Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

JoAnn Taylor

JoAnn Taylor

Oct 15, 2022

JoAnn (Mohn) Taylor went to her eternal home on October 15, 2022 at Good Samaritan Society in Mountain Home, Arkansas, at the age of 83, with her family by her side. She was born to Norman and Dorothy Mohn in Natchez, Mississippi, on August 16, 1939. She was the oldest of six children. She is survived by the love of...

Betty L Harris

Betty L Harris

Oct 14, 2022

Betty L. Green Harris, 93, of Mountain Home departed this life, Thursday October 14, 2022 surrounded by her loved ones. Born June 1, 1929 in Gans, OK daughter of the late Robert Ray Childers and Mandy England Childers. She was also preceded in death by her adoptive parents, John and Eliza Stimson of Gans, OK; Christopher Stork of Fayetteville, AR;...

Margaret " Meg" Carlson

Margaret " Meg" Carlson

Oct 14, 2022

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Bull Shoals, Arkansas, for Margaret "Meg" Carlson, 60, of Lakeview, Arkansas. Meg died October 13, 2022, in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Kaloha Lavon Vermilyea

Kaloha Lavon Vermilyea

Oct 13, 2022

Kaloha Lavon Vermilyea of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, passed away October 13, 2022, in Bull Shoals, Arkansas at the age of 68. She was born November 27, 1953. She married Ronald Vermilyea on October 7, 1972. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.

Kathy "Nanny" Green

Kathy "Nanny" Green

Oct 11, 2022

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Kathy "Nanny" Louise Green, 66, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Nanny died October 11, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas.

Kimberly Ruth Clifft

Kimberly Ruth Clifft

Oct 11, 2022

Private services were held for Kimberly Ruth Clifft who died October 11, 2022 at Baxter Health. She was loved and will be missed by many. Arrangements are by Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas. Visit an online obituary and guestbook at www.kirbyandfamily.com .

Erwine Volltrauer

Erwine Volltrauer

Oct 10, 2022

Erwine Volltrauer of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away October 9, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 82. She was born August 23, 1940, in a German village in Romania, the daughter of Ernst Ott and Klara Speidel. In 1955 her family moved to the United States. She met Joseph in Chicago at a German Dance Hall (Weber...

Bobby Patterson Jr

Bobby Patterson Jr

Oct 9, 2022

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Bobby Patterson, 65, of Norfork, Arkansas. Bobby died October 9, 2022, at Baxter Health.

Karen Fay Bland

Karen Fay Bland

Oct 8, 2022

Karen Bland, 70, of Mountain Home, AR, died on October 8, 2022. She was born December 23, 1951, in Ames, Iowa, to James and Thalma Grahm Wendt. A Gathering of Family and Friends will be at Kirby & Family Funeral Home on October 12, 2022, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Arrangements are by Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation...

George Thomas Rahe III

George Thomas Rahe III

Oct 8, 2022

George Thomas Rahe, III, 52, of Gassville, Arkansas, died October 8, 2022, at Baxter Health. Services will be held at a later date.

Marion Edward Stout

Marion Edward Stout

Oct 7, 2022

Marion Edward Stout of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away October 7, 2022, in Flippin, Arkansas at the age of 90. He was born May 3, 1932, in Wynn, Arkansas, the son of John and Ethel Stout. He married Jane Kuzdas on October 8, 1955, in Cicero, Illinois. Marion was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Marion lived in...

Wendell "Cornell" Benkendorfer

Wendell "Cornell" Benkendorfer

Oct 7, 2022

Wendell "Cornell" Benkendorfer, 82, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2022, in Mountain Home, AR. Wendell was born on August 5, 1940, in Hillsboro, TX, to Hugo and Wilma Hartman Benkendorfer. Cornell served in the United States Navy. After he retired, he moved to Mountain Home from Arizona. He married Barbara on May 12, 2006 in Dallas, Texas. He was...

James Arthur Raines

James Arthur Raines

Oct 7, 2022

James Arthur Raines, 84, of Flippin, Arkansas died October 7, 2022, at his residence. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery.

Thomas John Peterson

Thomas John Peterson

Oct 6, 2022

Thomas John Peterson, known to most as TJ, was born March 25, 1933 to George and Pet (Linthicum) Peterson at their home in Sturkie, Arkansas. He departed this life on October 6, 2022 at his home in Bakersfield Missouri. He was 89 years 6 months and 12 days old. He was united in marriage to his late wife Ruby Caroline...

Jon Michael Reid

Jon Michael Reid

Oct 4, 2022

Jon Michael Reid of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away October 4, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 64. He was born November 8, 1957, Wichita County, Texas, the son of David and Helen (Hungate) Reid. He married Linda on June 28, 2007, in Mountain Home and worked as a Telephone Lineman. Jon lived in Mountain Home since...

Shella Hagan

Shella Hagan

Oct 4, 2022

Shella Lynn Cox Hagan, 78, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, in Cotter, Arkansas. Shella was born on March 29, 1944, in Del Rio, Texas, to Weldon and Mary Cox. She graduated from Sanderson High School in Sanderson, TX and went on to earn a Bachelor's degree from Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University). Shella married Tommy...

Rikki Anne King

Rikki Anne King

Oct 4, 2022

Rikki Anne King went to be home with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 4, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 45. She was born September 15, 1977, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the daughter of Randall and Marguerite Nelson King. She graduated from Mena High School in 1994 and then graduated Suma Cum Laude from...

Michael Chester Podemski Sr.

Michael Chester Podemski Sr.

Sep 30, 2022

Michael Chester Podemski of Willow Springs, Missouri, passed away September 30, 2022, in Clarkridge, Arkansas at the age of 75. He was born March 18, 1947, in Buffalo, New York, the son of Chester and Alfreda Podemski. Michael was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Michael is survived by his wife, Rosalinde " Rosie" Podemski of Willow Springs,...

James Spatafora

James Spatafora

Sep 30, 2022

James Rudnick Spatafora (Jim) of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away September 30, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 76. He was born August 13, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of James and Pearl Riley Rudnick. He married his "toots" Bonnie Sexton on May 30, 1992. He was a loving husband, dad and paw. Jim enjoyed working...

Doris Eileen Bahan Branaman Houser

Doris Eileen Bahan Branaman Houser

Sep 29, 2022

Doris Eileen Bahan Branaman Houser of Flippin, Arkansas, passed away September 29, 2022, in Flippin, Arkansas at the age of 95. She was born March 29, 1927, in Minier, Illinois, the daughter of Ralph and Izora Hurley Bahan. Doris worked as a Registered Nurse as a graduate of St. Francis School of Nursing in Peoria, Illinois. She was a member...