Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

Nathan Johnson

Nathan Johnson

Jan 30, 2009

Nathan Johnson died Friday, January 30, 2009 in Gassville at the age of 47. He was born Friday, September 8, 1961 in Petoskey, Michigan, the son of Andrew S. and Mary E. Gronseth Johnson. He worked as a Surveyor and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Survivors: Nathan Johnson is survived by his son, Leif Johnson of Lake Leelanau, MI,...

Loretta Figueroa

Loretta Figueroa

Jan 27, 2009

Loretta Figueroa died Tuesday, January 27, 2009 in Salem, Arkansas at the age of 69. She was born Wednesday, March 1, 1939 in San Antonio, Texas, the daughter of Gilbert Jerome and Virginia Miriam Scarmozzi Molinar. She married German Figueroa on and worked as a Licensed Vocational Nurse. Loretta lived in Calico Rock since 1993 moving from Ft. Worth, Texas....

Wilma Hutchinson

Wilma Hutchinson

Jan 27, 2009

Wilma died Tuesday, January 27, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 68. She was born May 14, 1940 in Ava, Illinois, daughter of William and Iva Christian Holiday. She married Arthur Hutchinson on December 26, 1959 at East St. Louis, Missouri. She worked as a Health Unit Secretary for Baxter Regional Medical Center . Wilma lived in Mountain...

Ruth Walls

Ruth Walls

Jan 27, 2009

Ruth Walls died Tuesday, January 27, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 87. She was born Monday, July 11, 1921 in Tallassee, Alabama, the daughter of James Preston and Ruth Pearl Humphries Patillo. She married Ace Walls and worked as a Personal Shopper. Ruth lived in Mountain Home since 2001 moving from San Antonio, Texas. Survivors: Ruth Walls...

Claribelle Stow

Claribelle Stow

Jan 27, 2009

Claribelle Stow died Tuesday, January 27, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 84. Claribelle Stow was born Monday, August 11, 1924 in Lucerne, Colorado, the daughter of Edward Leroy and Sylvia Landreth Lowderman. She married Keith Stow and worked as a Secretary for Bell Telephone Co. She won awards for her speaking ability at the telephone company. She...

Mildred Stancil

Mildred Stancil

Jan 26, 2009

Mildred Stancil died Monday, January 26, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 79. She was born Saturday, April 6, 1929 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, the daughter of William and Helen Kuehner Kellem. She married Henry L. Stancil on November 9, 1946 at Mountain Home and worked as a LPN for many years at the Cheney-Snow-Wilson-Kerr Clinic. She was...

Robert Griffith

Robert Griffith

Jan 24, 2009

Robert Griffith died Saturday, January 24, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 85. He was born Wednesday, June 20, 1923 in Zanesville, Ohio, the son of Robert W. and Pearl M. Miller Griffith. He married Frances L. Amer on September 26, 1980 at Toledo, Ohio and worked as a Sales Manager for Philip Morris, Inc. Robert Griffith was...

Gary Stout

Gary Stout

Jan 23, 2009

Gary died Friday, January 23, 2009 in Lisle, IL at the age of 37. Gary Stout was born Sunday, March 22, 1971 in Elmhurst, Illinois, son of Bernard Stout and Patricia Ann Moorman. He worked as an Information Tech. Survivors: He is survived by his mother and step-father, Patricia and James Patterson, Midway, AR, 1 daughter, Emma Stout, IL; 2...

Wayne Buzzell

Wayne Buzzell

Jan 23, 2009

Wayne Buzzell died Friday, January 23, 2009 in Davenport, Iowa at the age of 80. Wayne Buzzell was born Monday, December 24, 1928 in Tracy, Minnesota, the son of Mark Lester and Minnie Canedy Buzzell. He married Wilma Mae Wells on January 1, 1949 at Tracy, Minnesota and owned and operated Wayne Transfer Service. Wayne Buzzell was a U.S. Army...

Eloise Fairchild

Eloise Fairchild

Jan 20, 2009

Eloise Fairchild died Tuesday, January 20, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 88. She was born Saturday, January 15, 1921 in Oceanside, California, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barthlomew. She married Henry Oscar Fairchild in 1956 at Hollywood, California and worked as an assembly line worker for the RCA Corporation. Eloise lived in Mountain Home since 2000...

Everett Johnson

Everett Johnson

Jan 18, 2009

Everett Johnson died Sunday, January 18, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 83. He was born Wednesday, October 28, 1925 in Chester, Pennsylvania, the son of Wade Guy and Jessie Pyatt Johnson. He married Lucille Pederson on September 16, 1998 at Mountain Home, Arkansas and worked as a carpenter owning and operating Johnson Construction. Everett Johnson was a...

Robert Townley

Robert Townley

Jan 14, 2009

Richard Townley died Wednesday, January 14, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 73. He was born Tuesday, December 17, 1935 in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Leonard A. and Iva O. Bowden Willis. He worked as a journalist for the Wall Street Journal and was a U.S. Air Force veteran of Korea. Richard lived in Mountain Home...

Louise Ward

Louise Ward

Jan 10, 2009

Louise S. Ward died Saturday January 10th, 2009 at Care Manor Nursing Home. She was 96 years old. Louise was born on March 11, 1912 at Douglas, Arizona to James and Margaret Stevens. She married Beuran S. Ward on June 23, 1939 at Long Beach, California. Louise was a member of the San Carlos Apache Indian Tribe and worked for...

Ronald Metzger

Ronald Metzger

Jan 10, 2009

Ronald Metzger was born Saturday, June 24, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio, son of C.B. Metzger and Consuelo Stahl. He married Camille Metzger on September 26, 1977 at Carson City, NV. He was the owner of RSM Ent. for 20 years. Ronald was a US Army veteran. He lived in Mountain Home since 2006 moving from CA. Ronald Metzger died Saturday,...

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...