Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
James King
August 10, 2021
James Albert King, 78, of rural Williford, Arkansas passed away at his home. He was born in Paragould, Arkansas and served his country in the U.S. Navy. James worked as a welder and thoroughly enjoyed the outdoors while working and raising his family in Alaska. He loved traveling the United States in his RV after retirement. James was preceded in...
Mallisa "Dean" Tarpley
August 6, 2021
Mallisa Claudine "Dean" Tarpley, 84, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away August 6, 2021 in Wanatah, Indiana. She was born March 28, 1937 in Caraway, AR to Oscar and Ruby (Malone) Beaty. She married Donald Theodore Tarpley in Knox, IN on July 28, 1951. Dean was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and enjoyed being a homemaker and later working...
Loretta Wilkerson
August 6, 2021
Loretta Anne Wilkerson, 65, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away early Friday morning, August 6, 2021 at her home. She was born in Memphis, TN, the daughter of Travis Leon and Margaret Lorraine Hamm Wilkerson; they both preceded her in death along with a sister, Jennifer. "If you met her, you loved her." Loretta was a people person with a...
Gene Wyble
August 2, 2021
Eugene Joseph "Gene" Wyble, 70, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away August 2, 2021 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mtn. Home, AR. He was born November 5, 1950 to Joseph William and Verlia Madeline (Noel) Wyble in Opelousas, Louisiana. Gene became a career military man including service in the Vietnam War. He was a ham radio enthusiast whose call...
Margaret Brennan
August 1, 2021
Margaret Lou Garner Brennan, 88, of Ash Flat, Arkansas was born December 13, 1932 and passed away August 1, 2021. She was the daughter of Thomas Windom and Isa Mae Godwin Garner and so proud of the fact that her family first arrived to Ash Flat in 1823. Margaret had worked as the administrative director of Brennan Hamilton Tool &...
Vickie Causbie
July 28, 2021
Vickie Marie Causbie, 61, of Highland, Arkansas passed away July 28, 2021 at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born in Hobbs, New Mexico to Joe and Hulda Scroggins, both of whom predeceased her as did an infant daughter, Flora Marie. Vickie was a member of Ward St. Church of Christ in Hardy, Arkansas where she exhibited her...
Kenneth Booth
July 23, 2021
Kenneth Warren Booth, 63, of Frankfort, Kentucky passed away Friday, July 23, 2021 in Lexington, KY. He was born March 13, 1958 in Pocahontas, Arkansas and was a beloved son, brother, father, grandfather, and friend. Kenneth graduated from high school in Williford, AR in 1976. Ken was preceded in death by his father Lewis and his sister Debbie. Survivors include...
Samuel Stanley
July 19, 2021
Samuel Stanley, 91, of Highland, Arkansas passed away July 19, 2021 at Southfork River Therapy & Living in Salem, Arkansas. He was born September 7, 1929 to Charles and Mabel Stanley in Round Rock, Texas. He had worked as an over-the-road truck driver. Sam was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Shirley; a daughter, Sharon; and several brothers....
Mary Gentry
July 15, 2021
Mary Louise Gentry of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away July 15, 2021 at White River Medical Center in Batesville, AR. She was born June 6, 1943 to Ira R. and Ila C. (Spires) Gentry in Jacksonville, Illinois. Mary was of the Baptist faith and worked as a dietician for 49 years in Mercy Hospital in Davenport, Iowa. Mary never married...
Joyce Barnett
July 8, 2021
Joyce Annalee McCord Barnett, 88, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away July 8, 2021 at Ash Flat Healthcare and Rehab Center. She was born January 2, 1933 in Trumann, Arkansas to John Gilbert and Arvoreen Roberts McCord. She had worked in human resources for many years at Riceland Foods. Joyce was a member of Apple Hill Church of Christ and...
Bob Newman
July 7, 2021
Robert "Bob" Calvin Newman, 92, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away July 7, 2021 at Ash Flat Healthcare & Rehab Center. He was born April 25, 1929 to William Orville and Blondine Vernice (Locklair) Newman in Charleston, South Carolina. Bob was of the Christian faith and served his country during the Korean War. He then worked as a policeman. Later...
Garey Moore
June 25, 2021
Garey Randall Moore, 51, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away June 25, 2021 in Batesville at White River Medical Center. He was born March 5, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois to Carey and Joan (Hembree) Moore. Garey had worked as a firefighter and paramedic in Ash Flat, Highland, and Ozark Acres. He set up the 911 dispatch system for Sharp County....
Don Sabie
June 23, 2021
Don Jerome Sabie passed away June 23, 2021 in Cherokee Village, Arkansas, due to ongoing cardiac issues. He was born April 1, 1938 in Egeland, North Dakota to Norman and Helen Sabie. He was the oldest of six children. Don graduated from La Porte High School in 1956 where he was an all-star athlete. He received the WLOI Athlete of...
Jeffery Bennett
June 20, 2021
Jeffery Dean Bennett, 57, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away June 20, 2021. He was born March 21, 1964 in Alton, Missouri. Jeff loved hunting deer and going fishing, and he enjoyed his job as a roofer. Survivors include his daughter, Christina Rose Bennett of Richwood, Texas; two grandchildren: Ian & Logan; his parents, Phillip and Brenda Bennett, a brother, Wayne...
Bill Horton
June 14, 2021
William Clifton Horton was born October 4, 1924 at Ash Flat, Arkansas, the sixth child of Alton and Crystal Horton. He departed this physical life June 14, 2021 at the age of 96 in Ash Flat. Preceding him in death were his wife of 71 years, Berniece; his parents; four sisters: Marie, Sue, Bonnie, and Joyce; and five brothers: Roy,...
Tom Jones
June 13, 2021
E Thomas C “Tom” Jones, husband and father, died on June 13, 2021, at age 97, in Cherokee Village, Arkansas. He was born July 23, 1923 in Madison, Wisconsin to Thomas Edward and Jane Anne (Williams) Jones. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth “Betty” (Kirk) Jones. They were married from June 20, 1948 until her death February...
Barbara Smith
June 8, 2021
Barbara Marie Smith, 81, of rural Evening Shade, Arkansas was born May 2, 1940 in McGehee, Arkansas and passed away June 8, 2021 at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ruby Faye (Averett) and Luther Carter Price; six siblings: Betty Franks, Linda Daugherty, Ed, Joe, Larry, and Harvey Price; and a granddaughter,...
Hershel Stanley
June 3, 2021
Hershel Ely Stanley was born July 28, 1930 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and passed June 3, 2021 in Ash Flat, Arkansas. His parents were Mary E. (Mathews) and Andrew C. Stanley, both of whom predeceased him. His siblings included Eddie, Darrel, Nadine, and Sharon. He is survived by three sons: Andrew, Philip, and Robert. His fourth son, David, passed away in...
Larry Chapman
May 31, 2021
Larry Joe Chapman, 57, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas passed away May 31, 2021. He was born August 29, 1963 in Tyler, Texas. He was a hard worker as an auto mechanic and a builder of houses and bridges. His hobbies included fishing and watching western movies. He enjoyed cooking to the point that he even scraped the ice off a...
Kathy Cooper
May 28, 2021
Kathryn Diane Cooper passed away peacefully in her home with family there in Cherokee Village, Arkansas on May 28, 2021. She was born January 28, 1958 in Thayer, Missouri to Allen and Freda Dills. She married Bob Cooper on December 30, 1978. Kathy was raised on a farm in Alton along with her five siblings. She graduated from UMKC pharmacy...
