Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

Leroy Martens

Leroy Martens

Oct 1, 2005

Leroy Charles Martens was born July 23, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of Charles and Minnie Papke Martens. He married the late Lida Margaret Speakman on April 27, 1946 in San Francisco, California. He was a manager for Western Electric Telephone Division for thirty-four years. Leroy Charles Martens served with the United States Marines in World War...

Robert Patterson

Robert Patterson

Sep 30, 2005

Robert L. Patterson was born April 6, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was the son of Lawrence and Katherine Patterson. He married Barbara Laneer on January 9, 1960 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. He was a master electrician in the construction business who lived most of his life in Memphis, Tennessee. He attended CBHS and graduated from Southside High School in...

Keith Parks

Keith Parks

Sep 28, 2005

Keith Arnold Parks was born April 18, 1937 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was the son of L.F. and Marie Parks. He graduated from Mountain Home High School in 1955. He married the late Dorothy (Britt) Hensley on January 3, 1959. He worked in the construction business and was a member of Midway Baptist Church. Keith Arnold Parks passed away...

Joseph Kobularcik

Joseph Kobularcik

Sep 28, 2005

Joseph Andrew Kobularcik was born December 6, 1925 in Kato, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Frank and Anna Mihalik Kobularcik. He married Mary Caronell Camp on August 31, 1953 in Chickopee, Pennsylvania. He was a radio operator with the United States Air Force for twenty years. He served during World War II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War....

Pauline Drozdzinski

Pauline Drozdzinski

Sep 27, 2005

Pauline Katherine Drozdzinski was born March 23, 1938 in Quincy, Michigan. She was the daughter of Stanley and Mary Ann Latvis Bildz. She was employed as receptionist/bookkeeper for an auto dealership. She lived in the Mountain Home, Arkansas area since moving from Crown Point, Indiana in 1986. Pauline Katherine Drozdzinski passed away at Baxter Regional Medical Center on September 27,...

Frances Hambleton

Frances Hambleton

Sep 27, 2005

Frances F. Hambleton was born April 11, 1911 in Boston, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Hyman and Ida Finesilver Oranburg. She married the late Gilbert Hambleton on January 13, 1941 in Somerville, Massachusetts. The Hambleton family moved to Bull Shoals, Arkansas from New London, Connecticut in 1970. She was a homemaker and "worthy matron" of Eastern Star #277, V.F.W....

Resa Climer

Resa Climer

Sep 27, 2005

Resa Joan "Joanie" Climer was born June 23, 1959 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Joseph Austin and Ruby Monelle Green Climer. She enjoyed bowling, special olympics, square dancing, and her cat, Max. Joanie attended Eastside Baptist Church. Resa Joan "Joanie" Climer passed away September 27, 2005 at the age of 46 years, 3 months and 4...

Jacqueline Runyan

Jacqueline Runyan

Sep 27, 2005

Jacqueline Runyan was born June 8, 1926 in Gadsden, Alabama. She was the daughter of Charles and Alice Richie. She married Julius Runyan on June 19, 1996 in Cotter, Arkansas. Mrs. Runyan was employed in the health care industry as a certified nurses aid. She moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas from Aurora, Illinois in 1975. She was a member of...

Bobby Watts

Bobby Watts

Sep 26, 2005

Bobby Dean Watts was born July 3, 1935 in Gamaliel, Arkansas. He was the son of Earl and Nellie Davidson Watts. He was a lifetime resident of the Gamaliel area and enjoyed hunting, fishing and his cattle. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Bobby Dean Watts passed away at his residence on September 26, 2005, at the...

Bennie Hall

Bennie Hall

Sep 24, 2005

Bennie Pete Hall was born August 14, 1944 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of Charles and Pearl Palmer Hall. He was a dental technician and an Army veteran of the 101th Airborne. He lived in Norfork, Arkansas since moving from Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2000. Survivors: Two sisters, Charlene (Bill) Casto of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Marcia (Jack) Speir of...

