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Gary Cranor
May 19, 2009
Gary Cranor died Tuesday, May 19, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 64. He was born Sunday, September 24, 1944 in Leavenworth, Kansas, the son of Lawrence and Helen Dyson Cranor. He married Dianna Hall on January 20, 1965 at Cotter, Arkansas and worked as a Cable Installer for Cox Cable retiring after 20 years. Gary lived in...
Richard Leverton
May 19, 2009
Richard Leverton died Tuesday, May 19, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 64. He was born Friday, December 22, 1944 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of James Henry and Louise C. Drinkwitz Leverton. He married Anna Dunlap on March 4, 1973 at Huntington Park, California and worked as a Maintence Mechanic before becoming disabled in 1978. Richard moved...
Herman Bandle
May 19, 2009
Herman Bandle died Tuesday, May 19, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 78. He was born Thursday, November 13, 1930 in Pennsylvania, the son of Lewis R. and Mary Radokovitch Bandle. He was a U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force veteran and worked as a ranch foreman. Herman lived in Flippin since 1993 moving from South Carolina. He...
Ruby Wybrant
May 17, 2009
Ruby Wybrant died Sunday, May 17, 2009 in Lakeview at the age of 89. She was born Sunday, December 21, 1919 in Lamar, Colorado, the daughter of Elbert and Evva Bradshaw Blevins. She married Paul Oscar Wybrant, Sr. and worked as an assembler for an aircraft company. Ruby lived in this area since 1968 moving from Lakewood, California. She enjoyed...
Emma Dayhoff
May 16, 2009
Emma Dayhoff died Saturday, May 16, 2009 in Gassville at the age of 88. She was born Friday, November 12, 1920 in Dalzell, Illinois, the daughter of Julio and Edvidge Lucchi Morandi. She married Robert Dayhoff in Springfield, Illinois and was an assembly line worker. Emma lived in Gassville for 2 months moving from Dalzell, Illinois. She was a member...
George Richter
May 16, 2009
George Richter died Saturday, May 16, 2009 in Bull Shoals at the age of 91. He was born Friday, June 29, 1917 in Winona, Minnesota, the son of Walter J.and Margaret Olson Richter. He married Patricia Richter on September 22, 1984 at Bull Shoals, AR and worked as a Pipefitter and Welder. George lived in Bull Shoals since 1979 moving...
John Ayers
May 15, 2009
John Darrell Ayers was born February 5, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan son of Pryor and Lenore Belcher Ayers. He worked as a Homicide Officer in Detroit, Michigan for 2 years and 15 years for the City of Mountain Home. He served as mayor of Mountain Home from 1991 - 1995 . John had lived in the Mountain Home area since...
Margaret Shaw
May 15, 2009
Margaret Shaw died Friday, May 15, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 86. She was born Thursday, September 28, 1922 in Ozark, Arkansas, the daughter of Andrew Berry and Dona Jones Collins. She married Robert Shaw on June 10, 1969 at Carson City, Nevada and was a homemaker. Margaret lived in Mountain Home since 1996 moving from Arizona....
Naicia Hamm
May 14, 2009
Naicia Hamm was born Wednesday, February 12, 1941 in Newton, Iowa, daughter of Milo and Anna (Beadle) Wood. She married John R. Hamm (Bob) on November 29, 1987 in Rockford, Illinois. She worked as an Administrative Assistant for nursing homes before retiring and moving to Cotter 21 years ago from Rockford, IL. She loved gardening and was a member of...
Melody Graham
May 14, 2009
Melody Lee Graham was born October 8, 1947 at Monroe, Michigan the daughter of Harry and Clarissa Slack Dowell. She moved to the Western Grove, Arkansas area in 2001 from Temperance, Michigan. She had worked for Tyson Company and most recently for Wal-Mart in Harrison. Mrs. Grahm died on May 14, 2009 at her residence at the age of 61...
