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Paula Marie Eckardt

Paula Marie Eckardt

Jan 1, 2024

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Paula Marie Eckardt, 72, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Paula died January 1, 2024.

Elwin "Bud" Arnold Spencer

Elwin "Bud" Arnold Spencer

Dec 31, 2023

Elwin Arnold Spencer, 88, of Lakeview Arkansas, passed away on December 31st, 2023 after a short illness. Elwin was known as “Bud” to all his friends and family. Bud passed away peacefully at Care Manor nursing home in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Bud was born in Wayne Township, Doniphan County Kansas, on July 1st, 1935. Bud continued the many generations of...

Roger D Brown

Roger D Brown

Dec 31, 2023

Roger Dean Brown of Yellville, Arkansas, passed away December 31, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 71. He was born November 17, 1952, in Ravenna, Ohio, the son of Dixon and Violet Franklin Brown. Roger was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. He married Nadine Reese on September 16, 1978, in Rock Springs, Florida....

William Norris

William Norris

Dec 31, 2023

William "Bill" Alton Norris, 75, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Bill was born on September 2, 1948, in Albertville, Alabama, to Jasper Norris and Johnnie Sailers. Bill served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He married Sheri Wood on March 13, 1971 in St. Louis, Missouri. He started his career as...

Ludis Dainis Barenis

Ludis Dainis Barenis

Dec 30, 2023

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Ludis Dainis Barenis, 72, of Leslie, Arkansas. Ludis died December 30, 2023, at Hospice of the Hills in Harrison, Arkansas.

Rick James Charles

Rick James Charles

Dec 29, 2023

Rick James Charles of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 29, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 49. He was born October 10, 1974, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the son of Norbert and Lavonne Demeyer Charles. Rick grew up in various places in Wisconsin. He moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas about 2002. Over the years, Rick worked...

Nelma Singletary

Nelma Singletary

Dec 28, 2023

Nelma Faye Singletary of Salem, Arkansas, entered into rest on December 28, 2023 at the age of 57. She was born on March 31, 1966 in Kountze, Texas, to Howard Earl Singletary and Loise Holstine. Nelma was a mother and friend to many. She enjoyed care giving and loved her many dogs over the years. Nelma is survived by her...

Beverly Skov

Beverly Skov

Dec 28, 2023

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Beverley Skov, 86, of Dallas, Texas. Beverley died December 28, 2023.

Nadine Moore

Nadine Moore

Dec 27, 2023

Nadine Moore of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 27, 2023, in Springfield, Missouri at the age of 79. She was born April 27, 1944, in Henderson, Arkansas, the daughter of John E. and Mabel Wells Walker. Nadine had a large family and was one of ten children. She married Jimmy Moore on June 1, 1963 in Flippin, Arkansas. The...

Earl Joseph Marcel

Earl Joseph Marcel

Dec 26, 2023

Earl Joseph Marcel of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 26, 2023, in Jonesboro, Arkansas at the age of 82. He was born January 7, 1941, in Houma, Louisiana, the son of Aaron and Genevieve Theroit Marcel. He married Jean Carolyn Beavers in September of 1963. Earl was a U.S. Navy veteran and worked as an account executive at AT&T...

Virginia Ann Edmister

Virginia Ann Edmister

Dec 24, 2023

Virginia Edmister, 72, of Bedford, Texas died December 24, 2023. Burial is at Fairview Cemetery.

Sandra Lair

Sandra Lair

Dec 23, 2023

Sandra Lee Lair of Lakeview, Arkansas, passed away December 23, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 86. She was born May 1, 1937, in Lawton, Oklahoma, the daughter of Lee and Eula Waggoner Hunter. She married John Lair on April 19, 1957, in Lawton, Oklahoma. Sandra lived in Lakeview since moving from Cleveland, Oklahoma, in 2013. She...

Toni Joy Quirk

Toni Joy Quirk

Dec 22, 2023

Toni Joy Quirk of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 22, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 71. She was born December 22, 1952, in Jersey City, New Jersey, the daughter of Emil and Minnie Swartz Manuli. She married Walter Quirk on September 10, 1983, in Fairview, New Jersey. She enjoyed fishing, gardening, and hunting. Toni is...

Rosemary Finch

Rosemary Finch

Dec 22, 2023

Rosemary is survived by her three children, Jeffrey Finch of Houston, TX, Mary Finch and Paul Saunders of Fairfax, VA, and Craig Finch and Jamie Mistler of Tulsa, OK. She leaves behind her beloved grandchildren, Nicholas Saunders, Ethan Saunders, Carolyn Saunders. In addition, she is survived by her brother and sister-in-law Richard and Rosemary Ruedin of Alton, Illinois. Throughout her...

John Ozols

John Ozols

Dec 22, 2023

Janis "John" Ozols of Mountain Home, Arkansas, aged 77, passed away on the Friday, December 22, 2023 at Baxter Health. He was born in Neumunster, Germany in 1946 to Latvian parents Andrejs and Vera Ozols, who were taken by the Nazis from Latvia to be used as labor as they were losing WWII. Following the end of WWII, the displaced...

Jason Michael Casper

Jason Michael Casper

Dec 22, 2023

Jason Michael Casper, 42, of Mountain Home, Arkansas died December 22, 2023.

Sue Ann Daigle

Sue Ann Daigle

Dec 20, 2023

Sue Ann Daigle of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 20, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 79. She was born November 23, 1944, in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Chester and Susanna Heimark Crowley. She worked as a Administrative Assistant for John Hancock Financial Network. Sue lived in Mountain Home since moving from Massachusetts in 2009....

Albert George Newton

Albert George Newton

Dec 20, 2023

Albert George Newton of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 20, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 91. He was born July 14, 1932, in Grinnell, Iowa, the son of Cleo and Mary McConnell Newton. He married Lois Beverly O'Harra in 1952 and started working at the University of Iowa shoveling coal and at retirement was a...

Clifford E. Marvell

Clifford E. Marvell

Dec 19, 2023

Clifford Earl Marvell of Clarkridge, Arkansas, passed away December 19, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 76. He was born December 9, 1947, in Price, Utah, the son of Archie and Mollie Palmer Marvell. He married Debra Pfister on September 8, 2007 in South Coffeyville, Oklahoma and worked as a Electrician. Clifford was a U.S. Navy veteran....

Shirrel Eugene Copeland

Shirrel Eugene Copeland

Dec 19, 2023

Shirrel Eugene Copeland, 81, passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Shirrel was born on April 18, 1942, in Rector, Arkansas, to Wilson and Imogene Moore Copeland. He graduated from Greenway High School in 1959. After high school Shirrel enrolled in the United States Air Force at the age of 17. He married Shirley Minton on...