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John Ozols

John Ozols

Dec 22, 2023

Janis "John" Ozols of Mountain Home, Arkansas, aged 77, passed away on the Friday, December 22, 2023 at Baxter Health. He was born in Neumunster, Germany in 1946 to Latvian parents Andrejs and Vera Ozols, who were taken by the Nazis from Latvia to be used as labor as they were losing WWII. Following the end of WWII, the displaced...

Jason Michael Casper

Jason Michael Casper

Dec 22, 2023

Jason Michael Casper, 42, of Mountain Home, Arkansas died December 22, 2023.

Sue Ann Daigle

Sue Ann Daigle

Dec 20, 2023

Sue Ann Daigle of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 20, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 79. She was born November 23, 1944, in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Chester and Susanna Heimark Crowley. She worked as a Administrative Assistant for John Hancock Financial Network. Sue lived in Mountain Home since moving from Massachusetts in 2009....

Albert George Newton

Albert George Newton

Dec 20, 2023

Albert George Newton of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 20, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 91. He was born July 14, 1932, in Grinnell, Iowa, the son of Cleo and Mary McConnell Newton. He married Lois Beverly O'Harra in 1952 and started working at the University of Iowa shoveling coal and at retirement was a...

Clifford E. Marvell

Clifford E. Marvell

Dec 19, 2023

Clifford Earl Marvell of Clarkridge, Arkansas, passed away December 19, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 76. He was born December 9, 1947, in Price, Utah, the son of Archie and Mollie Palmer Marvell. He married Debra Pfister on September 8, 2007 in South Coffeyville, Oklahoma and worked as a Electrician. Clifford was a U.S. Navy veteran....

Shirrel Eugene Copeland

Shirrel Eugene Copeland

Dec 19, 2023

Shirrel Eugene Copeland, 81, passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Shirrel was born on April 18, 1942, in Rector, Arkansas, to Wilson and Imogene Moore Copeland. He graduated from Greenway High School in 1959. After high school Shirrel enrolled in the United States Air Force at the age of 17. He married Shirley Minton on...

Dr. Paul Frank Wilbur

Dr. Paul Frank Wilbur

Dec 17, 2023

Dr. Paul Frank Wilbur, 87, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Paul was born on March 1, 1936, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Orval and Alma Edra Frazier Wilbur. He graduated from Blackwell High School, Blackwell, Oklahoma, in 1954 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Architectural Design from Oklahoma State University in 1959. He...

Ina Corinne Miller

Ina Corinne Miller

Dec 16, 2023

Ina Corinne Smith Miller of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 16, 2023, in Springdale, Arkansas at the age of 92. She was born December 18, 1930, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the daughter of Arvy Richard and Linnie Pearl Geurin Smith. She married William Russell Miller on January 20, 1952, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The couple was fortunate to be...

Daniel James DeCarlo Jr.

Daniel James DeCarlo Jr.

Dec 16, 2023

Daniel James DeCarlo, Jr. of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 16, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 72. He was born January 29, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Daniel and Constance McKinney DeCarlo. He married Anne Angotti on February 2, 1982 in Chicago and worked as a Police Officer for the City of Chicago....

James "Jim" Franklin Wilson

James "Jim" Franklin Wilson

Dec 15, 2023

In loving memory, James "Jim" Franklin Wilson, 90, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away on December 15, 2023. Born on March 24, 1933, in Cushing, Oklahoma, to Frank and Daphne Dill Wilson, he married Betty Plumlee on May 24, 1955, in Gainsville, TX. They had two children, Gayla and Michael. Jim, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, worked...

Ralph Thomas Bailes

Ralph Thomas Bailes

Dec 14, 2023

Ralph Thomas Bailes of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 14, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 93. He was born November 3, 1930, in El Dorado, Arkansas the son of Henry Levi and Letha Idell Fitzgerald Bailes. He married Lola Mae Drake on September 10, 1951, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Ralph had a 23 year military...

Shirley Jean Cline

Shirley Jean Cline

Dec 14, 2023

Shirley Jean Cline of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 14, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 88. She was born August 26, 1935, in Blytheville, Arkansas, the daughter of Joseph Lawrence and Elsie Jackson Fulgham. She married Levi Cline on December 22, 1953 in Hernando, Mississippi. Shirley started out working with her dad at the grocery...

Janet "Jan" Louise Bufford

Janet "Jan" Louise Bufford

Dec 13, 2023

Janet "Jan" Louise Bufford of Pineville, Arkansas, passed away December 13, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 69. She was born September 9, 1954, the daughter of Harmon and Clara Batson Greer. She married Harvey Bufford and worked as a executive assistant for a museum. Jan was a member of the Church of Christ in Calico Rock,...

Mary Jane Hillhouse

Mary Jane Hillhouse

Dec 13, 2023

It is with great sorrow and profound sadness that we announce the passing of Mary Jane Hillhouse. Mary Jane, known affectionately as Janie, departed from this earthly life on December 13, 2023, at the age of 69, peacefully at home. Her memory will forever remain in our hearts as a testament to a life well-lived. Born on February 12, 1954,...

Joyce M Hove

Joyce M Hove

Dec 10, 2023

Joyce M. Hove of Elizabeth, Arkansas, passed away December 10, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 86. She was born April 7, 1937, in Britton, South Dakota, the daughter of Percy and Minnie Roehr Wallace. She married George Hove on December 19, 1958 and was a teacher in South Dakota and Montana for more that 30 years....

Barbara Ann Larson

Barbara Ann Larson

Dec 10, 2023

Barbara Ann Larson of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 10, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 57. She was born October 15, 1966, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Donald and Janice Ratka Larson. She was a homemaker. Barbara lived in Mountain Home since moving from Harrison, in 2001. Barbara enjoyed crocheting and church activities. She...

Janet O'Connor

Janet O'Connor

Dec 9, 2023

Janet Louise O’Connor of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 9, 2023 , in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 89. She was born November 8, 1934, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the daughter of Edwin A. and Iva Lee Neil Sanders. Janet graduated from Sharon High School in Sharon, Massachusetts, and began her career by working for her father at...

Jessie M. Zack

Jessie M. Zack

Dec 8, 2023

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Jessie M Zack, 89, of Flippin, Arkansas. Jessie died December 8, 2023, at her home.

Gailla S. Sprouse

Gailla S. Sprouse

Dec 7, 2023

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Gailla S Sprouse, 68, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Gailla died December 7, 2023, at Baxter Health.

Lance E Gram

Lance E Gram

Dec 7, 2023

We are sad to announce that Lance Gram, a treasured member of our community, beloved son, brother, and step-father, lost his battle with cancer on December 6, 2023. Lance was born October 4, 1963 to Joanne and Larry Gram in Dayton, Ohio with two brothers, Trace and Cary Gram. He later married and has two daughters, Crystal Gram and Courtney...

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