Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

Lane Strother

Lane Strother

May 25, 2020

Lane Strother completed his earthly calling on Monday, May 25th, 2020 surrounded by his wife of nearly 54 years, Judy and their three daughters, Jodi, Megan and Mica. Lane was born on March 26th, 1945 to Lynn and Wanda Strother, the second child and only son. He was reared with three sisters which prepared him well for life with three...

Betty Veva Haffner Rose

Betty Veva Haffner Rose

May 25, 2020

Graveside Services for Betty Vera Haffner Rose, 80, of Summit, Arkansas, will be 10:00 am, Saturday, May 30, 2020, at the Walnut Grove Cemetery in Corning, Iowa. Betty passed away May 25, 2020 at her residence. Local arrangements are by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services.

Heather A. Martin Marion

Heather A. Martin Marion

May 24, 2020

A Funeral Service for Heather Ann Martin Marion of Gassville, Arkansas, will be 2:00 pm, Friday, May 29, 2020, at Twin Lakes Baptist Church, with Dr. Sam Bailey officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, May 28, 2020, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, at Kirby & Family Funeral Home. Entombment will be in the Kirby's Tucker Memorial Mausoleum, Mountain Home, Arkansas,...

Darryl Glenn Osborn

Darryl Glenn Osborn

May 23, 2020

Darryl Glenn Osborn passed away May 23, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 63. He was born February 6, 1957, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of William (W.A.) and Jimmie Osborn. He married Cathy Sharp, after 14 years, on August 13, 2016. He was a tile setter for Houle Tile and Flooring Emporium. Darryl lived in Mountain...

Virgil Edward Bratton

Virgil Edward Bratton

May 23, 2020

Virgil Edward Bratton of Lakeview, Arkansas, passed away May 23, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 92. He was born January 26, 1928, in Iron Mountain, MI, the son of Virgil C. and Nora M. Criel Bratton. He married Sandra Green on January 3, 1969, in Kenai, Alaska. Virgil worked as an Instrumentation Engineer for Kimberly Clark...

Gerald Robert Carlstein

Gerald Robert Carlstein

May 23, 2020

The date of the Memorial Service for Gerald Robert Carlstein of Mountain Home, Arkansas has yet to be determined. Gerald died peacefully May 23, 2020 in the skilled nursing facility at the Good Samaritan Society in Mountain Home. He was born November 25, 1932 in West Allis, Wisconsin, the only child of Eric and Marie Carlstein. He married Joanne Arlene...

Edward Leonard Chapman

Edward Leonard Chapman

May 23, 2020

Edward Leonard Chapman of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, passed away May 23, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 91. He was born August 7, 1928, in North Baltimore, Ohio, the son of Harry and Theora Zettle Chapman. He was married to his best friend and partner, Eleanor for almost 30 years. Edward was a Union Electrician for forty...

William "Bill" Michael Klemm

William "Bill" Michael Klemm

May 23, 2020

A Funeral Mass for William "Bill" Michael Klemm of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be 10:00 am, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, with Reverend Norbert Rappold officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 26, 2020, from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, at Kirby & Family Funeral Home. Bill passed away May 23, 2020, in Mountain Home,...

Robert "Allen" Wilson

Robert "Allen" Wilson

May 23, 2020

Robert Allen Wilson Sr. "Allen" of Lake City, Florida was born October 2, 1954 in Adel, Georgia to Kathleen and Charles Wilson and died May 23, 2020 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 65. Allen graduated from Hialeah High School in Hialeah, Florida in 1973. He then joined the Army as a paratrooper...

William D. Kerr

William D. Kerr

May 22, 2020

A Memorial Service for William D. Kerr of Lakeview, Arkansas, will be 11am, Thursday, May 28, 2020, at The Bull Shoals Presbyterian Church with Reverend Jami Scott officiating. William passed away May 22, 2020, in Gassville, Arkansas at the age of 78. He was born June 10, 1941, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, the son of Herbert and Helen Heath Kerr. He...

