Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Bryan Russell
September 7, 2026
Bryan Eugene Russell, 65, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, entered eternal Heavenly rest September 7, 2026 at Lake Norfork in Gamaliel, Arkansas. He was born June 6, 1961 in Pocahontas, Arkansas to Bill and Jean Russell; both preceded him in death.
Surviving Bryan are his wife, Patricia "Tricia" Jenkins Russell; their daughter, Nikki Russell, and grandchildren, Isla and Miles West of Jonesboro,...
Doris Brinkley
September 3, 2026
Doris "Doddie" Moore Brinkley was born in Anderson, Indiana to George and Marie Jones. She died at her home near Hardy, Arkansas. Doris spent her life loving kids and animals while providing companionship as a wife and homemaker. Her strong Christian faith was shown through her efforts as a sincere prayer warrior.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her...
Darrell Willison
September 3, 2026
Darrell Gene Willison was born in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas to Frank and Gladys Todd Willison and grew up enjoying fishing and hunting in Fulton County. He loved running with his wife and spoiling his customers as an exceptional grocery store butcher who would custom cut their meat choices. He was a sports fan of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team,...
Perry Yoeckel
September 2, 2026
Perry Lee Yoeckel, 62, of Hardy, Arkansas, formerly of Tampa, Florida, passed away in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born in Sandwich, Illinois to Edward and Ella Senneff Yoeckel and grew up becoming an avid sports fan actively fishing and playing golf, baseball, and later softball. He cheered for the Florida Panthers, a hockey team, and watched the professional football Tampa...
Helen Mansfield
August 20, 2026
Helen Bernice Mansfield, age 95, departed this life Thursday, August 20, 2026 in Lexington, Georgia. She was born January 23, 1931 in Hornersville, Missouri, the daughter of Bond and Dora Williams. Helen made her home in Hardy, Arkansas, where she lived most of her life, except for the last few years, when she lived with her daughter, Anita Mansfield Scoggins,...
Dennis Tremain
August 14, 2026
Dennis James Tremain, 80, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away Friday, August 14, 2026 at White River Health in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born March 7, 1946 in Monroe, Michigan to Keith Argus and Lydia Marie Layman Tremain and grew up in Petersburg, Michigan. Dennis proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy.
He retired from Lima, Ohio Ford Motor Company...
Belva Tallman
August 13, 2026
Belva Mary "Gram" Tallman was born in Anthony Township, Pennsylvania; she passed away at her home in rural Mammoth Spring, Arkansas at the age of 94 years. She was a homemaker who enjoyed the outdoors, especially cleaning her property. She loved riding in her golf cart.
Belva was preceded in death by her parents, Oliver and Lydia Temple Kile; her husband,...
Elaine Moody
August 3, 2026
Evelyn Elaine Moody, 79, of rural Evening Shade, Arkansas passed away August 3, 2026 at the White River Health Medical Complex Emergency Department in Cherokee Village, Arkansas. She was born July 27, 1947 in Oak Creek, Colorado to David Arthur and Lucille Irene Walker Nelson. Her parents and several siblings preceded her in death.
Elaine was of the Christian faith and...
John "J.B." Knowling
July 29, 2026
With deep love, we announce the passing of John Boyd Knowling, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, who passed away on July 29, 2026, at his home in Cherokee Village, Arkansas. John was born on October 10, 1937, in Iowa City, Iowa. He worked most of his career in the insurance business, the last twenty-three years in various...
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,...
