Arkansas and worked as a truck driver for Gordon Transport. Raymond Hood was a U.S. Army veteran of...
James Davis
Nov 16, 2008
James Davis, III died Sunday, November 16, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 68. He was born Saturday, March 30, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of James C. Davis, Jr. He worked as a Millwright in the manufacturing industry and was a U.S. Air Force veteran of Vietnam. James lived in Bull Shoals since 2003 moving from...
Olive Rountree
Nov 15, 2008
Olive M. Rountree died Saturday, November 15, 2008 in Gassville at the age of 82. Olive Rountree was born Sunday, July 4, 1926 in Springfield, Missouri, the daughter of Ross R. and Helena Bohl Samsel. She married Milton Rountree in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the former owner of the Lake Grove Mobil Home Park in Mountain Home. Olive lived...
Ruth Milam
Nov 14, 2008
Ruth Milam died Friday, November 14, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 69. She was born Friday, August 4, 1939 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, daughter of Mattison D. and Abbie Della Brown Cobb. She married Richard Milam on September 17, 1954 at Parkersburg, West Virginia and was a homemaker. Ruth lived in Mountain Home since 2006 moving from...
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