Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Susan Mullins
December 6, 2021
Susan Mae Mullins, 70, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas was born July 28, 1951 to Norman Patrick and Cecilia Mae (LeBlanc) Lynch in Trenton, Michigan. She passed away at her home December 6, 2021. Susan was preceded in death by her parents and husband, David Lenart. She had worked as an assembler in a factory. She loved shopping and bowling, especially...
Betty Elliott
December 3, 2021
Betty Jane Elliott, 71, of rural Williford, Arkansas passed away December 3, 2021 at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born August 26, 1950 in Myrtle, Missouri to Espen Rosco and Nancy Christina (Smith) Campbell, both who have preceded her in death. Betty loved to garden, sew, sing, and read her Bible. She was a private person and...
Haden Evans
December 1, 2021
Haden Walker Evans, 86, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away December 1, 2021 at White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born August 29, 1935 in the Draft community near Hardy and became an accomplished land developer and builder. He loved gardening and enjoyed hunting and fishing. The truest love of his life was his wife of 56 years, Elnora;...
Don Fiscus
November 25, 2021
Don Carl Fiscus, 68, passed away November 25, 2021 at the Cave City (AR) Nursing Home. He was born October 30, 1953 in Shaw, Mississippi to Charles Allen and Wilda Maxine (Maynard) Fiscus. Don was of the Christian faith and a painter by trade. He was a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association and loved playing his guitar. Survivors include...
William Kirkland
November 19, 2021
William Franklin "Will" Kirkland, 63, of Highland, Arkansas passed away Friday, November 19, 2021. He was born May 12, 1958 in Mammoth Spring to Max and Mona Dotson Kirkland, both of whom predeceased him along with a sister, Darlene. Will worked as a "Jack of all Trades" handyman throughout the area, enjoyed fishing and hunting as well as canoeing Spring...
Reldon "Bud" Murphy
November 13, 2021
Reldon Eugene "Bud" Murphy, 80, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away Saturday, November 13, 2021 at his home. He was born February 4, 1941 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. He particularly enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a self-employed logger by trade. Bud was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Maxine Waldrupe Murphy; a brother, Donald Murphy; and a...
Zoey Simmons
November 11, 2021
Zoey Bliss Simmons, 10, of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas passed away November 11, 2021 in Lawrence County, Arkansas. She was born October 10, 2011 in Jonesboro. Zoey loved the outdoors, Tik Tok, singing country and hip hop, drawing, camping with the family, doing chores with Mom, and her dog, Jimbo. Zoey is survived by her parents, Matt & Nickie Simmons, and...
Durenda Cox
October 31, 2021
Durenda Smith Cox, 61, of Agnos passed away at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. She was born in Mammoth Spring and graduated from Highland High School in 1978. She married James Fred Cox on June 6, 1980 and became the model pastor's wife serving others. Durenda was an excellent cook and homemaker and worked as director of the...
Nichole "Nicky" Mobley
October 30, 2021
Nichole “Nicky” Lynn Mobley, 34, passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021 at her home in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was born April 12, 1987 in Chicago, Illinois. Nicky was an insurance agent who loved riding horses, barrel racing, raising goats, traveling, and fishing. She was a member of The Cowboy Church in Williford. NICKY LOVED LIFE! Survivors include her husband,...
Larry Leach II
October 24, 2021
Larry Parnell Leach II, age 57, passed away unexpectedly on October 22, 2021 near his home in Hardy, Arkansas. Larry was born on September 7, 1964 in South Weymouth, Massachusetts to Larry Parnell and Patricia Joan Adams Leach. As a child he moved frequently, living in Massachusetts, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, and Utah. He attended three different high schools and graduated...
Qunion "Quinn" Long
October 16, 2021
Qunion "Quinn" Leroy Long, 77, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away October 16, 2021 at White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born November 19, 1943 in Lepanto and became an over-the-road truck driver. He was a member of the church of Christ and had served as a deacon and youth leader. He loved driving his truck, even in...
Tim Choat
October 5, 2021
Hurshel Timothy "Tim" Choat, 58, of Bella Vista, Arkansas went to his Eternal reward October 5, 2021. He was born April 22, 1963 near Walnut Ridge to Arlie Hurschel and Effie Jewel (Liles) Choat. Tim dedicated his life to Christian ministry as a pastor. He enjoyed music and was an excellent song leader. His hobbies included fishing, working crossword puzzles,...
Audrey Campbell
October 4, 2021
Audrey Kay Campbell, 65, of Williford, Arkansas passed away October 4, 2021 at UAMS in Little Rock. She was born September 3, 1956 in Carroll, Iowa to Donald Lee and Donna (Didier) Brink. Audrey worked in Hardy City Hall and the Hardy Library for many years. Her hobbies included camping, crafts, and bowling. She was preceded in death by her...
Barbara Ann Gann Honeybun
October 1, 2021
Barbara Ann (Gann) Honeybun was born in Osceola, Arkansas, the daughter of Cordie Gann Jr. and Loretta (Underwood) Gann. She departed this life at her home in Cherokee Village at the age of 74. Barbara enjoyed reading, travel, and trout fishing. She spent most of her working years as a salesperson for a dental supply company. Barbara loved gardening and...
Terry James
September 30, 2021
Terry Dean James, 69, of Ravenden Springs, Arkansas was born August 11, 1952 in Walnut Ridge and passed away September 30, 2021 in Jonesboro. He was of the Baptist faith, collected old cars, was a member of the United States National Guard, and enjoyed deer hunting. His work was in road construction. Terry was preceded in death by his parents,...
Boyce Rogers
September 27, 2021
Elvin “Boyce” Rogers, 84, died at home in Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 27, 2021. He was born September 4, 1937. His parents were Curtis and Glenda Rogers who raised six children on a small “hill farm” at Corinth near Ash Flat, Arkansas. Even though Boyce and his siblings missed school to go to the “bottoms” to pick cotton in the...
"Tuffy" Wiles
September 24, 2021
Eugene D. "Tuffy" Wiles, 82, of Ash Flat passed away September 24, 2021 at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born September 20, 1939 in Highland to Truman L. and Norma (Biggers) Wiles. Tuffy became an over-the-road truck driver and was a member of Spring River Baptist Church. He enjoyed sports and especially liked golf and watching the Arkansas...
Janet Von Bank
September 17, 2021
Janet Elaine Von Bank, 79, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away September 17, 2021 at her home. She was born August 2, 1942 in Galesburg, Illinois to Louis Edward and Sarah Pauline (Pennington) Easley. Janet was of the Methodist faith and loved the outdoors. Her passion was traveling, and she enjoyed sewing and knitting. Janet had worked as executive secretary...
Mark Brinkley
September 5, 2021
Mark Brinkley, 63, passed away at his home in Cherokee Village, Arkansas. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Richard and Nancy (Willley) Brinkley, both who predeceased him. Mark served his country in the U.S. Coast Guard and then became an expert computer operator. His passion was cooking, and his food was so phenomenal that it was often requested by...
Robert Andrews
September 4, 2021
Robert Edward "Bob" Andrews, 61, passed away September 4, 2021 at Ash Flat Healthcare & Rehab. He was born October 18, 1959 in Forrest City to Wilbern and Wanda Andrews and lived most of his life in Marianna where he attended school. Bob loved singing and playing music. He was a natural picker of the guitar and banjo, mostly learned...
