Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

William Kettlitz

William Kettlitz

May 26, 2006

Dr. William H. Kettlitz was born July 26, 1914, in Monticello, Iowa. He was the son of Hans and Rena Haeussler Kettlitz. He married Helen Maxine Zimmerlin, January 20, 1946 in Bloomington, Illinois. He was minister of First Presbyterian Church for over fifty years. He received his Master of Theology degree at the Theological Seminary, University of Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa....

Michael Rowland

Michael Rowland

May 25, 2006

Michael Wayne Rowland was born October 20, 1976, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was the son of Walter and Doris Rowland. He married Dawn Drzka on May 22, 1999, in Mountain Home. He was a sanitation truck driver for RLH-Nabors for eight years. Michael Rowland lived in Mountain Home his entire life and was of Protestant faith. Michael Rowland died...

Shirley Purifoy

Shirley Purifoy

May 23, 2006

Shirley Ann Purifoy was born June 19, 1938 in Huxley, Iowa. She was the daughter of Richard and Blanche Nagel Golay. She married William Purifoy in 1952,in Bakersfield, California. She was a homemaker who lived in the Mountain Home area since moving from Bakersfield, California in 1983. She was a member of Three Brothers Community Church. Shirley Ann Purifoy entered...

Ellen Scammahorn

Ellen Scammahorn

May 23, 2006

Ellen Scammahorn was born September 18, 1938, in Cowden, Illinois, to Roy and Ethel Hedrick Lorton. She married Edgar W. Scammahorn on August 6, 1964, in Decator, Illinois. She moved to Bull Shoals from McAllister, Oregon, in 2001 and worked for Micro Plastics. Mrs. Scammahorn enjoyed bowling, crocheting, garden work and was a Nascar fan. She was a member of...

Charles Grieshaber

Charles Grieshaber

May 23, 2006

Charles James Grieshaber was born September 9, 1921 in Weingarten, Missouri. He was the son of George and Ada Wallen Grieshaber. He joined the United States Army in 1946 and served as an automotive mechanic in Japan during World War II. He married Berdina Meksch, September 16, 1949, in Ogden, Utah. He worked as a structural ironworker through Ironworker Union...

James Stevens

James Stevens

May 22, 2006

Jim Stevens was born December 15, 1942 in Washington, Iowa to James Wilbur and Lucille E. Peterson Stevens. He married Sharon E. Fuson on March 9, 1963 in Des Moines, Iowa. Jim served as a Des Moines police officer from 1966 - 1973. Jim moved to Mountain Home in 1975 where he served as a city police officer from 1975...

Nicholas Ware

Nicholas Ware

May 21, 2006

Nicholas Green Ware was born May 11, 1983, in West Memphis, Arkansas. He was the son of Tip and Terre Green Ware. He was a waiter who graduated from Mountain Home High School in 2001. He was active in baseball and soccer, was a senior class officer and participated in class plays. He was an avid snow skier and enjoyed...

Alice Brenner

Alice Brenner

May 20, 2006

Alice Bertha Brenner was born January 26, 1911, in Niles Center, Illinois. She was the daughter of Hermann and Mary Moel Honeman. She married Walter Brenner, who passed away in 1971. She moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas from Chicago, Illinois in 1991. Alice Bertha Brenner passed away at Pine Lane Nursing Home, May 20, 2006, at the age of 95...

Gail Benson

Gail Benson

May 20, 2006

Gail L. Benson was born June 8, 1949, in Des Plaines, Illinois. She was the daughter of Arthur and Bernadine May Hockett. She married Edward Benson, June 21, 1985 in South Village, Illinois. She was employed as a waitress and moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas from McHenry, Illinois in 2002. Gail Benson passed away at Hospice House, May 20, 2006,...

Robert Slagle

Robert Slagle

May 19, 2006

Robert L. Slagle was born February 12, 1932 in North Platte, Nebraska. He was the son of Edward and Hazel Richardson Slagle. He served with the United States Air Force. He married Thelma Marie, July 5, 1951, in Fort Collins, Colorado and worked as a blackjack dealer in a casino. He moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas from Durango, Colorado in...

