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Robert Jenkins

Robert Jenkins

Aug 28, 2024

Robert Jenkins, aged 86, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away on August 28, 2024 He was born on March 14, 1938, in Columbus, Ohio, to the late William and Mildred Carlisle Jenkins. A proud U.S. Army veteran, Robert served his country with honor.

On December 19, 1975, he married Eileen Brozynski in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Robert enjoyed a successful career as...

Norma Lytle

Norma Lytle

Aug 27, 2024

Norma Jane Lytle, 94, of Batesville, Arkansas, died August 27, 2024, at Hiram Shaddox Therapy and Living.

Wanda Lee Castoe

Wanda Lee Castoe

Aug 26, 2024

Wanda Lee Castoe of Lakeview, Arkansas, passed away August 26, 2024, in Cleveland, Oklahoma at the age of 81. She was born November 27, 1942, in Stephens County, Oklahoma, the daughter of Robert and Effie Human Burns. She married Chester Castoe on January 7,1972 in Gainesville, Texas. Wanda spent her working years creating custom decor and furnishings, from window treatments...

Lance Jerome Burnham

Lance Jerome Burnham

Aug 26, 2024

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Lance Jerome Burnham, 84, of Elizabeth, Arkansas. Lance died August 26, 2024, at his home.

Philomena Cox

Philomena Cox

Aug 25, 2024

Philomena Cox, a beloved resident of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, peacefully passed away on August 25, 2024, at the age of 87. Born on March 27, 1937, in Vincennes, Indiana, she was the daughter of Benjamin and Nina Haywood Haines. Philomena married her high school sweetheart, Gordon Cox on June 14, 1959, in Bloomfield, Missouri, beginning a partnership filled with love,...

John Wuthrich

John Wuthrich

Aug 23, 2024

John Philip Wuthrich, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend, passed away peacefully on August 23, 2024, at the age of 88 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Born in South Bend, Indiana on June 10, 1936, he was the son of J. Paul and Joan Nixon Wuthrich.

John married Suzette Foli, on May 10, 1958, in South Bend. He pursued a career...

Robert "Bob" Charles DeFoe

Robert "Bob" Charles DeFoe

Aug 22, 2024

Robert "Bob" Charles DeFoe of Mountain Home, Arkansas, went to his Heavenly Home, August 22, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 82. He was born February 14, 1942, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the son of Donald and Eleanor Wall DeFoe. He married Delores Hanson on December 25, 1991, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Bob was a U.S. Air...

Emmett "Todd" Tilton

Emmett "Todd" Tilton

Aug 21, 2024

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Bull Shoals, Arkansas, for Emmett "Todd" Tilton, 84, of Lakeview, Arkansas. Todd died August 21, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas.

James Lewis Hussey

James Lewis Hussey

Aug 20, 2024

James Lewis Hussey, of Gassville, Arkansas, passed away on August 20,2024, at the age of 70. He was born on March 29, 1954, in Portola, California, to the late Richard and Carol Kendall Hussey.

James spent his later years in Gassville, having relocated from Reno, Nevada, in 2019. He attended the Twin Lakes Baptist Church, where he found comfort and community....

Kelli Price

Kelli Price

Aug 20, 2024

Kelli Ann Price of Mountain Home, Arkansas, gracefully departed from this life on August 20, 2024, at the age of 62. She was born on April 16, 1962, in Ottawa, Illinois. Kelli dedicated her life to nurturing others, serving as a beloved cook at the Mountain Home Kindergarten. Her passion for cooking and baking was only rivaled by her love...

Charles Wesley "Wes" Bidwell

Charles Wesley "Wes" Bidwell

Aug 20, 2024

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Charles Wesley "Wes" Bidwell, 78, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Wes died August 20, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas.

Ruth Anne Stewart

Ruth Anne Stewart

Aug 20, 2024

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Ruth Anne Stewart, 61, of Salem, Arkansas. Ruth died August 20, 2024, at her home.

Elizabeth Ann Finks

Elizabeth Ann Finks

Aug 20, 2024

Elizabeth "Bettie" Ann Finks of Mountain Home, Arkansas, went to her heavenly home on August 20, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, after a long struggle with Parkinson's, at the age of 89. She was born April 3, 1935, in Spring Valley, Illinois, the daughter of Harry and Cecil White. She spent most of her life in Morris, Illinois. She worked...

Susan Mackowiak

Susan Mackowiak

Aug 18, 2024

Susan Lurline Mackowiak passed away peacefully at her cabin in Gassville, Arkansas, on August 18, 2024, at the age of 75. Susan was born October 13, 1948, in Evergreen Park, Illinois to William and Mary Sue Pritchett Mezger. A lifelong lover of books, mystery movies, birds, and traveling, Susan was deeply connected to her Christian faith her entire life and...

David Blanke

David Blanke

Aug 18, 2024

David Henry Blanke of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away on August 18, 2024 at the age of 71. He was born on October 1, 1952, in Harvey, Illinois, to Henry and Helen Yost Blanke. A dedicated U.S. Marines veteran, David served during the Vietnam War and enjoyed a fulfilling career as an engineer. In 2014, he relocated to Mountain Home...

Marcus Iverson

Marcus Iverson

Aug 18, 2024

Marcus Conrad Iverson of Lakeview, Arkansas, passed away August 18, 2024, in Bull Shoals, Arkansas at the age of 96. He was born October 22, 1927, in Canby, Minnesota, the son of Martin and Ida Thonrud Iverson. He married Shirley Ellison on November 29, 1953, in Porter, Minnesota and worked as a lumber yard manager. Marcus lived in Lakeview since...

Robert Woods

Robert Woods

Aug 17, 2024

Robert Lynn Woods of Flippin, Arkansas, passed away August 17, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 55. He was born February 10, 1969, in Mountain View, Missouri, the son of Chubby Woods and Marie Beck. Robert grew up in Flippin, Arkansas, where he met a young girl that he loved to tease. He eventually won that girl...

Gretchen Sturtevant Walbaum

Gretchen Sturtevant Walbaum

Aug 17, 2024

Gretchen Sturtevant Walbaum, 52, of Janesville, Wisconsin, passed away on August 17, 2024 with her partner, Wayne Caswell. Born on May 17, 1972, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Dixon and Judith Hazelden Sturtevant. Gretchen's warm spirit and infectious enthusiasm for life touched everyone who knew her. She married Patrick Walbaum in Wisconsin, creating countless joyful...

Dolores J. Williams

Dolores J. Williams

Aug 16, 2024

Dolores Joy Williams age 91 of Mountain Home, AR passed away on August 16, 2024 at Lake Forest Senior Living. 

Dolores was born on December 25, 1932 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of parents Anne and Walter Mishler. She was one of five children. 

Dolores graduated from Parker High School in 1950 and raised three children, Patti Joyce, Susan Renae, and Steven...

Rickey Millsap

Rickey Millsap

Aug 15, 2024

Rickey Joe Millsap of Mountain Home, Arkansas passed August 15, 2024 at the age of 50. He was born in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas on August 13, 1974. He is the son of Micheal Joe Millsap and Donna Gail (Baker) Dacus. He was a devoted Christian and of the Baptist faith. He had recently redevoted his life to the Lord on...

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