Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
"T i n a" Brunson
May 2, 2025
Lola Vestina "Tina" Brunson, 64, of Highland, Arkansas passed away at her home May 2, 2025. She was born as one of fourteen children to Harvey and Lorine McQuay Bagwell. Services will be at a later date.
Tina was a Christian of the Pentecost faith and loved the Lord with all her heart. She enjoyed dogs of all kinds and liked...
Phyllis Walden
May 1, 2025
Phyllis Modell Inness Walden, 91, of Highland, Arkansas passed away at her home May 1, 2025. She was born July 23, 1933 to Xinnie and Lura Hudson Inness in the Eleven Point, Arkansas community and grew up loving her schoolwork and learning. She played basketball on the Ravenden Springs High School team where her competitive nature was obvious. Phyllis also...
Jimmy Counts
May 1, 2025
Jimmy Nolan Counts, 80, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away May 1, 2025 at his home. He was born in Alicia, Arkansas on October 8, 1944 to Grover and Freda Kissenger Counts - one of their eleven children. Jimmy served his country eight years in the United States Navy; he was a member of the Airborne Early Warning Squadron One and...
Christine Lanio
April 30, 2025
Christine Lynn Lanio, 51, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away April 30, 2025 in Batesville, Arkansas.
Services will be in the chapel of Tri-County Funeral Home at Highland, Arkansas on Saturday, May 3, from noon to 2:00 p.m. The family will have a celebration of Christy's life in Liberty, Missouri at a later date.
Christy was born July 17, 1973 in...
Walter Dennis
April 25, 2025
Walter Leroy Dennis, 78, was born in Alma, Georgia and passed away in North Little Rock, Arkansas. He was predeceased by his first wife; his parents; a daughter, Diana, and a son, Dale.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara, of the home; daughters: Amanda (Dwayne) Walsh of Baxley, Georgia, Amy Dennis of Irondale, Alabama, and Sonya (Brad) Slade of Sidney, Arkansas; grandchildren:...
Kennard Fowler
April 24, 2025
Kennard Gene Fowler, 86, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away on April 24, 2025. He was born October 3, 1938 in Ash Flat, the son of Kenneth and Imogene Fowler. Kennard graduated from Ash Flat High School in 1956 and attended college for a short time at Arkansas State University.
Kennard married Patricia Bramlette on June 11, 1960 in Taft, California,...
Brian Meridith
April 23, 2025
Brian Kent Meridith, 74, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Imboden, Arkansas, the son of Charles “Bud” Tibbles Meridith and Barbara Virginia (Dent) Meridith.
Brian graduated from Sloan Hendrix High School in 1968. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1970, and served as a SGT until honorably...
Bruce Hadaway
April 21, 2025
Bruce Hadaway, 80, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away April 21, 2025. Per his request, no funeral services are planned.
Bruce was born in Kansas City, Missouri on June 12, 1944 to Bob and Shirley Hadaway. He grew up in Webster City, Iowa. After graduating and his marriage to Roxann Kolbeck, they moved to Clinton, Iowa to start their new life....
Mark Hager Jr.
April 11, 2025
Mark Ray Hager Jr., 45, of Malvern, Arkansas passed away at his home April 11, 2025. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on January 20, 1980 and grew up loving to work on anything with an engine. He became a master mechanic thoroughly enjoying motorcycles in particular. He also liked to hunt and fish.
Mark is survived by his son,...
Lelia "Lee" Low
April 11, 2025
Lelia "Lee" Marie Low, 91, of Highland, Arkansas passed away April 11, 2025 in a Springfield, Missouri hospital as a result of injuries in a car accident. She was born July 27, 1933 in Shakopee, Minnesota to Elmer and Ruth Tuell Dellwo. Lee loved people and living a full life. She had worked as a secretary for Whirlpool and was...
Michael Sims
April 7, 2025
Michael Ray Sims, 73, of rural Williford, Arkansas passed away April 7, 2025 at his home. He was born December 21, 1951 in Springhill, Louisiana to Lonnie and Betty Edwards Sims, both who preceded him in death. Michael worked as a residential carpenter.
