Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

Vernice Richards

Vernice Richards

Mar 28, 2009

Vernice Richards died Saturday, March 28, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 96. Vernice was born Tuesday, August 13, 1912 in Hutchison, Kansas, daughter of Chester and Lottie Alexander DeVol. She married James M. Richards on October 4, 1936 at Chesterton, Indiana. She worked as an Office Clerk. Vernice lived in Mountain Home for 29 years moving from...

Cledith Bright

Cledith Bright

Mar 28, 2009

Mr. Bright died Saturday, March 28, 2009 in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 71. He was born Saturday, December 18, 1937 in Leon, Iowa, son of Forrest G. and Jettie Vaughn Bright. He married Dixie Bright on July 6, 1963 at Des Moines, Iowa. He retired from the Des Moines Register after 30 plus years, a Single Copy...

Esther Shaffer

Esther Shaffer

Mar 27, 2009

Esther Shaffer died Friday, March 27, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 83. She was born Monday, December 21, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Joseph and Esther Stanberry Kinnick. She married Paul Eugene Shaffer and was a homemaker. Esther lived in Mountain Home since 2006 moving from Cabool, Missouri. Survivors: Esther Shaffer is survived by her...

Adelbert Lesley

Adelbert Lesley

Mar 24, 2009

Mr. Lesley died Tuesday, March 24, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 95. He was born Sunday, April 20, 1913 in Culver, Kansas, son of William and Iva Semans Lesley. He married the love of his life, Anita Louise Long, on March 27, 1953 at Morrilton, AR. He was the owner and operator of Lesley's Motor Tune-Up for...

Larry Olson

Larry Olson

Mar 22, 2009

Larry Olson died Sunday, March 22, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 51. He was born Thursday, April 11, 1957 in Ft. Dodge, Iowa, the son of Arnold and Mildred Cornell Olson. He worked as a Insurance Salesman and lived in Mountain Home since 1978 moving from Amboy, Minnesota. He was an active member of the church. Survivors:...

Yoland Condrey

Yoland Condrey

Mar 22, 2009

Dr. Condrey - Tinkle died Sunday, March 22, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 55. She was born Thursday, September 10, 1953 in Newport, Arkansas, daughter of Millard A. and Alice Martin Condrey. She married John D. Tinkle on December 19, 1987 at Moutain. View, Arkansas. She was a 1982 Graduate of UAMS in Little Rock, a Pediatrician...

Phillip Mammel

Phillip Mammel

Mar 21, 2009

Phillip Mammel died Saturday, March 21, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 80. He was born Saturday, June 9, 1928 in Hutchinson, Kansas, son of V.E. and Edwina Hursh Mammel. He married Emily Mammel on October 16, 1954 at Washington, D.C. and worked as a Store Developement Manager for Nash Finch Company. Phillip served in the U.S. Airforce...

Kenneth Keszler

Kenneth Keszler

Mar 19, 2009

Kenneth George Keszler, 80, of Mountain Home, went to be with our Lord on Thursday, March 19, 2009. Survivors: He is survived locally by his wife, Betty. Preceded in Death by: He was preceded in death by his parents, Alvin & Louis Keszler and a brother, Melvin Keszler. Burial: Interment in Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, Nebraska. Burial will be private....

Violet Smilko

Violet Smilko

Mar 19, 2009

Violet Smilko died Thursday, March 19, 2009 in Milwaukee at the age of 84. She was born Friday, July 11, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of William and Katherine Pellish Solven. She married Anthony Smilko on September 21, 1946 at Minersville, Pennsylvania and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Women of the Moose # 1846. Survivors:...

Dorrance Major

Dorrance Major

Mar 18, 2009

LTC Major passed away on March 18, 2009 at his residence. He was born to Dorrance Davenport and Bert Thompson Major on May 22, 1930 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He was a graduate of the Columbia Military Academy, Columbia, Tennessee and Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi. He entered the United States Army as a draftee in 1954 and finished Field Artillery...

