Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

Rick Allen "Castaway" Pollock

Rick Allen "Castaway" Pollock

Dec 14, 2020

It was a bitter cold night on the 14th of December, when a bunch of bikers broke the Covid rules of a hospital in Batesville, Arkansas during the year 2020. Family and friends surrounded Rick Allen “Castaway” Pollock, 68, of Viola, Arkansas while he ordered everybody one last round of root beer floats. Later, the gifted storyteller left all of...

Viola Lynn Barnard

Viola Lynn Barnard

Dec 13, 2020

Viola Lynn Barnard of Gamaliel, Arkansas, passed away December 13, 2020, in Gamaliel at the age of 56. She was born July 2, 1964, in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Carmello and Mary Ianello Timpano. She married Brandon Barnard on February 13, 1993, in Nevada and was an administrative assistant for the United States government and United States Army...

John Dunlap

John Dunlap

Dec 13, 2020

John Vernon Dunlap of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 13, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 80. He was born January 1, 1940, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the son of John and Mavis Lynn Dunlap. He married Beverly Arthur on July 21, 1962, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. John lived in Mountain Home since moving from Colorado...

Norman Earl Hilpert

Norman Earl Hilpert

Dec 12, 2020

Norman Earl Hilpert of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 12, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 86. He was born August 7, 1934, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the son of Albert George and Myrtle Meyer Hilpert. Norman graduated with the first class at Rhema Bible Training College as an ordained minister and also received a Bachelor's...

Gene Tunney Knotts

Gene Tunney Knotts

Dec 11, 2020

Gene Tunney Knotts of Lakeview, Arkansas, passed away December 11, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 92. He was born December 1, 1928, in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, the son of Mac and Amanda Knotts. Gene married Peggy Jones on April 18, 1956. He worked for General Motors for over 38 years. Gene was a U.S. Army...

Toni Ratzlow

Toni Ratzlow

Dec 10, 2020

Bertha Antoinette "Toni" Ratzlow of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 10, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 92. She was born October 6, 1928, in Monroe, Wisconsin, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Schmucki) Kuster. She married Robert Ratzlow on February 4, 1956, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was a homemaker. Toni lived in Mountain Home since...

Dolores M. Frazier

Dolores M. Frazier

Dec 10, 2020

Dolores Mary Frazier of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 10, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 89. She was born April 9, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Thomas and Mae Steib Gazda. She married Clarence Frazier on February 12, 1955, in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Chicago, IL. Dolores lived in Mountain Home...

Lynn Douglas Walker

Lynn Douglas Walker

Dec 9, 2020

Lynn Douglas Walker of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, passed away December 9, 2020, in Bull Shoals, Arkansas at the age of 78. He was born June 18, 1942, in Leavenworth, Kansas, the son of Stephen and Mary Puckett Walker, the youngest of six children. He married Danna Blanchard on June 30, 1965, in Ft. Leavenworth Kansas. Lynn was a retired member...

Dorothy A. Spivey

Dorothy A. Spivey

Dec 9, 2020

Dorothy A. (Nelson) Spivey of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 9, 2020, in Mountain Home at the age of 85. She was born November 3, 1935, in Kansas City, Kansas , the daughter of Richard A. and Dorothy Nelson. She married Milas "Shorty" Spivey on February 15, 1976 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was a member of First United...

Edward J. Polejewski

Edward J. Polejewski

Dec 8, 2020

Edward John "Bud" Polejewski, Jr., of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 8, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 77. He was born January 31, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Edward and Elizabeth Vandree Polejewski. He married Barbara Newell on June 8, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada and worked for AT&T. Bud is survived by...

Beverly A. McGinnis

Beverly A. McGinnis

Dec 6, 2020

Beverly Ann McGinnis, age 74, went home to be with our Heavenly Father on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Beverly was born on November 3rd, 1946 in Toronto Ontario, Canada to Raymond and Lillian (Shipley) MacKillop. She studied Theology at Central Bible College from 1965 to 1970 before going on to teach English for a short time until she married the...

Robert E. Bird

Robert E. Bird

Dec 5, 2020

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Robert E. Bird, 65, of Gamaliel, Arkansas. Robert died December 5, 2020, at Baxter Regional Medical Center.

Melissa Ann Goodman

Melissa Ann Goodman

Dec 4, 2020

Melissa Ann Goodman of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 4, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 44. She was born February 5, 1976, in San Saba, Texas, the daughter of Randall and Brenda Crawford Goodman.Melissa lived in Mountain Home since moving from Texas in 1989. She was hard-working and she enjoyed playing with her dogs and...

William C. Gray

William C. Gray

Dec 3, 2020

William "Bill" Charles Gray of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, passed away December 3, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 81. He was born July 11, 1939, in Glenwood, Iowa, the son of Donald and Verla Hunt Gray. He married Margaret Boham on December 27, 1958, in Logan, Iowa. He worked as a Machinist for Airlite Plastics. William lived...

Sandra L. Hildebrandt-Tomlin

Sandra L. Hildebrandt-Tomlin

Dec 3, 2020

Sandra L. Davis Hildebrandt-Tomlin of Midway, Arkansas, passed away December 3, 2020, in Midway, Arkansas at the age of 75. She was born August 7, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was the daughter of O.W. (Pete) and Lorine Penrod Davis. Sandra married Thomas R. Hildebrandt on January 8, 1963 in Enid, Oklahoma. A few years later they moved to...

Kenneth Walter Schultz

Kenneth Walter Schultz

Dec 2, 2020

Ken's journey to explore new worlds began on December 2, 2020. Ken was a champion for Education, Democracy and the Arts. He taught Economics and Government classes for 33 years at Riverside University High School in Milwaukee, WI. He and his wife of 45 years, Nancy Knopp, retired to Mountain Home in 2005. In his retirement, Ken enjoyed writing and...

Kenneth Harold Schooley

Kenneth Harold Schooley

Dec 2, 2020

Kenneth Harold Schooley of Yellville, Arkansas, passed away December 2, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 84. He was born February 10, 1936, in Knox, Indiana, the son of Lester and Mary Florian Schooley. He married Barbara Bennett on January 6, 1955, in Downer's Grove, IL. Kenneth was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War. Kenneth...

Pattie Lee Houston

Pattie Lee Houston

Dec 2, 2020

Funeral services for Pattie Lee Houston, 58, of Clarkridge, Arkansas will be in Kennett, Missouri. Pattie died December 2, 2020, at her residence. Local arrangements are by Kirby & Family Funeral and Cremation Serices - Mountain Home.

Jimmy Dale Sanders

Jimmy Dale Sanders

Dec 1, 2020

Jimmy Dale Sanders a life long resident of Flippin, Arkansas, passed away December 1, 2020, in Flippin, at the age of 76. He was born August 18, 1944, in Flippin, Arkansas, the son of Rupert and Nevah Treadway Sanders. He married Rebecca Fowler on November 16, 1968, in Springdale, Arkansas. He was a coach and educator before becoming a State...

John Robert Dillard

John Robert Dillard

Dec 1, 2020

John Robert Dillard of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away December 1, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 82. He was born June 6, 1938, in Ponotoc, Mississippi, the son of John and Mary Bea Dillard. He married Judith Jackson on July 8, 1961, in Millington, Tennessee. John has lived in Mountain Home since moving from Memphis,Tennessee, in...