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Elaine E Kokes
Jan 6, 2024
Elaine E Kokes of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away January 6, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 85. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 15, 1938 to Charles and Eleanor Westerland Goettsche. She met Alan Kokes roller skating and they were married a year later on May 21, 1960. Elaine worked for Allstate Insurance in...
Janis Kay Belander
Jan 5, 2024
Janis Kay Belander of Viola, Arkansas, passed away January 5, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, at the age of 77. She was born August 4, 1946, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, the daughter of Harold and Lois Mathews Lake. She married Eric Belander on June 28, 1984, on top of Pilot Knob in Salem, Arkansas. Janis worked as a Quality Control...
William Franklin Straka
Jan 4, 2024
William Franklin Straka passed away January 4th, 2024 at the age of 91, surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 9th, 1932 in Farmer Township, Defiance County, Ohio to Louis and Stella Straka. His death was preceded by his parents and his siblings, Mary Pringle, Jerry Straka, and Delano Straka. He is survived by his children Dawn (Jamie)...
Karen Mae Rutledge
Jan 2, 2024
Karen Mae (Savery) Rutledge, 81, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away peacefully at the Hospice of the Ozarks on January 2, 2024. Karen was born on February 7, 1942 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of Lyle and Marie Savery. She married Norman Rutledge on April 28, 1942 in Moorhead, Iowa. She lived in Iowa most of her life and...
Phillip Wayne Hyde
Jan 2, 2024
Phillip Wayne Hyde, 85, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Phillip was born on August 28, 1938, in White Oak, Missouri, to Marion Ansil and Stella Pearl Howard-Hyde, the youngest of 9 children. He went through the 12th grade at Popular Bluff High School in Popular Bluff and went on to earn a Bachelors’s degree...
Charles Rogers Stanford
Jan 2, 2024
Charles Rogers Stanford, 80, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, in Crestview, Florida. Charles was born on April 5, 1943, in Spring Hill, Louisiana, to W. R. Pete and Alice Frasier Stanford. He graduated from Manila High School in 1961 and went on to earn an honorary doctorate of theology degree from Living Life Bible College. He married Manerva...
Paula Marie Eckardt
Jan 1, 2024
Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Paula Marie Eckardt, 72, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Paula died January 1, 2024.
Elwin "Bud" Arnold Spencer
Dec 31, 2023
Elwin Arnold Spencer, 88, of Lakeview Arkansas, passed away on December 31st, 2023 after a short illness. Elwin was known as “Bud” to all his friends and family. Bud passed away peacefully at Care Manor nursing home in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Bud was born in Wayne Township, Doniphan County Kansas, on July 1st, 1935. Bud continued the many generations of...
Roger D Brown
Dec 31, 2023
Roger Dean Brown of Yellville, Arkansas, passed away December 31, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 71. He was born November 17, 1952, in Ravenna, Ohio, the son of Dixon and Violet Franklin Brown. Roger was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. He married Nadine Reese on September 16, 1978, in Rock Springs, Florida....
William Norris
Dec 31, 2023
William "Bill" Alton Norris, 75, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Bill was born on September 2, 1948, in Albertville, Alabama, to Jasper Norris and Johnnie Sailers. Bill served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He married Sheri Wood on March 13, 1971 in St. Louis, Missouri. He started his career as...
Ludis Dainis Barenis
Dec 30, 2023
Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Ludis Dainis Barenis, 72, of Leslie, Arkansas. Ludis died December 30, 2023, at Hospice of the Hills in Harrison, Arkansas.
Rick James Charles
Dec 29, 2023
Rick James Charles of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 29, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 49. He was born October 10, 1974, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the son of Norbert and Lavonne Demeyer Charles. Rick grew up in various places in Wisconsin. He moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas about 2002. Over the years, Rick worked...
Nelma Singletary
Dec 28, 2023
Nelma Faye Singletary of Salem, Arkansas, entered into rest on December 28, 2023 at the age of 57. She was born on March 31, 1966 in Kountze, Texas, to Howard Earl Singletary and Loise Holstine. Nelma was a mother and friend to many. She enjoyed care giving and loved her many dogs over the years. Nelma is survived by her...
Beverly Skov
Dec 28, 2023
Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Beverley Skov, 86, of Dallas, Texas. Beverley died December 28, 2023.
Nadine Moore
Dec 27, 2023
Nadine Moore of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 27, 2023, in Springfield, Missouri at the age of 79. She was born April 27, 1944, in Henderson, Arkansas, the daughter of John E. and Mabel Wells Walker. Nadine had a large family and was one of ten children. She married Jimmy Moore on June 1, 1963 in Flippin, Arkansas. The...
Earl Joseph Marcel
Dec 26, 2023
Earl Joseph Marcel of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 26, 2023, in Jonesboro, Arkansas at the age of 82. He was born January 7, 1941, in Houma, Louisiana, the son of Aaron and Genevieve Theroit Marcel. He married Jean Carolyn Beavers in September of 1963. Earl was a U.S. Navy veteran and worked as an account executive at AT&T...
Virginia Ann Edmister
Dec 24, 2023
Virginia Edmister, 72, of Bedford, Texas died December 24, 2023. Burial is at Fairview Cemetery.
Sandra Lair
Dec 23, 2023
Sandra Lee Lair of Lakeview, Arkansas, passed away December 23, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 86. She was born May 1, 1937, in Lawton, Oklahoma, the daughter of Lee and Eula Waggoner Hunter. She married John Lair on April 19, 1957, in Lawton, Oklahoma. Sandra lived in Lakeview since moving from Cleveland, Oklahoma, in 2013. She...
Toni Joy Quirk
Dec 22, 2023
Toni Joy Quirk of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 22, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 71. She was born December 22, 1952, in Jersey City, New Jersey, the daughter of Emil and Minnie Swartz Manuli. She married Walter Quirk on September 10, 1983, in Fairview, New Jersey. She enjoyed fishing, gardening, and hunting. Toni is...
Rosemary Finch
Dec 22, 2023
Rosemary is survived by her three children, Jeffrey Finch of Houston, TX, Mary Finch and Paul Saunders of Fairfax, VA, and Craig Finch and Jamie Mistler of Tulsa, OK. She leaves behind her beloved grandchildren, Nicholas Saunders, Ethan Saunders, Carolyn Saunders. In addition, she is survived by her brother and sister-in-law Richard and Rosemary Ruedin of Alton, Illinois. Throughout her...
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