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Roberta “Robbie” Rae Burks, 57, of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, passed away on November 6, 2026, at Hospice of the Ozarks in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born on December 6, 1968, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Berel Ray Sparks and Frances Jane (Kimball) Sparks.

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