Mary Ann Ernst was born July 27, 1914, at Clymer, Pennsylvania, to Martin and Stephanie Kukla Mytnik. She married Jack A. Ernst on June 25, 1981, at Mountain Home. She was a bookkeeper who lived in Mountain Home since moving from Chicago in 1980. Mrs. Ernst enjoyed traveling, reading and volunteer work, including meals for retirees. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary and a twenty-year member of the Baxter Regional Medical Center Auxiliary. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church. Survivors: husband Jack A. Ernst of Mountain Home, Arkansas; brother Mitchell Mytnik of South Holland, Illinois; and several nieces and nephews Preceded in Death by: parents, first husband Garland "Jim" Weldon, two brothers and a sister Visitation: 5:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Kirby-Boaz Funeral Home with a vigil service at 7:00 p.m. Funeral: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 15, 2006 at First Assembly of God Burial: Kirby's Tucker Memorial Cemetery Memorials: Hospice House or charity of choice Active Bearers: Frank Vlasic, Robert Lammers, Tom Grubbe, Dale Lakin, Richard Para and Robert Lovett