Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

Lola M Bailes

Lola M Bailes

Sep 7, 2020

Lola M. Bailes of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away September 7, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 92. She was born July 29, 1928, in Lewistown, Montana, the daughter of Arnold and Isadeen Sinclair Drake. She married Ralph Bailes on September 10, 1951, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and was a Registered Nurse. Lola lived in Arkansas since...

Angeline Baker

Angeline Baker

Sep 6, 2020

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Angeline Baker, 91, of Gassville, Arkansas. Angeline died September 6, 2020, in Mountain Home.

Nancy L. Fiske

Nancy L. Fiske

Sep 4, 2020

Nancy L. Fiske of Lakeview, Arkansas, passed away September 4, 2020, in Lakeview at the age of 77. She was born August 15, 1943, in Sterling, Indiana, the daughter of Kenneth and Della (Fogleman) Southard. She met Charles W. Fiske when they were both working as dental technicians near Chicago and were married on March 10, 1963, in Sterling, Indiana....

Sandra M. Ganshirt

Sandra M. Ganshirt

Sep 3, 2020

Sandra M. Ganshirt of Lakeview, Arkansas, passed away September 3, 2020, in Lakeview at the age of 77. She was born August 13, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Melvin and Jeanette Zajac Kassner. She married Edward Ganshirt on September 22, 1962 in River Grove, Illinois and she worked in Data Entry for IBM. Sandra lived in Lakeview since...

David Carl Sondy

David Carl Sondy

Sep 3, 2020

David Carl Sondy of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away September 3, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, at the age of 75. He was born January 23, 1945, in Amsterdam, New York, the son of William and Margaret Pape Robertson. He married Elaine Sullivan on February 14, 1984, in Rockford, Illinois. David was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War....

Glen Francis Clark

Glen Francis Clark

Sep 3, 2020

Glenn Francis Clark of Oakland, Arkansas, passed away September 3, 2020, in his home at the age of 75. He was born August 14, 1945, raised in Argonia KS, the son of Glenn and Minnie Clark. He married Jackie Baxter on September 12, 1981, in Argonia, Kansas. He was a dedicated Science Teacher and Coach in Estes Park, CO for...

Robert Clinton McElyea

Robert Clinton McElyea

Sep 2, 2020

Robert Clinton McElyea of Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, passed away September 2, 2020, in Springfield, Missouri at the age of 79. He was born January 31, 1941, in Winona, Arkansas and was a mechanic. Robert is survived by his son, Brian McElyea of Marion, AR. A Natural Burial Graveside Service for Robert will be 2:30 pm, Friday, September 4, 2020, at...

Douglas Leonard Elkins

Douglas Leonard Elkins

Sep 1, 2020

Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Douglas Leonard Elkins, 79, of Flippin, Arkansas. Douglas died September 1, 2020, in Gassville, Arkansas.

Eva Dale Lucinda Sylvia

Eva Dale Lucinda Sylvia

Aug 26, 2020

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Eva Dale Lucinda Sylvia, 85, of Lepanto, Arkansas. Eva Dale died August 26, 2020, at The Springs in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Gary Duane "Butch" Mason

Gary Duane "Butch" Mason

Aug 26, 2020

Gary Duane "Butch" Mason of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away August 26, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 62. He was born December 9, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of James and Carrie Dye Mason. Gary lived in Mountain Home since moving from Myrtle, Mississippi, in 1982. He married Pamela Smithey on January 29, 1982, in...

Diane Christine Burleson

Diane Christine Burleson

Aug 25, 2020

Diane Burleson, 71, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away August 25, 2020 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Diane was born August 2, 1949 to Michael and Mildred (Heck) Renn in Bad Axe, Michigan. She married James Burleson on July 12, 1994 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Diane graduated from Laker High School in 1967. She worked at...

Matthew Yancik

Matthew Yancik

Aug 24, 2020

Matthew Yancik was born June 22, 1919 of Czechoslovakian parents, John Yancik and Victoria Kaiser Yancik in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. Matt was one of ten siblings and often was heard telling of his playing on the canons at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania as a child. All have passed before him except for Volica Yancik Leinbach who lives in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania with...

Richard Paul LaFee

Richard Paul LaFee

Aug 24, 2020

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Richard Paul LaFee, 63, of Omaha, Arkansas. Richard died August 24, 2020, in Omaha, Arkansas.

Thomas J. Spellman

Thomas J. Spellman

Aug 23, 2020

Thomas Joseph Spellman of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away August 23, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 78. He was born October 2, 1941, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Joseph and Ruth Swingel Spellman. He married Clynese White on August 28, 1974, and was a sheet metal worker. Thomas lived in Mountain Home since moving from...

Thomas S. Galluzzo

Thomas S. Galluzzo

Aug 22, 2020

Thomas Salvador Galluzzo, IV, of Searcy, Arkansas, passed away August 22, 2020, in Searcy, Arkansas at the age of 22. He was born February 17, 1998, in Apple Valley, California, the son of Thomas and Vickie Galluzzo. He was a welder. Tommy lived in Searcy since moving from Mountain Home, Arkansas, in 2018. He was a member of the New...

Sharon Colleen McShane Rainey

Sharon Colleen McShane Rainey

Aug 21, 2020

Sharon Colleen McShane Rainey of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away August 21, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 72. She was born November 13, 1947, in Stillwater, Minnesota, the daughter of Richard and Virginia McShane. She was an accountant and bookkeeper, and married Max Rainey on April 20, 1991, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sharon lived in Mountain...

Kathleen Park

Kathleen Park

Aug 21, 2020

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Bull Shoals, Arkansas, for Kathleen Marie Park, 83, of Lakeview, Arkansas. Kathleen died August 21, 2020, at Twin Lakes Therapy and Living Center.

Ercille Verna Mooney

Ercille Verna Mooney

Aug 20, 2020

Ercille Verna Mooney of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away August 20, 2020, in Gassville, Arkansas at the age of 93. She was born January 2, 1927, in Mitchell, Arkansas, the daughter of Elmer and Ella Smith Mitchell. She graduated valedictorian of her class from Viola High School and married Ervin Mooney on February 14, 1947, in Pineville, Arkansas. After marrying,...

InaBel Spencer

InaBel Spencer

Aug 19, 2020

InaBel Spencer of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away August 19, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 93. She was born December 5, 1926, in Tichnor, Arkansas, the daughter of John Wayne and Anna Mae Almond Sandage. She married Eugene Spencer on November 15, 1944, in Bald Knob, Arkansas. She was active in the Methodist Church until her...

Glenn Jay Whitham

Glenn Jay Whitham

Aug 18, 2020

Glenn Jay Whitham of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away August 17, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 78. He was born April 18, 1942, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Jay and Irene Vernon Whitham. He married Patricia Jensen on November 9, 1963, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and worked in maintenance for the University of Minnesota...