Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
David Hooker
March 30, 2023
David Edmoure Hooker, 85, of Cherokee Village passed away at his home March 30, 2023. He was born March 2, 1938 in Kankakee, Illinois to Orville and Alice Normandin Hooker, both who preceded him in death along with an infant brother, Daniel; his wife, Jewell; and a son, David Lee. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard, enjoyed reading...
Dayna Green
March 24, 2023
Danya Green, 80, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away March 24, 2023. She was born November 15, 1942 in Mtn. View, Arkansas to Charles and Celia Morris Ivy, both who preceded her in death along with a brother, Ralph Ivy and a sister, Ruth Martin. Survivors include her daughter, Paige Cooper (Donald) of Glencoe, Arkansas and two sons, James Green...
Bob Zeiger
March 22, 2023
Robert "Bob" Eugene Zeiger, 75, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away March 22, 2023 in Cherokee Village, Arkansas. He was born November 23, 1947 in Hardy and was a graduate in the first class at Highland High School in May 1965. Bob served the local public as a firefighter for 35 years and also worked as a licensed broker in real...
Ralph Julien
March 21, 2023
Ralph Bertrand Julien, 86, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas was born September 11, 1936 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to John and Bernice Brennan Julien. He passed away March 21, 2023 at EagleCrest Nursing & Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. Ralph had been an active member of the Cherokee Village United Methodist Church and had served in the U.S. Army. He had...
Willie Kent
March 19, 2023
Willie Dee Kent was born the son of James Wiley Kent and Virgie May Watson Kent on January 17, 1929 in Lepanto, Arkansas. He passed away March 19, 2023 in Oro Valley, Arizona at the age of 94 years. Willie was united in marriage June 4, 1955 in Wenatchee, Washington to Erna Schmidt. He was preceded in death by his...
Gary Baeten
March 18, 2023
Gary Alan Baeten, 60, of rural Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023 at his home. He was born July 21, 1962 in Appleton, Wisconsin to Marvin and Helen Grissman Baeten, both who preceded him in death. Gary was a member of a large family and became a truck driver and mechanic. He was good at many jobs....
Shari Bates
March 15, 2023
Shari Jo Bates, 58, of rural Williford, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at her home. She was born April 5, 1964 in Pocahontas, Arkansas to Joseph and Patsy Ann Lundry Virgin. Shari worked in a factory that made candles and potpourri. She loved spending time with her grandsons and enjoyed classic rock music, fishing, road trips, and bonfires....
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...
