I don't know whether this thread is still active. I just stumbled onto it after doing a search.

I've just gotten an obituary notice for Tom Dearmore from an old friend who still lives in Mountain Home. I grew up in Mountain Home, and the Dearmores and my family were lifelong friends. Reba was my first grade teacher, Tom was my mother's editor at the newspaper, and we babysat their kids for years. Reba used to take us around with her now and again on the backroads of the Ozarks when she was on the hunt for songs from the backwoods folks who'd grown up knowing all the old ballads. They were two of the most wonderful people I knew. Brilliant and loving and talented and compassionate. Wherever Reba was, there was always music and good cheer. Here's the link to Tom's obit:

http://cityguide.ozarksgateway.com/fe/mountainhome/Obits/Profile.asp?businessid=60192