Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Terrill Smith
March 10, 2023
Terrill Richard Smith, 60, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away Friday, March 10, 2023 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born April 19, 1962 in Salem, Arkansas and enjoyed life as he chose it. He liked being outdoors and going to rodeos. Terrill worked as a farrier shoeing horses anywhere needed. He was...
Jim Morris
March 7, 2023
James "Jim" Bruce Morris Jr. passed away March 7, 2023 at his home in Highland, Arkansas at the age of 77. He was born March 26, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri. In high school Jim was a boxer and played football. He was awarded a full scholarship to the Air Force Academy but joined the Army. He did go to...
Thomas Hiemenz
March 6, 2023
Thomas Nicholas Hiemenz, 81, of Highland, Arkansas passed away March 6, 2023 at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born November 13, 1941 in Pierz, Minnesota to Raymond Michael and Theresa Marta Jesok Hiemenz. He worked in sheet metal and as a caregiver. His hobbies included artisan crafts, especially wind charmers. He also had an interest in...
Betty Franklin
March 5, 2023
Betty Jo Franklin, 91, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, formerly of Southaven, Mississippi, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023 at EagleCrest Nursing Home. She was born April 19, 1931 in Memphis, Tennessee to Effie and Joseph Heflin. She was a homemaker and raised two children with her husband, James J. Franklin. She was preceded in death by her husband; a daughter,...
Juanita Varner
February 28, 2023
Juanita Varner, 92, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away February 28, 2023 at Cedar Hurst Nursing Home in West Plains, Missouri. She was born September 11, 1930 in Lee County, Iowa to John Kenneth and Ada Charles Hurford Vanosdoll. Juanita was a pianist and became an expert seamstress, even making clothes for antique dolls. Her enjoyment extended to the outdoors...
Elizabeth Grimm
February 27, 2023
Elizabeth Grimm, 82, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away Monday, February 27, 2023 at her home. She was born July 5, 1940 in Memphis, Tennessee and was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, and a son, Kenneth Carpenter. Elizabeth attended Peace Lutheran Church and enjoyed her yardwork. She was a retired LPN in healthcare. Survivors include her children: Ralph...
Roger Mahaffey
February 22, 2023
Roger Louis Mahaffey, 72, of rural Pocahontas, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at EagleCrest Nursing & Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was born April 6, 1950 near Williford, Arkansas to Louis Andrew and Bernece Estelle Rogers Mahaffey. Roger worked in the grocery business and as a riverboat pilot. He loved his family, especially the grand and...
Lois Garner
February 18, 2023
Lois Omalee Garner, 95, of Hardy, Arkansas, formerly of Rochelle, Illinois, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023. She was born May 6, 1927 in Vanndale, Arkansas to Lonnie Layton and Sellia Jane Williams Holt. She was the ultimate homemaker raising four children with her husband, Beverly Austin Garner. They were members of the Church of God. Lois was an excellent...
Joanna Seibert Choat
February 13, 2023
Joanna Faith Choat was born July 28, 1962 to Herbert Wade and Edna Lou (Schmidt) Seibert in Paducah, Kentucky. She went to her eternal reward February 13, 2023 surrounded by loved ones at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Joanna had moved to Hoxie, Arkansas after the passing of her beloved husband and attended Faith of the Apostles. She loved...
Kathy Jackson
February 11, 2023
Kathy Jackson, 54, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away February 11, 2023 at her home. She was born October 25, 1968 in Thayer, Missouri to Eldon and Thelma Baldinger Scholl and was preceded in death by her dad. Kathy worked as office manager in retail grocery sales at Price Chopper and then Bill’s Cash Saver in Hardy for many years. She...
Kay Futrell
February 9, 2023
Kay Lauraine Oliver Futrell was born in Detroit. Her parents, Leonard Mackie Oliver and Flossie Agnes Tennessee Thompson, had moved up north from Arkansas to work in the auto industry. Kay spent the first ten years of her life in public housing, a complex called Marvin Gardens. She was the youngest and lived with her brother, Jack, and sister, Joan....
Bee Crunk
February 1, 2023
Bee Crunk, age 86, of Evening Shade, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at her home. She was born January 6, 1937 in Houston, Texas to Willie and Mary Pearsh. She was a homemaker and loved to garden. She also enjoyed taking care of her acreage and loved her cat, Ms. Alice. She was preceded in death by her...
Scott Vakay
January 30, 2023
Scott H. Vakay, 66, of Evening Shade, Arkansas passed away Monday, January 30, 2023 at his home. He loved being at home with his many critters, including his goats, sheep, chickens, and dogs. He loved wood carving and made many beautiful bird carvings in his lifetime. Survivors include his daughter, Victoria; sister, Brenda; niece, Suzanna; grandniece, Jackelynn; grandnephew, Jimmy; and...
Pearl Martin
January 28, 2023
Pearl Ann (Couch) Martin was called home to her Lord on January 28, 2023. She was born October 28, 1933 in Heart, Arkansas to Presley and Bonnie Couch. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 63 years, Lemuel Martin; parents, Presley and Bonnie Couch; one brother, Ray Couch; a sister-in-law, Peggy Couch; son-in-law, Bob Holder; daughter-in-law, Kim...
Delthafleta Smith
January 27, 2023
Delthafleta Smith of Highland, Arkansas passed away Friday, January 27, 2023 at the age of 91 in her home. She was born November 8, 1931 in Williford, Arkansas to Jesse James and Flora Morgan Hammock. She worked in retail sales from an early age in Hardy, Arkansas (Horrell's Store), Highland (the family-owned gas service station), and Ash Flat, Arkansas (Walmart)....
Billy Bingham
January 26, 2023
Billy O'Neal Bingham, 84, of Highland, Arkansas passed away January 26, 2023 at Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains, Missouri. He was born July 23, 1938 in Blytheville, Arkansas to Herman Arthur and Iris Clarice O'Neal Bingham. Bill was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Vietnam War. He became an accomplished electrician who enjoyed hunting, fishing, and playing...
Barbara Carpenter
January 22, 2023
Barbara Joan Leonard Carpenter, 88, passed away January 22, 2023 at her home in Cherokee Village, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. & Mrs. O.F. Leonard and her brothers, Derrell and Dale. Survivors include a brother, Dennis; her children: Stan (Gwen) Carpenter, Wade (Marcia) Carpenter, and Donna (Glenn) Goldman; and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren....
David Perry
January 19, 2023
David Earl Perry, 69, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away Thursday, January 19, 2023 at his home. He was born November 1, 1953 to Harold and Elda Perry in Marshalltown, Iowa. Dave served his country in the U.S. Marines and became an excellent electrician. He especially enjoyed gardening. Survivors include his wife, Vicky, of the home, and a son, Shane,...
Howard McGarrah
January 18, 2023
Howard Junior McGarrah, 82, of rural Hardy, Arkansas passed away January 18, 2023 at his home. He was born November 14, 1940 in Frisco, Arkansas to Cole Younger and Ida Mae Birge McGarrah and was a member of quite a large family. He was a self-employed tree trimmer by trade and loved deer hunting and fishing. Howard was a Christian...
William "Willy" Thompson
January 13, 2023
William Zachary Thompson, 44, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away January 13, 2023. He was born December 27, 1978 in Kansas City, Missouri, the youngest of five. He was a lover of music, the Kansas City Royals, and the Kansas City Chiefs. His smile was everything. Willy was preceded in death by his father, John Thompson Jr.; his paternal grandparents,...
