Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Presley Deaton
July 21, 2026
We will always be loving and missing you: her Mommy, Autumn Ellainah Lopez and her Daddy, Taylor Deaton; her Elisi and Eduda, Sabrina Marie Lopez and Brian Wayne Sherrod; her Nona and Pop, Felicia and Larry Deaton; aunt, Leila Marie Sue Seagraves; uncles: Emmett Lopez, Cedar, Levi, and Luke Sherrod; uncle & aunt, Danny and Samantha Rogers; uncle, Jeremy Rogers;...
Anna Baker
July 18, 2026
Anna Marie Hughes Baker, 95, of Williford and Hardy, Arkansas died July 18, 2026, at EagleCrest Nursing & Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was born May 26, 1931 in Williford, the daughter of Walter Edison and Bessie Marie Yates Hughes. Ann was a proud graduate of Hardy High School in the Class of 1949 and attended Hardy School...
Bonnie Morgan
July 3, 2026
Bonnie Louise Morgan was born June 19, 1946 in Hardy, Arkansas to James Franklin and Flossie Jane Allen Jones. She passed away at her home near Hardy on July 3, 2026 at the age of 80 years. Preceding her in death were her parents; two sisters, Muriel Wagner and Christine Cooper; and five brothers: James, Harvey, Junior, Donald Lee, and...
Kathy Strope
June 17, 2026
Kathy Ann Strope, 82, of rural Mammoth Spring, Arkansas passed away at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was born in Paragould, Arkansas and was a member of Spring River Baptist Church. She particularly enjoyed fishing and going to yard sales. In addition to raising a family, Kathy had worked as an assembler in a factory.
She was...
Kenneth Weiand
June 7, 2026
Kenneth Lynn Weiand, age 90, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Ash Flat, Arkansas. A man of quiet strength, technical brilliance, and entrepreneurial spirit, Kenneth leaves behind a sprawling legacy of family and service.
Early Life and Military Service
Born September 30, 1935, in Logansport, Indiana, Kenneth faced significant adversity early in life, losing both of his parents, Curtiss Defoe...
Debra Marlow
May 26, 2026
Debra Lynn Marlow of Mountain View, Missouri was born in Effingham, Illinois on April 26, 1960 to Robert Cecil Marlow and Lillian Juanita Marlow (Bynum). She passed away in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas surrounded by the love of family on May 26, 2026 at the age of 66.
Lovingly known to others as Debby, Deb, Kixs, and Dooby, she lived her life...
David Scheschi
May 24, 2026
David Nels Scheschi, 80, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away May 24, 2026 at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born May 5, 1946 in Green Bay, Wisconsin to Norbert and Ella Mae Hendrickson Scheschi, both who preceded him in death as did his brothers, Joe & Doc, and his sister, Sara Weiner.
David was a member of...
Emma Sue Baumann
May 23, 2026
Emma Sue Baumann, 75, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away May 23, 2026 — the fifth child of Claude Ealis and Daisy Lucille (Neeley) Winkle — and she never met a stranger a day in her life.
She grew up barefoot on Germany Hill in Cushman, Arkansas in a coal miner's household. By age five she was wandering Cushman on her...
Willis "Bill" Russell
May 19, 2026
Willis "Bill" Eugene Russell, 86, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away May 19, 2026 at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born October 15, 1939 in Trumann, Arkansas to Noel Leon "Dude" and Beulah Dorothy Jones Russell. Bill was preceded in death by his parents and four siblings: a sister, Dorothy Badgero, and three brothers: Bob, Jerry, and...
Helen Maxwell
May 16, 2026
Helen Louise (McDaniel) Jarrett Maxwell, 96, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2026 with her daughter, Brenda, by her side. During the week she was at home under hospice care, each of her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren visited her, surrounding her with Love and giving her the comfort of family in her final days.
Born on October 28, 1929, Helen grew...
Michael Bass
May 15, 2026
Michael Joe Bass was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa and passed away in Cherokee Village, Arkansas. He served in the U.S. Air Force tracking satellites and then worked for Home Depot in Pflugerville, Texas before retiring to Cherokee Village.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Evelyn; his first wife, Sandra; and a brother, Jim.
Survivors include his wife,...
Joan Furnari
May 4, 2026
Joan Lillian Furnari was born July 7, 1932 to Edward Oscar and Eleanore (Vannysacker) Courtmanche in Mount Clemens, Michigan. Surrounded by her loving family, she departed this life May 4, 2026 at her home in Cherokee Village, Arkansas at the age of 93 years.
As owner/operator of National Tailor, she created many beautiful projects. Joan enjoyed gardening and landscaping and spent...
Sam Kantner
April 25, 2026
Sam Kantner was born in Covington, Kentucky to Kenneth and Louise (Combs) Holder. She passed from this life at her home in Ash Flat, Arkansas at the age of 60 years.
Sam spent most of her working years in the trucking industry, logging up many miles over the road.
She is survived by her husband, Kevin, of the home.
No services are planned per her...
Mack Thompson
April 15, 2026
Mack Edward Thompson, 69, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away at his home. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and graduated from high school in Paragould, Arkansas. His working career spanned 41 years as an Arkansas State Trooper reaching the rank of sergeant and achieving status as a SWAT sniper. He also worked with the Criminal Investigation Division and...
Marie Bell
April 2, 2026
Dixie Marie was born in Paragould, Arkansas in 1949 to Milton and Louise (Woods) Sawyer. She had so much fun growing up with her brothers and sisters. Marie passed away at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas at the age of 76.
When she was 16 years old, Marie married Rusty Bell, and they had two children; she would always...
Matthew Sullivan
April 1, 2026
Matthew Jeffrey Sullivan Sr., 61, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2026. He was born January 20, 1965, in Salem, Arkansas to John and Catherine Sue (Henning) Sullivan. He was a stone mason and a loving brother, uncle, father, and friend. Matthew enjoyed fishing and will be remembered for the deep love he had for his family.
He is...
Brenda DuPree
March 29, 2026
Brenda Kay DuPree, 71, of Williford, Arkansas passed away Sunday, March 29, 2026 in Batesville, Arkansas. She was born November 7. 1954 in Flint, Michigan to Charlie and Juanita (Mullins) Welch. Brenda's move to Arkansas included attending Highland High School with the Class of 1972 and owning her own flea market in Hardy, Arkansas, most recently The Frugal Fox, a...
Dale McCord
March 29, 2026
Dale McCord was born in Pleasant Ridge Township in Fulton County, Arkansas to John Roland and Martha (Day) McCord. He passed away at the age of 95 in Ash Flat, Arkansas. Dale loved his FAMILY and provided for them by working and teaching the true value of a sincere work ethic. He was involved in road construction and also served...
Carl Dean Goodman
March 25, 2026
Carl Dean “Charlie” Goodman was born in Salem, Arkansas, the son of Edward Carl and Cherylene (Oyler) Goodman. He was 54 years old when he passed away in Cherokee Village, Arkansas. He was of the Methodist faith, a proud American, and worked in commercial construction with David Harris installing windows and gutters. Carl loved being outdoors in nature with his...
Zachary Sutton
March 17, 2026
Zachary Dwight Sutton was born in Stayton, Oregon on August 5, 1991.
He is survived by both his parents, Kurt and Tina Sutton, of Salem, Arkansas; his sister, Jessica Rose Zane of Cave City, Arkansas, his brother, Kenneth RH Sutton of Port Allen, Louisiana, his sister, Amanda Ruth Machado of Salem, and his aunt, Michelle Ladner Gipson of Covington, Louisiana.
Zach brought...