Samuel Pestock

Samuel Pestock

Sep 24, 2005

Samuel Pestock ws born December 6, 1978 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was the son of John and Melissa Hull Pestock. He was a warehouseman in the manufacturing industry. Mr. Pestock lived in Mountain Home, Arkansas since moving from Kansas City, Missouri in 2003. He was a member of the Methodist church. Samuel Pestock passed away September 24, 2005, at...

Leona White

Leona White

Sep 24, 2005

Leona Gladys White was born April 30, 1910 in Medford, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Daniel Joseph and Minnie V. Archer Boruff. She married Arthur M. White in Yuma, Arizona on July 18, 1951. The White family moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas in 1968. Mrs. White was a homemaker. Arthur and Leona White were former owners of Shady Grove...

Frances Schroeter

Frances Schroeter

Sep 21, 2005

Frances Marie Schroeter was born February 26, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois. She married the late Carl A. Sorgatz on September 7, 1946. The Sorgatz family moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas from Chicago, Illinois in 1970. Mr. Sorgatz passed away on October 5, 1972. Frances later married the late Arthur H. Schroeter on September 1, 1975 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Mrs....

Bernard Gillen

Bernard Gillen

Sep 21, 2005

Jack Gillen was born April 5, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of Harry and Elsie Zeplin Gillen. He married the late Margaret Bell on June 26, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois. He was a truck driver for Midwest Welding and Supply in Chicago and lived in Mountain Home, Arkansas since he moved to the area from Chicago, Illinois...

Frances Shroeter

Frances Shroeter

Sep 21, 2005

Frances Marie Schroeter was born February 26, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois. She was the daughter of John and Marie Horwath Kainrath. She married the late Carl A. Sorgatz on September 7, 1946. The Sorgatz family moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas in 1970 from Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Sorgatz passed away on October 5, 1972. Frances later married the late Arthur H....

Virgil Newberry

Virgil Newberry

Sep 21, 2005

Virgil L. Newberry was born March 30, 1936 in Holland, Missouri. he was the son of Leonard and Lottie Cooper Newberry. He married Wanda Eagan on November 3, 1967 in Southaven, Michigan. He owned Virgil's Towing for thirty-two years and formerly drove a Pepsi truck. Mr. Newberry lived in Gassville for twenty-nine years, moving from Southaven, Michigan where he was...

Edmund Savage

Edmund Savage

Sep 18, 2005

Edmund H. Savage was born January 6, 1931 in Palatine, Illinois. He was the son of Edmund H. Sr. and Madge Gibbs Savage. Mr. Savage served with the United States Army during the Korean War. He was employed as an operations agent with United Airlines. He moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas from Palatine, Illinois in 1996. He was a member...

Lawrence Larson

Lawrence Larson

Sep 17, 2005

Lawrence C. Larson was born in Woodstock, Illinois on November 18, 1942. He was the son of Archie and Virginia Roth Larson. He married Barbara Romme on August 13, 1989 in Empire, Michigan. He was an electrician. Mr. Larson lived in Wonder Lake, Illinois before moving to Mountain Home, Arkansas in September, 2004. He enjoyed fishing, camping, woodworking, gardening, hot...

Roberta Roberts

Roberta Roberts

Sep 15, 2005

Roberta Lee Roberts was born August 24, 1914 in Lonoke, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Charles Cleveland and Mae Sizemore Falls. She married Glenn Kenneth Roberts on August 15, 1989. The Roberts family moved to Bee Branch, Arkansas from Mountain Home, Arkansas in 1999. Mrs. Roberts enjoyed her grandchildren; reading; and sewing, including clothing and drapery construction. She was...

Beatrice Walkinshaw

Beatrice Walkinshaw

Sep 14, 2005

Beatrice Walkinshaw was born October 12, 1903 in Ohio. She was the daughter of John and Martha Ann Shoemaker Walkinshaw. She married Tom Walkinshaw. The Walkinshaw family moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas from Kansas City, Kansas in 1966. Mrs. Walkinshaw was a homemaker and member of First Christian Church. Beatrice Walkinshaw passed away at Care Manor on September 14, 2005,...