Herbert Dale Larkin

Herbert Dale Larkin

May 22, 2020

Herbert Dale Larkin passed away on May 22, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, at the age of 73. He was born on July 16, 1946, in Beardstown, Illinois. He was the son of Gilbert and Mildred Ashcraft Larkin, and worked as a Computer Programmer for State Farm. Dale was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He has lived...

Karyn L. Willms

Karyn L. Willms

May 17, 2020

Karyn Lee Willms, nee Oakes, 72, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, formerly of Green Oaks, Illinois, and Pasadena, California, died May, 17, 2020, at Baxter Regional Medical Center. Karyn was born June, 24, 1947 in Hinsdale, Illinois, the daughter of James Henry Oakes and Maurine Wilkinson Oakes. She is survived by one son, David Brian Guilliaum; four grandchildren, Daisy, Chloe, James...

Jean T. Hammer

Jean T. Hammer

May 16, 2020

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Summit, Arkansas, for Jean T. Hammer, 64, of Yellville, Arkansas. Jean died May 16, 2020, at Baxter Regional Medical Center.

Arthur Calvin Clark

Arthur Calvin Clark

May 15, 2020

Arthur Calvin Clark passed away May 15, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 86. He was born August 4, 1933, in Anthony, Kansas, the son of Arthur and Alfrada McClaffion Clark. He married Patricia Sowell and was a construction finisher. Arthur was a U.S. Army veteran. Arthur is survived by his wife, Patricia Clark of Mountain Home,...

Johnnie Wayne Sepulvado

Johnnie Wayne Sepulvado

May 12, 2020

Johnnie Wayne Sepulvado passed away May 12, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 77. He was born November 28, 1942, in Natchitoches, Louisiana, the son of Johnnie and Louise Bates Sepulvado. Growing up in Temple he was better known as “Bull” when he played football for the Temple Wildcats. He continued his football career playing at the...

Deanna Berniece Maley Rupp

Deanna Berniece Maley Rupp

May 11, 2020

Deanna Maley Rupp passed away May 11, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 48. She was born October 16, 1971, in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Dennis and Charlotte Maley. Deanna is survived by her mother, Charlotte Maley of Conway, AR; son, Dylan Rupp of Hidden Valley Lake, CA; daughter, Bethany (James) Holzer of Houston, TX; and...

Rev. Dr. Frederick Alexander Taylor

Rev. Dr. Frederick Alexander Taylor

May 10, 2020

Reverend Dr. Frederick Alexander Taylor passed away May 10, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 81. He was born June 1, 1938, in Saint Louis, Missouri, the son of Andrew and Willie Wells Taylor. He married Norma Woodworth on May 31, 1959, in Ewing, Missouri. Fred was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Fred lived...

Carolyn Sue Weatherby

Carolyn Sue Weatherby

May 8, 2020

A Private Family Entombment for Carolyn Sue Weatherby "Meme" of Oakland, Arkansas, will be at Kirby's Tucker Memorial Mausoleum. Carolyn passed away May 8, 2020, at home in Oakland, Arkansas at the age of 72. She was born March 9, 1948, in Charleston, Mississippi, the daughter of Noel and Evelyn Glynn Wells. She married Steven Weatherby on July 27, 1967...

Betty J. Cole

Betty J. Cole

May 7, 2020

A Private Family Graveside Service for Betty J. Cole of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at the Lawnridge Cemetery, Rochelle, Illinois, with Pastor Gregg Hoffman officiating. Betty passed away May 7, 2020, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 91. She was born February 8, 1929, in Kirkland, Illinois, the...

Douglas Allan Rockafellow

Douglas Allan Rockafellow

May 7, 2020

A Memorial Service for Douglas "Doug" Allan Rockafellow of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be 2:00 pm, Monday, May 11, 2020, at East Side Baptist Church, with Pastor Scott Speer and Pastor Richard Crawford officiating. The service will also be live streamed on the East Side Baptist Church Facebook Page. Entombment will be at the Kirby's Tucker Memorial Mausoleum. Doug passed...