Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

John Ragland

John Ragland

Apr 12, 2007

John Allen 'Bo' Ragland was born September 20, 1973 at Jonesboro, Arkansas the son of Charles and Faye Pullam Ragland. He was a machine operator at Guy King & Sons and had been a resident of the Mountain Home area since moving from Decaturville, Tennessee in 2002. Survivors: He is survived by his parents, Charles and Faye Ragland of Mountain...

Harold Zumbaum

Harold Zumbaum

Apr 12, 2007

He was born May 1, 1933 to Aurther and Hulda Zumbaum in Denhoff, North Dakota. He married Mary Bohannon on August 17, 1963 at Oxford, Kansas. Barney was employed at Beech Aircraft for 31 years. He was a veteran of the Korean War and served in both the Navy on the USS Yellowstone and the Samuel B. Roberts as a...

Robert Steele

Robert Steele

Apr 12, 2007

Robert died April 12, 2007. He was 40 years old. He was born December 1, 1966 at Santa Clara, CA to William and Alberta Steele. He married Wanda Robinson in 2001 at Bull Shoals, AR. Robert worked at Ranger Boats as a supervisor. He was a simple man who worked hard, loved his children and was loved by all who...

Jessie Shelby

Jessie Shelby

Apr 12, 2007

Jessie Shelby was born on September 1, 1916 at Phillips, Mississippi, to Elmer and Mary (McMullin) Morris. jessie was a homemaker, who lived in the Mountain Home area. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors: Daughter- Jessica Shelby-of Mountain Home Funeral: Graveside- Forrest Park Cemetery at Forrset City, ArkansasFriday, April 14, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. Burial: Forrest Park Cemetery

Elvin West

Elvin West

Apr 11, 2007

Elvin L. 'Al' West was born October 19th, 1940 at Monette, Arkansas to David and Madelyn Monroe West. He married Roswitha Blaeske on March 1st, 1967 at Bismark, North Dakota. He served as Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force for over 20 years and was a veteran of Vietnam serving 2 tours of duty. Elvin lived in Mountain...

Katherine Metzow

Katherine Metzow

Apr 11, 2007

Katherine Metzow was born August 17, 1917, at Gibson County, Tennessee, to Steven and Efie Gossett Jones. She married William John Metzow in November of 1953. She had various jobs during her life, most of which was as a make-up counter clerk at a department store. She lived in California before moving to Mountain Home in 1997. She was of...

Emil Moravec

Emil Moravec

Apr 10, 2007

Emil J. Moravec was born August 13, 1917 at Chicago, Illinois to Emil and Bessie Bohdan Moravec. He was a farmer for 40 years until he retired and moved to Mountain Home in 1984 from Cottonwood, Arizona. On July 15, 1999 he married Caroline Mills. Survivors: His wife Caroline of Mountain Home, one brother; Otto Moravec of Eugene, Oregon, Two...

Harry Demian

Harry Demian

Apr 9, 2007

Harry J. Demian was born April 23, 1922 at Chicago, Illinois, to Michael and Caroline Demian. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps Bombardier during WWII. He married Phyllis Smith in 1949 at Chicago and worked as a machinist for U.S. Steel for 40 years. They moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas in 1980 from Chicago. He was a member of...

Ronald Mandella

Ronald Mandella

Apr 2, 2007

Ron Mandella was born March 13th, 1940 at Los Angeles, California to Ned C. and Eleanor Overton Mandella. He married Debbie Swan on October 13th, 1967. Ron had a very diverse life and experiences. He was a professional drag-car driver, was a floral designer in his own shop, owned Mandella's Creative Concerns-Benjamin Moore, worked at Ranger Boats for many years...

Madelyne Boyt

Madelyne Boyt

Apr 2, 2007

Madelyne Taylor Boyt was born July 16, 1997 at Bakersfield, California to Sean Michael and Angela Williams Boyt. She was a 4th grade student at the Guy Berry Elementary School in Mountain Home. She sang in the School Choir and loved art, drawing and had a passion for animals (especially lions and dogs). She was a Christian. Madelyne entered into...

