Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

Jimmy Leon McLean

Jimmy Leon McLean

Jan 21, 2022

Jimmy Leon McLean, 77, of Lakeview, AR passed away at Mountain Home, AR, from heart failure on January 21, 2022. He was born January 24, 1944, in Sayre, Oklahoma, to Willie Mae Boyd and Percy Lowell McLean. Jimmy was a retired Air Force officer and command pilot. He graduated with a BS from Oklahoma State University in 1968, and the...

Marvin Wrightam

Marvin Wrightam

Jan 21, 2022

Marvin Louis Wrightam of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away January 21, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 99. He was born in 1922, in Pontiac, Illinois, the son of Fred and Elsie Oltman Wrightam. He married Ruth Long in 1945, in Peoria, Illinois. Marvin lived in Mountain Home since moving from Pontiac, Illinois, in 1984. He was...

Vaska Cope

Vaska Cope

Jan 20, 2022

Vaska Brown "Gaga" Cope of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away January 20, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 102. She was born April 17, 1919, in Lincoln County, Arkansas, the daughter of Major and Alma Brown. She attended school at Star City, Arkansas, graduating in 1937. She attended Arkansas A&M College at Monticello, graduating with a Bachelor's...

Leon Brandon

Leon Brandon

Jan 19, 2022

Normal Leon Brandon of Gassville, Arkansas, passed away January 19, 2022, in Gassville, Arkansas at the age of 86. He was born October 3, 1935, in Monette, Arkansas, the son of W.S. and Eva Davis Brandon. Leon was a U.S. Army veteran. He married Rosetta on September 29, 1956, in Tunica, Mississippi and was an electrician and farmer. Leon lived...

Gerald "Jerry" Cousino

Gerald "Jerry" Cousino

Jan 19, 2022

Gerald "Jerry" Cousino of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away January 18, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 82. He was born October 5, 1939, in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Norman and Laura DeCant Cousino. Jerry was a U.S. Air Force veteran and was a glass worker for Libbey Owens Ford. He married Coralee on June 16,...

Richard Louis Lessard

Richard Louis Lessard

Jan 19, 2022

Richard Lessard of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away January 19, 2022, in Salem, Arkansas at the age of 84. He was born July 5, 1937, in Niagara, Wisconsin, the son of David and Olive Beaumier Lessard. He married Mary on August 24, 1974, in Water Town, South Dakota and was an engineer for a chemical manufacturing company. Richard lived in...

Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Hager

Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Hager

Jan 19, 2022

Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Hager of Norfork, Arkansas, passed away January 19, 2022, in Norfork, Arkansas at the age of 79. She was born May 31, 1942, in Doniphan, Missouri, the daughter of Dorris Clinton "D.C." and Blanche Ophelia Boyd Blair. Betty worked as a bookkeeper and lived in Baxter County for most of her adult life; before that, she lived...

Charlotte Monroe

Charlotte Monroe

Jan 17, 2022

Charlotte June (Keezer) Jones-Monroe of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away January 17, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 88. She was born August 9, 1933, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Charles and Thelma Emmons Keezer. She married Neil on June 21, 1980, in Illinois. Charlotte lived in Mountain Home since moving from Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1995....

Douglas Scott Rose

Douglas Scott Rose

Jan 15, 2022

Doug Rose of Midway, Arkansas passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Baxter Regional Medical Center. He was born September 25, 1942 in Melrose Park, IL, the son of Robert and Florence (Foy) Rose. Doug was a 1960 graduate of East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, IL and a 1966 graduate of Eastern IL University, where he was...

Stephen Foley

Stephen Foley

Jan 14, 2022

Steve Foley, 72, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022 at home under the care of his wife and Hospice. Steve was born in St. Petersburg, FL on 11/15/1949 to Warren and Elizabeth (Lemily) Foley. He grew up in Pinellas Park, FL having many adventures with his siblings and cousins. There he met and married Anne-Marie Boisvert, his high school...

Joseph Francis Stefan

Joseph Francis Stefan

Jan 14, 2022

Joseph Francis Stefan, 83, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away January 14, 2022, at his home. He was born November 3, 1938, in Corbettown, Pennsylvania, the son of Steven and Elizabeth Gyulay Stefan. He married Diane Auser on May 11, 1968, in Yorktown Heights, New York. Joe was a U.S. veteran of both the Navy and Air Force and worked...

Anthony Ryan

Anthony Ryan

Jan 14, 2022

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Bull Shoals, Arkansas, for Anthony B Ryan, 79, of Bull Shoals, Arkansas. Anthony died January 14, 2022, at his residence.

Walter "Buddy" Bradshaw

Walter "Buddy" Bradshaw

Jan 13, 2022

Walter "Buddy" Bradshaw of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away January 13, 2022, in Jonesboro, Arkansas at the age of 76. He was born May 16, 1945, in Dumas, Arkansas, the son of Walter and Frankie (Hoover) Bradshaw. He married Barbara Rieves on April 12, 1968, in Gould, Arkansas. Buddy was a U.S. veteran of The National Guard. Buddy lived in...

Ida Neel

Ida Neel

Jan 13, 2022

Ida Marie Neel of Gassville, Arkansas, passed away January 13, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 60. She was born May 13, 1961, in Racine, Wisconsin, the daughter of Wayne and Judith Holeton. Ida lived in Gassville since moving from Racine, Wisconsin, in 1978. Ida is survived by her two daughters, Angela and Alexandra Neel; sister, Christene...

Angeline Burnell

Angeline Burnell

Jan 11, 2022

Angeline Imogene Kenyon Burnell passed from this life on Tuesday, January 10, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society where she had resided for the past 3 years. She was 92 years of age. Angeline was born July 2, 1929, in Normal, Illinois, the only child of Elmer and Imogene Kenyon. She attended school in Towanda, Illinois, then University High School...

B. Arlene Moses

B. Arlene Moses

Jan 10, 2022

B. Arlene Moses of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away January 10, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 94. She was born August 14, 1927, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, the daughter of Edwin and Amelia Henke Reader. Arlene married Billy Moses on June 8, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, and worked in the home. Arlene lived in Mountain...

Marlene Wanda Stinson

Marlene Wanda Stinson

Jan 10, 2022

Marlene Wanda Stinson of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away January 10, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 88. She was born August 20, 1933, in Middleton, Tennessee, the daughter of Horry and Annie Brown Russell. She married Rowland Stinson on December 17, 1949, in Myrtle, Mississippi. Marlene lived in Mountain Home since moving from Illinois in 1989....

Verlon Neal Book

Verlon Neal Book

Jan 9, 2022

Verlon Neal Book of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away January 9, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 61. He was born July 2, 1960, in Pineville, Louisiana, the son of Hal and Loretta Book. Verlon lived in Mountain Home since moving from Las Vegas in 2019. He enjoyed fishing, and hiking. Verlon is survived by his father,...

Nannie Lee "Doedy" Trammell

Nannie Lee "Doedy" Trammell

Jan 9, 2022

Nannie Lee (Doedy) Trammell was born on May 18, 1922 and passed away on January 9, 2022. She was a life long resident of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Doedy was married to Ken Trammell for 68 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church where she served as the pianist for 25 years. She worked for the Mountain Home...

John "Bud" Ludwig

John "Bud" Ludwig

Jan 9, 2022

John Charles "Bud" Ludwig of Lakeview, Arkansas, passed away January 9, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 79. He was born February 4, 1942, in Peoria, IL, the son of John and Mable Cross Ludwig. He married Sharon Barnett on June 13, 1962, in Peoria, IL. Bud served four years in the United States Air Force. He...