Obituaries

Diana Marie Rips

Diana Marie Rips, 76, of Bergman, passed away on January 26, 2024, at her home with family by her side. She was born on November 27, 1947, in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of George Albert Hamblin and Dolly B. Long.

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Elmo Hurst of Yellville

Elmo Hurst passed away from this world on January 20, 2024, at the age of One Hundred Two years and Nine months young. He was preceded in death by his wife of seventy years, Nadine (Ott) Hurst. He was born on April 21, 1921, to John Brooksher and Agatha Jane (Jefferson) Hurst.

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Ashley Jean Parlet

Ashley Jean Parlet was born on March 2, 1997, in Mountain Home Arkansas, at the Baxter Regional Hospital alongside her twin brother. Ashley was raised in Yellville in a loving family of 4 brothers and 4 sisters, her own real-life version of the TV show Full House.

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Dayle Lewis Tatro

Dayle Lewis Tatro, 65, of Mountain Home, passed away on January 13, 2024, at Hospice of the Ozarks in Mountain Home. He was born on March 31, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Edward and Mavis (McGinnes) Tatro.

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William (Bill) Brice Burleson, Jr.

William (Bill) Brice Burleson, Jr., age 85, of Mountain Home, passed away on January 19, 2024. Bill was born on October 11, 1938, in Turkey, Arkansas to William Brice Burleson, Sr. and Oza (Lancaster) Burleson. A lifelong Arkansan, he met and married his wife of 59 years, Phyllis (Rea) Burleson in Yellville on October 22, 1964.

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Emily “Shelle” Rochelle Davis

Emily “Shelle” Rochelle Davis, 67, of Yellville, passed away with her loving family by her side on January 9, 2024. She was born on July 27, 1956, in San Diego, California, the daughter of James and Judith (Church) Ryerson. She is survived by her loving husband, Hobie of 32 years; children: Stephanie (Larry) Hayden, Jesse Davis, Evan (Taylor) Watkins, Trenton (Kayla) Davis and Abigail (Matt) Gerspacher; grandchildren: Samantha, Lauren, Josiah, Jeremiah, Emily, Sunny, Willa, Angus, Lorna, Karlee and Caroline and two great grandchildren Atticus and Maryhart; and siblings: Denise, Liz, Mary, Jaylyn, Danny, Tony and Scott. Shelle will be missed by so many.

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