Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

Glenn Richard Shields

Glenn Richard Shields

Mar 22, 2023

Glenn Richard Shields of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, passed away March 22, 2023, in Flippin, Arkansas at the age of 82. He was born August 9, 1940, in Dayton, Kentucky, the son of Calvin and Mary Penick Shields. He married Dolores Keller and they were married for 65 years. Glenn worked as a Millwright for General Motors. He was a lifetime...

Linda Sullins

Linda Sullins

Mar 20, 2023

Linda Jane Sullins of Henderson, Arkansas, passed away March 20, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 73. She was born November 23, 1949, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, the daughter of Ivadean Bennett. Linda was a lifelong resident of the Twin Lakes area and retired as a seamstress for White River Industries. She was a very loving person....

Elizabeth Pierce

Elizabeth Pierce

Mar 19, 2023

Elizabeth Marie Pierce of Flippin, Arkansas, passed away March 19, 2023, in Harrison, Arkansas at the age of 87. She was born May 3, 1935, in Marion, Kansas, the daughter of Vic and Ida Hayden Ruckert. She married Dennis Pierce on August 31, 1965, in Harrison, Arkansas and was a CNA and bookkeeper. Liz lived in Arkansas since moving from...

William Arthur Osborn

William Arthur Osborn

Mar 18, 2023

William (Bill) Arthur Osborn passed away March 18, 2023, at home in Lakeview, Arkansas, at the age of 85. He was born March 17, 1938 in Haskell, Oklahoma, the son of William T. and Eva Lawson Osborn. He married Jimmie Cowan on August 12, 1955 in Ada, Oklahoma. Bill lived in Lakeview since moving from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1968....

Joseph A Berfanger

Joseph A Berfanger

Mar 18, 2023

Joseph A Berfanger of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away March 18, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 91. He and his twin brother, Jim were born February 18, 1932, in Indianapolis, Indiana. They were among the seven children of John J.and Dorothy K. Moser Berfanger. He served in the United States Army during the time of the...

Beverly Spaulding

Beverly Spaulding

Mar 17, 2023

Beverly Spaulding of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away March 17, 2023, in Yellville, Arkansas at the age of 77. She was born October 24, 1945, in Torrance, California, the daughter of Alvin and Beulah Brenneman. Beverly graduated high school in 1963 and the day after graduation she flew to Germany to marry the soldier that stole her heart, Buddy L....

Charlotte Marie Kelsey

Charlotte Marie Kelsey

Mar 15, 2023

Mrs. Charlotte Marie Kelsey, 76, passed away peacefully with John and her family at her side on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Charlotte was born on October 9, 1946, in Chehalis, Washington, to Bernie and Helen Ames Parker. She graduated from Oceanside High School in California. She married John Kelsey on February 27, 1965, in Oceanside, California....

Thomas Keir Schmuecker

Thomas Keir Schmuecker

Mar 14, 2023

Thomas Keir Schmuecker, 89, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Tom was born on August 28, 1933, in Blairstown, Iowa, to Ervin and Hazel Keir Schmuecker. He graduated from high school and went on to earn a business degree from the University of Iowa in 1961. He married Shirley Light in 1959 in Iowa and...

Doris Clara Reid

Doris Clara Reid

Mar 11, 2023

Services are private,for Doris Clara Reid, 94, of Lakeview, Arkansas. Doris died March 11, 2023, at Twin Lakes Therapy and Living Center.

Holly Marie Payne

Holly Marie Payne

Mar 10, 2023

Holly Marie Payne of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away March 10, 2023, at the age of 80. She was born August 28, 1942, in Saint Charles, Illinois, the daughter of Dwight and Esther Swanson Miller. She loved Jesus early on in her life and was active in the Salvation Army Christian Church, with her parents and brothers. Holly's baptism was...

Nila Rae Saylor

Nila Rae Saylor

Mar 8, 2023

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Nila Rae Saylor, 83, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Nila died March 8, 2023, at Hiram Shaddox Therapy and Living.

Vincent "Ben" Thomas Lane

Vincent "Ben" Thomas Lane

Mar 6, 2023

Vincent "Ben" Thomas Lane of Lakeview, Arkansas, passed away March 6, 2023, at his home at the age of 71. He was born June 24, 1951, in Mendota, IL, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Loni Lane. He married the love of his life, Diana Hibbs on March 17, 2012, in Sebastian, FL and worked as a farmer and an...

Shirley Maxwell

Shirley Maxwell

Mar 5, 2023

Shirley Anne Maxwell, 92, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023, in Mountain Home, AR. Shirley was born on July 14, 1930, in Springfield, MO, to Bert and Maude Tuck Nash. Over the years, Shirley was a resident of San Diego, California, Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Mountain Home, Arkansas. Shirley's remains will be taken with her favorite dog, Beau's back...

Charles Sexton

Charles Sexton

Mar 2, 2023

Charles Nile Sexton of Lakeview, Arkansas, passed away March 2, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 55. He was born October 28, 1967, in Sylacauga, Alabama, the son of Charles and Brenda Collard Sexton. He was a truck driver. He was a fellow and rider of the Moose Lodge. He enjoyed fishing, riding his motorcycle, and hunting....

Marjorie Helen Ryan

Marjorie Helen Ryan

Mar 2, 2023

Marjorie Helen (Heffernan) Ryan passed away peacefully at the age of 102 on March 2, 2023. Born April 6, 1920 and raised on Chicago’s South Side, Marjorie (Marge) was the eldest daughter of Michael and Anne (Dohney) Heffernan. She graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 1938, and married Robert (Bob) Ryan in August, 1945. She worked in war...

Jimmie Earl Tharp

Jimmie Earl Tharp

Mar 2, 2023

Jimmie Earl Tharp of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away March 2, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 78. He was born June 3, 1944, in Pensacola, Florida, the son of Jack and Bunny Henry Tharp. He married Karen Holm on February 20, 1982 in Franklin, Arkansas and worked as a Laborer for Magness Oil Company. Jimmie lived...

Jack Davis

Jack Davis

Mar 2, 2023

Jack Dempsey Davis of Flippin, Arkansas, passed away March 2, 2023, in Flippin, Arkansas at the age of 84. He was born December 17, 1938, in El Dorado, Arkansas, the son of Doyle and Ophelia Welch Davis. Jack was a U.S. Navy veteran. He married Beverly Butler on September 28, 1980, in El Dorado, Arkansas and was a truck driver....

Jack Eugene Flint

Jack Eugene Flint

Feb 27, 2023

Jack Eugene Flint of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away February 27, 2023, in El Paso, Texas at the age of 95. He was born October 5, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of John and Ruth Steele Flint. Jack was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He married Mercedes Cretton on July 23, 1955, in Evanston, Illinois and...

Daniel Robert Barnes

Daniel Robert Barnes

Feb 25, 2023

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Daniel Robert Barnes, 89, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Daniel died February 25, 2023, at Hiram Shaddox Therapy and Living.

John Karl Leach

John Karl Leach

Feb 25, 2023

John Karl Leach, 68, of Gassville, Arkansas, died February 25, 2023, at Baxter Health.