Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

Donald Matejka

Donald Matejka

Apr 16, 2012

Funeral Services for community leader, veteran and long time Bull Shoals resident, Don Matejka will be April 19, 2012 at the Bull Shoals Kirby & Family Funeral Home. Dr. Reverend Fred Taylor will officiate. A visitation will be held from 9A.M. until time of service at 11:00. Military honors will be by the Hoevel-Barnett Post #1341 VFW of Bull Shoals,...

Russell Bernardy

Russell Bernardy

Apr 14, 2012

Services for Russell Lee Bernardy of Gassville, Arkansas will be private. Russell passed away April 14, 2012 at the Gassville Nursing Center at the age of 56. He was born September 13, 1955 at Anchorage, Alaska, the son of Duane G. and Shirley A. Murtland Bernardy. He worked as a self-employed carpenter and was of the Catholic faith. Russell is...

LtCol Simon Jasen

LtCol Simon Jasen

Apr 10, 2012

A Funeral Mass for Frank S. Jasen Sr., LtCol USAF, Ret., 91, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church with Reverend Stan Swiderski, as Celebrant. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., Rosary at 7 p.m., Monday, April 16, at Kirby Funeral Home Chapel. Frank passed away...

Jerry Martin

Jerry Martin

Apr 8, 2012

A Memorial Service for Jerry Owen Martin of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be 11:00 am, Friday, April 13, 2012, at Kirby & Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Mr. David Shipley officiating. A Gathering of Friends will be from 10:00 am until service time at the funeral home. Jerry passed away April 8, 2012, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age...

Robert Lencho

Robert Lencho

Apr 5, 2012

A memorial service for Robert Jaroslav Lencho of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at Kirby & Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Bill Rigg officiating. Robert passed away in his sleep April 5, 2012, having just completed his 85th circuit of the sun. He was born March 31, 1927, in Blue Island,...

Helen Kuper

Helen Kuper

Apr 4, 2012

Funeral services and burial for Helen Phyllis Kuper, 90, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be 10:00 AM, Monday, April 9, 2012 at Kirby & Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Tom Bayse officiating. Visitation will be from until 9:00 AM until service time. Phyllis passed away April 4, 2012, in Mountain Home. She was born July 21, 1921, in Oelwein,...

Sarah Dowd

Sarah Dowd

Apr 3, 2012

A Gathering of Friends for Sarah D. Dowd of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be Saturday, April, 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM at the Kirby & Family Funeral Home Chapel. Sarah passed away April 3, 2012, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 73. She was born April 27, 1938, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the daughter of Alfred and Evelyn...

Lillian Smith

Lillian Smith

Apr 2, 2012

Services for Lillian Myrtle Smith of Brockwell, Arkansas will be private. Lillian passed away April 2, 2012, at the Pioneer Nursing Home, in Melbourne, Arkansas at the age of 84. She was born November 3, 1927, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence Albert and Thelma Marie Richards Noe. She married Herbert Richard Smith on June 21, 1968, at...

Brian Gregg

Brian Gregg

Mar 31, 2012

A Celebration of Life for Brian Allen Gregg of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be at 7:00 PM, with a visitation from 5:00 PM until the service time, Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Kirby & Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Mr. Ray Lewis officiating. Brian passed away March 31, 2012, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 38. He was...

Thomas Fischer

Thomas Fischer

Mar 31, 2012

A private memorial service and burial for Thomas Fischer, 63, of Clarkridge, Arkansas, will be at his family cemetery in Paris, AR. at a later date for his immediate family only. Tom was born August 24, 1948, in Paris, AR , the son of William and Mildred Mosely Fischer . He married Bonnie Fredericks on November 9, 1996, at Colton,...

Theodore Mech

Theodore Mech

Mar 30, 2012

A Graveside Service for Theodore E. "Ted" Mech of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be 10:00 am, Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Kirby's Tucker Memorial Cemetery, with the Alley-White American Legion post #52 honor guard providing military honors. Ted passed away March 30, 2012, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 84. He was born November 2, 1927, in Chicago,...

Robbie Comstock

Robbie Comstock

Mar 29, 2012

Graveside services for Robbie Ray Comstock, 43, of Elizabeth, Arkansas, will be 10:00 am, Monday, April 2, 2012 at the Elizabeth Cemetery with Reverend Harold Cotter officiating. Dale Comstock, Logan Grant, Brock Love, Bryan Herring, Bryan Comstock, Bobby McCormack and Jason Bentley will be pallbearers. Robbie went to be with his Lord on March 29, 2012, in Elizabeth. He was...

Stephen Bailey

Stephen Bailey

Mar 28, 2012

Services for Stephen Bailey, 64, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be private. Stephen passed away March 28, 2012 at the Twin Lakes Nursing Home in Flippin, Arkansas. He was born June 10, 1947, the son of Emery (Gene) and Evelyn Nadine Roden Bailey. He was self-employed as a handyman. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived...

Rena Smoot

Rena Smoot

Mar 27, 2012

A Funeral Service for Rena Faye Smoot of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be 3:00 PM, Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Kirby & Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor David Johnson officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM until service time at the funeral home. Rena passed away March 27, 2012, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 76. She...

Virginia Kilburn

Virginia Kilburn

Mar 26, 2012

Services for Virginia Gertrude Kilbrun, 95, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be private. Virginia passed away March 26, 2012 at Mountain Home. She was born February 22, 1917, in Springfield, Illinois, the daughter of Harold and Gertrude Newberry Fletcher. She married Jesie Kilburn on February 28, 1980 at Yuma, Arizona and was a clerk for the IRS. She lived in...

Bonnie Roberts Bowley

Bonnie Roberts Bowley

Mar 26, 2012

Bonnie Frances Roberts Bowley, 82, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, formerly of DeKalb, Texas, departed this life March 26, 2012. Bonnie was born August 7, 1929, the only child of Louise Stamfort Roberts and Thomas Roberts. She spent her adult life employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Dallas and Austin, Texas. Her parents preceded her in death. She is survived...

Diane Oakland

Diane Oakland

Mar 25, 2012

A Funeral Mass for Diane Therese Oakland, 47, of Mountain Home will be at 10:00 a.m.Wednesday March 28, 2012, at St. Peters Catholic Church, with Reverend Stan Swiderski as Celebrant. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday with a vigil service at 7:00 at Kirby Funeral Home. The Lord took away Diane's pain and welcomed her to Heaven...

Troy Lansdown

Troy Lansdown

Mar 25, 2012

A Memorial Service for Troy L. Lansdown, 60, of Calico Rock, Arkansas, will be 2:30 pm, Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at Pleasant Valley Community Church, with Monte Neal and Gail Wooten officiating. Troy passed away March 25, 2012, at his home. He was born March 12, 1952, in Gainesville, MO, the son of William and Biddie Snider Lansdown. He married...

Walter Meyer

Walter Meyer

Mar 24, 2012

A visitation for Walter Wood Meyer of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be Saturday, March 31, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. until noon at Kirby and Family Funeral Home Chapel. Walter passed away March 24, 2012, at his residence at the age of 53. He was born August 25, 1958, in Nyack, NY, the son of Jules and Esther Posenato Meyer. Walter...

Donald Richards

Donald Richards

Mar 23, 2012

A Memorial Service for Donald Lee Richards of Alexandria, Louisiana, will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 29, 2012, at Norfork Baptist Church, with Pastor David Wiley officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Kirby & Family Funeral Home. Donald passed away March 23, 2012, in Alexandria, Louisiana at the age of 78....