Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Frank Cox
April 15, 2021
Frank Cox, 70, of rural Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away April 15, 2021 in White River Medical Center at Batesville, Arkansas. He was born August 26, 1950 in New York City to Joseph and Marge (Kubiska) Cox. He had worked for Kraft Foods and Heinz, Inc. Frank loved fishing and camping. His passion was his lawn which he wanted to...
Claude David Roper
March 30, 2021
Claude David Roper passed away March 30, 2021 at age 90 due to natural causes after a prolonged struggle with pulmonary fibrosis and ultimately congestive heart failure. He was born September 21, 1930 in Wasco, CA to Claude Albert and Artie Lou Roper. Claude Albert was foreman for a large cattle ranch who met his future wife when he hired...
Elaine Hyde
March 12, 2021
Rosezetta Elaine (Holding) Hyde was born January 31, 1949 in Parsons, Kansas to Rosezetta and Clifford Holding. She spent her early years in Council Bluffs, Iowa until 1984 when she and her husband, Herbert Hyde, moved to Arkansas to retire. She was a fabulous cook and an avid homemaker. She enjoyed fishing and lazy river days. Elaine was a passionate...
Brenda McCall
March 9, 2021
Brenda Kay McCall, 79, of rural Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away March 9, 2021 at her home. She was born November 11, 1941 in Beech Grove, Arkansas to Millard Lester and Mary Ruth (Bellk) Cooper. Brenda was of the Christian faith and attended Ash Flat United Methodist Church. She enjoyed long walks and truck rides on the countryside roads taking...
Pamela Stevens
March 9, 2021
Pamela Stevens, 62, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away March 9, 2021 at her home. She was born January 28, 1959 in Joliet, Illinois to Virgil and Betty (Wren) Thatcher. Her greatest joy was being with her kids and grandkids. She was a member of Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Highland, Arkansas and had worked as a cook in the...
Mary Esther Powell
March 9, 2021
Mary Esther Powell, 74, was a member of the Assembly of God and loved her family, especially going to the movies with them on Sunday afternoon. She enjoyed gardening and canning and tending to her rose bushes. She was born in Goodman, Missouri and passed away in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Survivors include her children: Tammy (Gordon) Bice of Annieville, Arkansas, Jerry...
Billy Mac Haney
March 7, 2021
Billy Mac Haney, 73, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away March 7, 2021. He was born October 9, 1947 in Michigan to Mac Ray and Letheta (Duncan) Haney. Bill was a member of Spring River Baptist Church and worked as a concrete finisher. He loved fishing, hunting, car racing, showing and racing horses. His family was most important to him daily....
Austin Smith
March 3, 2021
Austin "Bird" Ray Smith, 27, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away March 3, 2021 in Highland, Arkansas. He was born May 10, 1993 in Batesville, Arkansas. Austin had worked in home construction. He loved being outside with his daughters and enjoyed working with wood. As a youngster he played football at Wayne County Middle School in Waynesboro, Mississippi. He also...
Robert Paluck
February 28, 2021
Robert John Paluck, 93, of Smithville, Arkansas passed away February 28, 2021 in Ash Flat at EagleCrest Nursing & Rehab Center. He was born January 25, 1928 in Chicago to George and Anna (Hoffman) Paluck. Bob was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Cherokee Village and enjoyed gardening and construction. He had worked as a truck driver. Survivors...
Wilson Thatcher
February 26, 2021
Wilson Leland Thatcher, 67, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away February 26, 2021 at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born August 30, 1953, the son of Virgil and Betty (Wren) Thatcher, in Joliet, Illinois. “Willie” is survived by his sisters: Ginny Jones, Mary (Bill) Thomas, Cindy Thatcher, Bette Perez, Laurie Thatcher, Debbie (Larry) Cox, Pamela (Brian)...
Phil Rolli
February 20, 2021
Phillip Rolli, 90, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away February 20, 2021 at his home. He was born December 27, 1930 in Dayton, Ohio. Phil had worked in sales of recreational properties after serving his country in the U.S. Navy. Survivors include his wife, Buena; six children; 22 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; many other relatives and good friends. Graveside...
Shirley Heuser
February 10, 2021
Shirley Ann Heuser was born April 5, 1937, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to George and Gladys Werner Kozar. She departed this life at her home near Hardy, Arkansas, on February 10, 2021, at the age of 83 years. Survivors include her husband, John Louis Heuser of the home; three daughters: Michelle (Gilbert) Gregory of Hardy, Amy (Bruce) Camacho and Laura (John)...
Sherman Sabie
February 7, 2021
Sherman Sabie Sr., 80, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away, after a seven-year battle with cancer, Sunday, February 7, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born August 28, 1940 in Egeland, North Dakota to Norman H. and Helen M. (Harp) Sabie as one of six siblings. After graduating from La Porte High School, Sherman served honorably...
Margaret Steed
February 7, 2021
Cecil Margaret Steed, 66, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021, at Baxter Regional Hospital in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born December 2, 1954, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to Gordon Ray and Evelyn Lois (Adams) Martin. Margaret graduated from Highland High School in 1972 and worked as a computer programmer in banking. She loved to read...
Travis Cooper
February 7, 2021
Travis Council Cooper was born March 21, 1944 at home in West Helena, AR to Ollie and Rosie Cooper. Travis was the 10th of 10 children. He served his country in the Army National Guard, and then lived in the West Helena area until his retirement in 2001 from the Entergy Power Plant after serving as Senior Plant Foreman for...
Bill Slayton
February 7, 2021
Billy Don Slayton was born in Ravenden Springs, Arkansas, July 27, 1938, to Joe and Barbara Stevens Slayton. Surrounded by his family, he entered into rest February 7, 2021, at his home in Hardy, Arkansas. Bill was united in marriage to Anna Corter on February 14, 1959, and to this union three children were born. He was a member of...
Chris Williams
January 24, 2021
Christopher Glynn Williams, 30, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away January 24, 2021 at his residence. He was born March 16, 1990 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Chris worked in retail sales and became known for his sincere desire to help others. He was well-liked by his friends because he was kind and respectful to anyone he met. His main hobby was the...
Billy Mack Lowe
January 22, 2021
Billy Mack Lowe, 88, of Highland, Arkansas, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021. He was born October 18, 1932 in Williford, Arkansas to Willie Devine and Vada Sarah (Davis) Lowe. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army proudly serving his country (1953 to 1955). Bill worked in the development of Cherokee Village for Cooper Communities for 30 years...
Dana Murphy
January 20, 2021
Dana Michelle Murphy, 46, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, passed away January 20, 2021. She was born February 28, 1974 in Pocahontas, Arkansas. Dana had worked for a college dean; she loved children and enjoyed watching movies. Visiting with family and friends provided great pleasure in her life. She was a member of Central Baptist Church in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Survivors...
Michael Galloway
January 15, 2021
Michael Eugene Galloway, 65, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Norman Rex and Nona Gray (Richardson) Galloway. Michael attended First Baptist Church in Cherokee Village, Arkansas and worked several different jobs including the Alaskan pipeline, driving a city bus, working on crab fishing boats, and owning a local lawn service....
