Ralph Shay

Funeral Services for Ralph "Jack" Shay of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at Kirby & Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Stan Swiderski officiating. Visitation will be from 5-8 P.M., Tuesday, August 18 at Kirby & Family Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Shay died Saturday, August 15, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 81. He was born Friday, May 11, 1928 in Creston, Iowa, son of Hulan "Hap" and Mildred Johnston Shay. He married Kathryn Biondic on August 7, 1949 at Granger, Iowa. Jack lived in Mountain Home for 37 years, moving from Morris, Illinois in 1972. He was a Real Estate Entrepreneur, the founder of Shay Enterprises and Shay's Appliance, and was the current President of the Twin Lakes Homebuilders' Association. He enjoyed traveling, attending auctions, collecting just about anything, such as antiques and collector cars and was also a private pilot. Jack Shay is survived by his wife Kathryn Shay; sons, Tom Shay of Morris, Illinois, Kelly (Patty) Shay, Michael (Susan) Shay, and Tim Shay, all of Mountain Home; daughter, Jacqueline Shay Parkhill of Branson, Missouri; brother, Dennis Shay of Morris, Illinois; and grandchildren: Jack Shay, Brian Robertson, Brendan Shay, Katie Shay, Erin Carli, Aric Shay, Matt Shay, Jimmy Shay, Ryder Parkhill, and Morgan Parkhill. He was preceded in death by his parents. Burial will be in the Baxter Memorial Gardens, Mountain Home, Arkansas. Memorials may be made to the Hospice of the Ozarks or the Twin Lakes Homebuilders' Association Scholarship Fund, 1520 Hwy. 62 East, Mountain Home, AR 72653. Arrangements are by Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services.