Arton Frerichs

Arton Frerichs

Apr 1, 2007

Arton Frerichs was born July 17, 1936 to Raymond and Della Anderson Frerichs. He married Mary Musbach on September 15, 1985 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and woreked an artist for a sign Company for 50 plus years.He passed away on April 1, 2007 at Baxter Regional Medical Center at the age of 70- years, 8 Months and 14 days. Survivors: his...

Bonnie Clauss

Bonnie Clauss

Apr 1, 2007

Bonnie J. Clauss was born November 14th, 1934 at Aurora, Illinois to Daniel W. and Myrtle H. Weidert Henricks. Bonnie married Kenneth Ray Clauss on February 14th, 1970 at Elgin, Illinois. She was a line worker at Dial Corporation and former employee of Tobacco Outlet. Bonnie lived in Mountain Home for 17 years, moving from Yorkville, Illinois. She was of...

Darrell Maness

Darrell Maness

Mar 30, 2007

Darrell Maness was born January 23, 1941 at Broken Bow, OK, to James Homer and Vivian Laxton Maness. He was a woodcutter by trade. He lived in Oklahoma before moving to the Twin Lakes Area in 1985. He died on March 30, 2007 at his residence at the age of 66 years, 2 months and 7 days. Survivors: He is...

Mitchell Williams

Mitchell Williams

Mar 30, 2007

Mitchell Lee Allen Williams was born March 29, 2007, at Mountain Home to Matthew Lee Allen Williams and Eleta McClary. Survivors: He is survived by his parents, both of Mountain Home; paternal grandparents, Michael (Patricia) Williams of Henderson and Annette (Jeff) Youngblood of Berryville, Arkansas; paternal great-grandparents, Mary Piva of Mountain View, Maxine Brock of Berryville, Frances Sparks of Mountain...

Gladys Reum

Gladys Reum

Mar 30, 2007

Gladys J. Reum died March 30, 2007 at Hospice House of the Ozarks at the age of 82. She was born Spetember 4, 1925 at Lostant, Illinois to Harry and Agnes Cooper. Gladys had worked in sales in Real Estate. Survivors: Son, Donald Gene Graves and wife Laura of Big Flat, Arkansas, 3 grandchildren Preceded in Death by: Parents Funeral:...

John Brunson

John Brunson

Mar 29, 2007

John Thomas Brunson was born May 1, 1932 at Ozark, Missouri to John F. and Ollie Armstrong Brunson. He worked as a truck driver for Jordan's Truck Repair. John Died on March 29, 2007 at his residence in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 74 years, 10 months and 28 days. Survivors: One Son; Donald F. Brunson of Kelso...

Mary Womack

Mary Womack

Mar 27, 2007

Mary Elizabeth Womack was born August 11th, 1924 at Norfork, Arkansas. The daughter of Homer and Maud Wilson Adkins. She married Maurice Womack on April 2nd, 1948 at Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was a homemaker. Mary had resided in the Flippin area since moving from Memphis, Tennessee in 1979. She was a member of the Pilgrim?s Rest Baptist Church. Mary...

Joanne DiBrito

Joanne DiBrito

Mar 26, 2007

Joanne Marie DiBrito was born January 15, 1947 at Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of George and Vilma Kulesza Teichman. Joanne was a Homemaker and member of the Catholic Church. Joanne Marie DiBrito formerly of Mountain Home, entered into eternal rest at Moberly, Missouri on March 26, 2007 at the age of 60 years, 2 months & 11 days. Survivors: 1...

Polly Justman

Polly Justman

Mar 24, 2007

Polly Justman died Saturday, March 24, 2007 in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 86. Polly was born October 24, 1920 at Roanoke, Virginia to Robert Talmadge and Janie Mae Hughes Burden. She married Arno Roy Justman in 1945 in the Panama Canal Zone. She was a homemaker, a master bridge player, an avid reader and a devoted wife...

Alberta Keneipp

Alberta Keneipp

Mar 23, 2007

Alberta Corinne Keneipp was born November 11, 1911 at Owensville, Indiana to Albert and Meda Gude Milam Thompson. She married Warren Owings Keneipp on September 19, 1935 at Waukegan, Illinois. She obtained a masters degree in math and taught High School Math for 23 years in the Palos Hills Illinois school district #230.They moved to Mountain Home in 1982 from...