Kylie Gray

Kylie Gray

Mar 18, 2009

Kylie Gray died Wednesday, March 18, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 10. She was born Monday, May 18, 1998 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, the daughter of Travis and Elizabeth Vimini Gray. Kylie was a lifetime resident of Mountain Home. She played 5th grade basketball and was active in soccer and dance. She was happy and full of...

Kern Treat

Kern Treat

Mar 17, 2009

A Memorial Mass for Kern L. Treat of Flippin, Arkansas will be at 10AM Saturday March 21at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Yellville, Arkansas with Father Gregory Hart officiating. A Celebration of Life will be held immediately following at the home of Judy Loving. Kern died March 17, 2009 at his home. He was 79 years old. Kern was born...

Jackman Kerwin

Jackman Kerwin

Mar 17, 2009

Jackman L. Kerwin was born March 31, 1920 at Chicago, Illinois the son of Lawrence and Eleanor Bertells Kerwin. He married Agnes Buckman at Mountain Home, Arkansas on April 27, 1996 and had lived in the Mountain Home area since moving from Villa Park, Illinois in 1988. He was a Yard Foreman at a Lumber Company and had served with...

Lorene Lockhart

Lorene Lockhart

Mar 17, 2009

Lorene Lockhart was born May 7, 1937 in Missouri, the daughter of William and Flordia McFarland Cantrell. She married Dayle Lockhart on May 14, 1962 at Gainesville, Missouri and was a homemaker. Lorene lived in Mountain Home since 1980 moving from Boliver, Missouri. She was a caregiver, always taking care of others especially her home and family, was an excellent...

Mary Watson

Mary Watson

Mar 16, 2009

Catherine died Monday, March 16, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 87. She was born Thursday, April 7, 1921 in Greenwood, Arkansas, the daughter of Columbus Floyd and Luddie Rakestraw Chism. She was a former member of the Eastern Star and worked with the Rainbow Girls. Survivors: Catherine is survived by her 3 Daughters, Carole Loftin Moore of...

Darlene Asquini

Darlene Asquini

Mar 16, 2009

Darlene Mae Asquini was born January 22, 1941 at Chicago, Illinois to Theodore and Margaret Dahlin Ericson. She married Len Asquini April 23, 1963 at Chicago, Illinois. Darlene had lived in the Bull Shoals area since moving here from Glenview, Illinois in 2005. Darlene will be remembered for her love of her grandchildren, enjoying watching the deer from her deck...

Zoma Hargett

Zoma Hargett

Mar 16, 2009

Zoma Lee Hargett was born December 8, 1932 in Globe, Arizona, the daughter of Edward and Thelma Borne Hargett. She was a Cosmetologist for many years, was a fun-loving and caring person, a master gardener and an excellent cook. Zoma lived in Calico Rock since 1978 moving from Kansas City, Missouri. She entered into eternal rest at White River Nursing...

George Waidley

George Waidley

Mar 15, 2009

George A. Waidley was born to Loretta (Wilhelm) and Walter Waidley on May 7, 1928 in Aurora, IL. Aurora was George's home for many year where he attended Holy Angels elementary school, and graduated Marmion Military Academy in 1947. Upon graduation George began is career at Stephan-Adamson which in 1970 was bought out by SealMaster Bearings where George worked his...

George Fox

George Fox

Mar 14, 2009

George E. Fox was born November 16, 1913 in Brainerd, Minnesota, the son of George and Martha Zander Fox. He married Lucile Husmann in Lincoln, Nebraska and worked as a Customer Engineer for IBM. George Fox was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He lived in Mountain Home since 1971 moving from Omaha, Nebraska. He was a member of the...

John Wham

John Wham

Mar 13, 2009

John Wham passed away on Friday, March 13, 2009 with his family at his side. He was born November 9, 1962 in Topeka, Kansas to Tom and Sue Wham. He married Kathy Moore on July 13, 1991 in Bella Vista, Arkansas. John was a graduate of Mountain Home High School and the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He held a Bachelor...