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Joseph Stein
Feb 25, 2009
Mr. Stein died Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at the age of 79. He was born Thursday, July 18, 1929 in Covington, Kentucky, son of Joseph W. Stein II and Louise Curtis. He married Eleanor Byrd on February 25, 2005 at Midway, AR . He was a U.S. Marine for 22 years, a veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam...
William Lyon
Feb 25, 2009
William died February 25, 2009 at Baxter Regional Medical Center. He was 92 years old. William was born June 19, 1916 at Hesston Kansas to Wilbank and Nettie Purgett Lyon. He married Barbara Jean Sett at Urbana, Illinois on December 10, 1939. William was a graduate of Watseka High School and the University of Illinois. He served in World War...
Verl Young
Feb 25, 2009
Verl Young died Wednesday, February 25, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 83. He was born Tuesday, August 18, 1925 in St. Joe, Arkansas, the son of Columbus Riley and Cora Ramsey Young. He married Bernice Brown on September 12, 1946 and was a produce manager. Verl lived in Mountain Home since 1986 moving from Tulsa, Oklahoma Survivors:...
Howard Prichard
Feb 25, 2009
Howard M. Prichard Jr, 90, of Flippin, AR passed away peacefully February 25, 2009 at the Hospice House in Mountain Home, AR. He was born in Rumson, New Jersey in 1918, the son of the late Howard and Martha Prichard. The second oldest of five siblings, Howard enjoyed sports and music in his youth. He starred for the Varsity football...
Opal Sherman
Feb 25, 2009
Opal I. Sherman was born October 19, 1917 at Cambridge, Nebraska the daughter of Ernest Hoagland and Cora Viola Urling. She married Floyd A. Sherman on August 19, 1936 at Ogallala, Nebraska. She died February 25, 2009 at Baxter Regional Medical Center at the age of 91. Mrs. Sherman was secretary for various professionals and had been a resident of...
Ruth Clayton
Feb 24, 2009
Ruth died peacefully in her sleep on February 24, 2009. She was 90 years old. Ruth was born at Anthony, Kansas to Charles and May Ingram Bridges. She married Harold Roy Clayton on May 31, 1942 at Anthony, Kansas. Ruth was employed by Beech Aircraft as a secretary until her retirement to Bull Shoals in 1980. Ruth was an active...
Arthur Lopeman
Feb 21, 2009
Skip died Saturday February 21, 2009 at his home in Bull Shoals. He was 70 years old. Skip was born March 26, 1938 at Chillicothe, Illinois to Thomas Townsend and Jospehine Sunshine Lopeman. He married Nancy Petty March 1, 1959 at Sparland, Illinois. Skip was a cross country truck driver, but he also farmed and worked in a coal mine....
John Roberts
Feb 21, 2009
John Roberts died Saturday, February 21, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 93. He was born Thursday, September 30, 1915 in Mountain Home, Arknasas, the son of Ruffus Walter and Ollie Lee Trivitt Roberts. He married Wilma V. Maddox on September 28, 1962 at Mountain Home, Arkansas and he worked as a Farrier and Carpenter for 76 years....
Dean Walker
Feb 20, 2009
Dean Walker was born Tuesday, November 22, 1938 in Ripon, Wisconsin, the son of Ross Speigler and Gustine Snickenberger. At a young age he was adopted by Harold and Grace Speigler Walker. He married Janice Larsen on March 3, 1962 at Poynette, Wisconsin and worked as a maintenance and groundskeeper for the Mountain Home Public Schools. Dean lived in Mountain...
Donald Ghrist
Feb 20, 2009
Donald Ghrist was born April 12, 1929 in Cureall, MO, son of John S. Ghrist and Elsie Bennet. He married Opal M. Harris Ghrist on November 19, 1949 at Gainsville, MO. Donald lived in Mountain Home since 1995 moving from Palatine, IL. He graduated from Bakersfield High School, recieved his Bachelor of Science at Arkansas State University and his Masters...
Charles Fenton
Feb 19, 2009
Charles Fenton died Thursday, February 19, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 87. He was born Friday, September 30, 1921 in Griffithville, the son of William A. and Linnie Pence Fenton. He married Marjorie J. Hill on November 8, 1947 at Wilmette, Illinois and was owner and operator of C&C Windoware. Charles Fenton was a U.S. Army veteran...
Howard Beasley
Feb 18, 2009
Howard Beasley died Wednesday, February 18, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 88. He was born Monday, May 17, 1920 in Cherry Valley, Arkansas, the son of Frank and Zelma Misner Beasley. He was Cherry Valley High School Valedictorian class of 1938, graduated from Drayhons University of Business in Nashville, TN and Southwestern Graduate School of Banking SMU...
Lillian Madrecki
Feb 18, 2009
Lillian Madrecki died Wednesday, February 18, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 81. She was born Saturday, October 22, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Albert and Mary Juszczyk Zdunek. She married Victor W. Madrecki on June 15, 1947 at Chicago, Illinois and worked as a waitress. Lillian lived in Mountain Home since 1989 moving from Chicago,...
Meliss Wolff
Feb 15, 2009
Meliss Wolff, 92, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, formerly of North Hills and Wyncote, Pennsylvania, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on February 15, 2009. Mrs. Wolff was a Christian. Born September 24, 1916, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the eldest of 6 children of the late Isaac Vincent Snyder and Melissa (Anderson) Snyder. Mrs. Wolff and her late husband,...
Henry Durham
Feb 15, 2009
Henry Durham went to his heavenly home, February 15, 2009 at Baxter Regional Medical Center. He was born in Jacksonville, Missouri on December 28, 1915 to Benjamin S. and Ethel Durham. Hank worked as an electrician for John Deere Harvester in East Moline, Illinois for 44 years. He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War as a Master...
Leslie Brumfield
Feb 14, 2009
Leslie Brumfield died Wednesday, February 11, 2009 in Yellville at the age of 85. Leslie Brumfield was born Monday, February 19, 1923 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, the son of George and Nellie Lieth Brumfield. He married Nancy Lee Welch on July 16, 1962 at Nashville, Tennessee and worked as a Elementary Teacher for the Public Schools. Leslie Brumfield was a...
Randy Davis
Feb 14, 2009
Randy Davis died Saturday, February 14, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 52. He was born Sunday, November 18, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Hubert L. and Elizabeth Nady Davis. Randy lived in Mountain Home since 1977 moving from Chicago, Illinois. He was a very giving person, literally gave the jacket off his back and the...
Sylvia O'Reilly
Feb 13, 2009
Mrs. O'Reilly died Friday, February 13, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 97. Sylvia was born Friday, October 27, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, daughter of Anthony and Mary (Paulauskas) Bielskis. She married Thomas William O'Reilly on November 18, 1950 at Chicago, Illinois. She was a homemaker, who enjoyed painting and writing. Sylvia lived in Mountain Home for 29...
Maria Nikic
Feb 13, 2009
Gisela died February 13, 2009 at Twin Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 83 years old. Gisela was born March 3, 1925 at Kassel, Germany to Karoline and Walter Koch. She married Radomir Nikic at Kassel, Germany on September 21, 1949. Gisela immigrated to the United States against family objections from Germany and became a United States citizen. She...
Ivan Bradshaw
Feb 13, 2009
Ivan Bradshaw died Friday, February 13, 2009 in Bull Shoals at the age of 83. He was born Wednesday, July 1, 1925 in Estherville, Iowa, the son of Emmet and Mary Cordelia Rouse Bradshaw. He married Annie Schenck and was self-employed. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. Survivors: Ivan Bradshaw is survived by his wife, Annie Bradshaw, friend,...
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