Dorothy Rhodes

Dorothy Rhodes

May 18, 2006

Dorothy Jean Rhodes was born February 12, 1933 in Brooklyn, West Virginia. She was the daughter of John and Gertrude Smith Voholetz. She married Robert Rhodes, March 1, 1969, in St. Elmo, Illinois. She was employed in factory assembly line work. Mrs. Rhodes moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas from Fox Lake, Illinois in 1975 and was a member of the...

Lyle Saxton

Lyle Saxton

May 18, 2006

Lyle Kent Saxton was born June 25, 1941, in Seward, Alaska. He was the son of Lyle and Louise King Saxton. He was employed as a builder/carpenter. Lyle Kent Saxton passed away, May 18, 2006, at the age of 64 years, 10 months and 19 days. Survivors: Mother, Louise Saxton, of Arizona; one son, Kyle Saxton, one daughter, Kira Gearhart...

Henry Shry

Henry Shry

May 18, 2006

Henry A. Shry was born February 2, 1913 at Franklin, Kansas to Anton and Anna Ferlon Shry. He married Sarah C.Clark on January 12, 1947 at Chicago, Ill. He worked for the Motion Picture Studio Mechanics Union in Chicago, Ill and was a member of the AFL-CIO Local #476 for 50 years. He served in the U.S. Navy and was...

Ruby Engelhart

Ruby Engelhart

May 16, 2006

Ruby L. Engelhart was born October 16, 1913, in Hinson, Florida. She was the daughter of William T. and Lily Viola Keene Sapp. She married Wilber Engelhart, who passed away in 1980. She was a bookkeeper with Engelhart Electric. She moved to Junction City, Kansas from Mountain Home, Arkansas in 1984. She enjoyed cooking and was a professional seamstress. Mrs....

Laurence Tendall

Laurence Tendall

May 15, 2006

Laurence Robert Tendall was born March 20, 1925, in Oswego, Illinois. He was the son of Randolph and Laura Wood Tendall. He married Leona Greenberg in May, 1949, in Washington State. She preceded him in death in July, 1974. He then married Helen A. Hoffman in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 21, 1975. Mr. Tendall served with the United States Army....

Gilbert Reinhart

Gilbert Reinhart

May 14, 2006

Gilbert Duane Reinhart was born June 7, 1936 in Champaign, Illinois. He was the son of John Emra and Elsie Beaulah Baker. He served with the United States Navy and was employed as a painter. Mr. Reinhart moved to Norfork, Arkansas from Des Moines, Iowa in 1996. Gilbert Duane Reinhart passed away at Hospice House, May 14, 2006, at the...

James Nettles

James Nettles

May 13, 2006

James A. Nettles was born July 6, 1944 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He was the son of Clyde and Marian Anna Nielsen Nettles. He married Donna Hill, July 3, 1965 in Antioch, Illinois. Mr. Nettles was employed thirty years as a tech specialist with Outboard Marine/Johnson Motors. He moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas from Round Lake, Illinois in 1994. He enjoyed...

Gracelin Censer

Gracelin Censer

May 13, 2006

Gracelin Censer was born October 27, 1924 in Sturdivant, Missouri to Sheldon and Callie Justus O'Dell. She married Arthur Censer, April 2, 1949 in Roseville, Michigan. She served with the United States Air Force during World War II. She moved to Midway, Arkansas from St. Clair Shores, Michigan in 1980. She attended Memorial Christian Church. Gracelin Censer passed away at...

Theodore Michel

Theodore Michel

May 11, 2006

Theodore John "Jack" Michel was born May 20, 1922 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the son of Theodore Julius and Edna Boeringer Michel. He married Gloria Walsh, January 21, 1944 in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Michel served with the United States Navy during World War II. He obtained a B.S. degree in chemistry and was employed in sales and...

Troy Kinsey

Troy Kinsey

May 4, 2006

Troy A. Kinsey was born August 12, 1926, in Dale, Texas. He was the son of Andrew and Viola Niebarger Kinsey. He married Donna Allison, October 25, 1996, in Bull Shoals, Arkansas. He was a sales representative and an Army Air Corps veteran of WWII. Mr. Kinsey lived in Lakeview, Arkansas since moving from Houston, Texas, in 1986. He enjoyed...