Roland Painter

Memorial Services for Roland Eugene Painter of Mountain Home will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at Mountain Home Bible Church, with Reverend Trent Means and Reverend Wes Uplinger officiating. Mr. Painter died Saturday, August 15, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 78. He was born Tuesday, July 21, 1931 in Cleveland, Tennessee, son of Oliver Roland and Lucy Lee Humbard Painter. He married Josephine Nechvatal on July 3, 1950 at Rossville, Georgia. He was Assistant Chief of the Brookfield Fire Department, Brookfield, Illinois, serving 22 years before his retirement. Roland and Jo have lived in Mountain Home since 1974, moving from Brookfield, and placed their membership in Mountain Home Bible Church. Roland was instrumental in establishing the Northeast Lakeside Fire Department along with Chuck McWilliams and Dick Schuman; was Past President of the Board of the Northeast Public Water Authority; and he was a man who devoted his life, time, and talents to the service of others. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and puttering around the house. Roland Painter is survived by his wife, Josephine Painter of Mountain Home; Son, Michael (Debra) Painter of Houston, TX; Brother, James Marvin Painter of Elgin, Illinois; Sister, Virginia Mae Sandidge of Fairfax, Virginia; numerous nieces and nephews, the adopted Bramletts and Chad and Alicia Naylor. He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Richard Alan Painter, daughter Lauree Caryl Painter, and brothers William Kenneth and Samuel Franklin Painter. Memorials may be made to the Mountain Home Bible Church Building Fund or KCMH Broadcasting. Arrangements are by Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services. Visit an online obituary and guestbook at www.kirbyandfamily.com .