Survivors include his wife, Denise; a brother, Robert; and a host of family members.
No services are planned at...
Genevieve (Legate) Whitt
April 6, 2025
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Genevieve Whitt on April 6, 2025 at the age of 77 years.
Genevieve is survived by her sons, James D. Whitt (Julie) of South Carolina and John N. Whitt (Cheryl) of Wisconsin; seven grandchildren: Jimmy Whitt (Dana), Scott Whitt (Amy), Aaron Whitt (Shaniek), Ryan Whitt (Gabrielle); Nicholas Whitt, Alesia Whitt, and Tyler...
Herma Armitstead
March 27, 2025
Herma Tilda Dalton Rice Armitstead, 98, of Ravenden Springs, Arkansas passed away Thursday, March 27, 2025 at the Randolph County Nursing Home in Pocahontas, Arkansas. She was born September 3, 1926 to William and Minnie (Grimms) Dalton at Ravenden Springs. Herma worked many different jobs in her lifetime as well as being a homemaker. She was a long-time member of...
Karen MacArthur
March 25, 2025
Karen Kay (Jones) Smith Sommer MacArthur was born April 24, 1947, the daughter of Fred and Willi (Shelton) Jones in Light, Arkansas. She passed away March 25, 2025 at her home in Cherokee Village, Arkansas at the age of 77 years, 11 months.
Karen received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Language Speech Pathology and was employed for many years at...
Wayne Lindsey
March 24, 2025
Fred Wayne Lindsey II, age 64, passed from this world into the next on March 24, 2025 at the Methodist Hospice Residence in Memphis, Tennessee. He is survived by his spouse, Michael Briggs of the home; one sister, Rhonda Friend of Nashville, North Carolina; one niece, Shannon Dugas of Bentonville, Arkansas; four great-nephews; one great-niece and one great-great-nephew. Wayne was...
Jim Florer
March 23, 2025
James Paul Florer, 78, was known throughout north Arkansas and south Missouri for sharing his love of music by playing the guitar and singing. He was born in Hammond, Indiana and passed from this earthly life on March 23, 2025 in a Jonesboro, Arkansas hospital. He had worked as a restaurant cook after serving his country in the U.S. Air...
Lucille Morgan
March 22, 2025
Lucille Morgan was born July 25, 1946 in Violet Hill, Arkansas to Everett Issac Phillip and Edith Opal (Waggoner) White and reunited with the love of her life, Howard Morgan, on March 22, 2025 at the age of 78. She worked at many occupations including seamstress at a shirt factory; she was THE BEST caregiver ... always for others. Her...
Jerry Hawbaker
March 20, 2025
Jerry B. Hawbaker, age 82, passed away peacefully March 20, 2025 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas.
He was born July 19, 1942 in Decatur, Illinois to Paul and Dolores (Barnett) Hawbaker. Jerry was a bright student and gifted athlete. He attended Millikin University on an athletic scholarship and played football for the Millikin Big Blue. When his...
Rita Brewer
March 15, 2025
Rita (Underwood) Brewer, 73, of Williford, Arkansas was born in Thayer, Missouri, November 10, 1951 to Dorris and Louise (Shilvock) Underwood. She departed this earth on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at her home in Ozark Acres.
Survivors include her children: Kim Taylor and Tammy Key, both of Williford, and Amanda (Michael) Howerton of Mammoth Spring, Arkansas; seven grandchildren: Austin, Haley (J....
Ray Gilbreath
March 15, 2025
Ray Gilbreath, 93, of rural Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away Saturday, March 15, 2025 at his home. He was born September 20, 1931 near Ash Flat to Marion and Eliza Martin Gilbreath, both who preceded him in death as did five brothers: Floyd, Russell, Bertis. Gerald, and Virgil, four sisters: Claudine, Virgie Mae, Margie, and Icapheen, and his wife Devene...