Hal Erhardt
May 13, 2009
Hal Erhardt died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 62. He was born Monday, November 11, 1946 in Ellsworth, Kansas, the son of Wilbur "Bud" and Harriett Rimley Erhardt. He worked as a sheet metal fabricator for Industrial Mechanical Specialties, Inc. and was a U.S. Navy veteran of Vietnam. Hal lived in Midway since 1986...
Barbara Basinger
May 13, 2009
Barbara Basinger died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 78. She was born Monday, March 16, 1931 in Texarkana, Arkansas, the daughter of Guy M. and Mary Blanche Keller Robertson. She married Billie Basinger on March 16, 1988 at Texarkana, Arkansas and was a homemaker. Barbara lived in Mountain Home since moving from Pine Bluff,...
Jessie Manuel
May 13, 2009
Jessie Manuel died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in Gassville at the age of 82. He was born Tuesday, March 8, 1927 in Galena, Kansas, the son of Jessie Elbert and Verna Arnold Manuel. He married Geraldine Parsons on May 19, 1962 at Golcondo, Illinois and worked as a Welder and Aircraft Mechanic for J.R. Simplot. Jessie Manuel was a U.S....
Bonnie Vanassche
May 10, 2009
Bonnie Vanassche died Sunday, May 10, 2009 in Oakland at the age of 50. She was born Saturday, April 11, 1959 in Rock Island, Illinois, the daughter of Henry and Luella Brown Rogers. She married Randy Vanassche on February 21, 1981 at Moline, Illinois and was a homemaker. Bonnie lived in Oakland since 1981 moving from Moline, Illinois. Survivors: Bonnie...
Dean Frikart
May 7, 2009
Dean Frikart died Thursday, May 7, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 57. He was born Thursday, November 1, 1951 in Hawthorn, Wisconsin, the son of Walter and Elizabeth Voss Frikart. He married Nancy Gustafson in 1973 at Superior, Wisconsin and worked as a Grain Elevator Operator. Dean lived in Mountain Home moving from Superior, Wisconsin. Survivors: Dean...
Rudolf Fischer
May 6, 2009
Rudolf Fischer died Wednesday, May 6, 2009 in West Plains, Missouri at the age of 81. He was born Saturday, December 24, 1927 in Landshut, Germany and he married Lydia Hayer on November 4, 1950 at Landshut. He worked as a Truck Driver and was a German military veteran. Rudolf lived in St Louis, Missouri for 30 years and Cotter,...
Patricia Smith
May 4, 2009
Patricia died May 4, 2009 at Hospice of the Ozarks. She was 85 years old. Patricia was born January 29, 1925 to Salem and Adele Bryant Watson at Petersburg, Indiana. She was a cosmetologist. Patricia had lived in Bull Shoals since 1980 after moving here from Royal Oak, Michigan. She was a member of the Hoevel-Barnett Post #1341 Veterans of...
Ronald Shields
May 3, 2009
Ronald Shields died Sunday, May 3, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 79. Ronald Shields was born in Chicago, IL, the son of Paul and Erna Enders Shields. He married Mary L. Dalrymple on August 19, 1961 at Chicago, IL and worked as a Claims Manager and Real Estate Broker. Ronald Shields was a U.S. Army veteran of...
Olivetta Landry
May 2, 2009
Olivetta Landry died Saturday, May 2, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 85. She was born Saturday, February 16, 1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of John Bernard Landry and Elidia Landry. She worked as an Account Clerk and lived in Mountain Home for many years moving from New Orleans, Louisiana. Survivors: Olivetta Landry is survived by...
Betty Robertson
May 2, 2009
Betty Robertson died Saturday, May 2, 2009 at the Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House at the age of 87. Betty Robertson was born Tuesday, January 10, 1922 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, daughter of Harry and Mabel Williams Robertson. She worked as a Foriegn Diplomat for U.S. Government and She was Vice President of Union National Bank in Hollywood, California....
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