Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Jack Carr
July 20, 2020
Jack Leroy Carr Sr., 85, of rural Hardy, Arkansas, passed away July 20, 2020, in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born April 14, 1935, in Danville, Illinois. Jack was a veteran of the U.S. Army and had worked as an over-the-road truck driver. He was a member of Liberty Hill Church. Jack loved his family and enjoyed “tinkering” with cars. He...
Joan Florer
July 15, 2020
Joan Florer, 73, of Ozark Acres near Williford, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was born March 1, 1947, in East Chicago, Indiana, to Dugger and Dorothy Helms Burnette. Jo worked as a registered nurse for decades at Randolph County Medical Center in Pocahontas, Arkansas, where she was beloved by...
Roberta Matheny
July 4, 2020
Roberta Matheny, 63, of Evening Shade, Arkansas, passed away at her home. She was born in Peoria, Illinois, and enjoyed life by working hard as a truck driver to have fun. Roberta was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Mildred Bristol Allen; her husband, William Matheny Sr.; and her son, William Matheny Jr. Survivors include her daughter, Misty...
Jermie White
July 4, 2020
Jermie John White, 49, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died July 4, 2020, in Spring River near Hardy. He was born September 20, 1970, in Charleston, Mississippi. Jermie enjoyed fishing, hunting, and grilling outside. He worked in metal construction. Preceding him in death were his parents, John William and Mildred Charlene (Anderson) White, and five siblings: Mildred Thompson, Johnny, Gary, Larry, and...
Charlotte Phillips
June 25, 2020
Charlotte Sylvia Phillips, 81, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, died Thursday in Cherokee Village. She was born in Paragould. Charlotte was a member of Main St. church of Christ in Walnut Ridge, had worked as a nurse, and loved her grandkids and gardening. She was predeceased by her parents, Porter and Bertie Anne (Durham) Walker; husband, Bill Phillips; son, Billy Phillips; and...
William Stafford
June 19, 2020
William Glen Stafford, 60, of Highland, Arkansas, passed away June 19, 2020, at Community Compassion Center of Batesville, Arkansas. He was born August 21, 1959, in Harrisburg, Arkansas. Bill was a veteran of the U.S. Army and had worked many maintenance jobs. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Clyde Stafford and Peggy Henshaw Stafford Funk, and stepdad,...
Onan Sprouse
June 15, 2020
Onan Rudolph Sprouse, 65, of Ozark Acres near Williford, Arkansas, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020, at his home. He was born April 30, 1955, in Corning, Arkansas, to Leonard and Wilma Nadine Burns Sprouse. Onan had worked as a farmer, loved to fish, and enjoyed growing flowers. His fun included spending time with grandbabies and telling stories. He was...
Lynette Chambers
June 9, 2020
Diana Lynette Chambers, 66, of Evening Shade, Arkansas, passed away at her home Tuesday, June 9, 2020. She was born May 26, 1954, in Batesville, Arkansas. Lynette was a member of the Assembly of God at Highland, Arkansas, and was a writer of short stories, books, and magazine articles. Her authorship is known worldwide. She was preceded in death by...
Carmelita Ferguson
June 5, 2020
Carmelita Rose Ferguson, 85, of Searcy, Arkansas, passed away June 5, 2020, in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was born January 28, 1935, in Ash Flat. A 1952 graduate of Ash Flat High School and a 1959 graduate of Arkansas State College, she worked as a teacher in Williford, Salem, Hoxie, and Pleasant Plains. Most of her teaching career was in...
Dennis Glidewell
June 3, 2020
Dennis Andrew Glidewell, 65, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, passed away suddenly Wednesday, June 3, 2020. He was born December 11, 1954, in Flint, Michigan, to George and Margaret (Young) Glidewell. Dennis was of the church of Christ faith and a farmer. He loved his family and especially enjoyed watching his grandbabies fish and swim. He was always ready to hold...
Danny Drew Sr.
May 20, 2020
Danny Fred Drew Sr., 64, formerly of Southaven, Mississippi, passed away at his home in Hardy, Arkansas. He was born in Trumann, Arkansas, to Fred and Amy Guess Drew, both of whom predeceased him along with his sister, Faye Pulley; his special aunt, Ruby Mullin; and a brother-in-law, Demp Wilson. Dan was of the Pentecostal faith and had worked as...
Pat Just
May 20, 2020
Patricia "Pat" Ann Just, 88, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away at Ash Flat Healthcare & Rehab Center. She was born in Knox County, Illinois, to Dolph and Dottie Ann Heck Clark, both of whom preceded her in death along with four brothers: Dolph Jr., Bob, Dewey, and George. Pat had worked as finance director for the city of Bloomingdale,...
LaDonna Booth
May 20, 2020
LaDonna Charlene Booth, 77, of Williford, Arkansas, passed away in Batesville, Arkansas, at White River Medical Center. She was born in Williford to Alvin Jackson Booth and Lora Gladys Spradling Booth. LaDonna was a member of Cowboy Church and enjoyed sewing and fishing. Survivors include her sons: Gerald, Brian, and Clinton Cleghorn; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; a brother, Johnny...
Wayne Hill
May 14, 2020
James Wayne Hill, 98, of Highland, Arkansas, was an active member of Ward Street Church of Christ in Hardy and a retired CPA who loved gardening and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps having served in the South Pacific during World War II. Wayne earned a degree in accounting from Tulane University and...
Cody Scholes
May 10, 2020
Cody Michael Scholes, 22, of Cherokee Village, died at his home. He was born in Springfield, Missouri. Cody had worked as a tanker on riverboats. He greatly enjoyed camping outdoors and "anything on the water": especially fishing and floating. Survivors include his father, Scott (Melissa) Scholes of Camp, Arkansas, and mother, Jennifer (Scott) Ogle of Ohio; sisters: Robin, Allicia, and...
Ronald Jarrett
May 9, 2020
Ronald Lee Jarrett, 70, passed away at his home near Williford, Arkansas. He was born in Harrisburg, Arkansas, to Ocie Lee and Helen (McDaniel) Jarrett. Ron had worked in the refrigeration industry and was a member of the VFW & Elks. He loved fishing, hunting, and gardening. Ron was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen; his father; and a...
Marie Silano
May 8, 2020
Marie Victoria Silano, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died surrounded by loved ones on May 8, 2020, in Fayetteville Arkansas, at the age of 88 years, 4 months, and 9 days. She was preceded in death last summer by her husband of 68 years, Alfred. Marie was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania, to Peter and Victoria (Pickarski) Katrosh, who both...
Lou Beasley
May 8, 2020
Eleanor Lou Beasley, 96, passed away at her home near Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was born in Stuttgart, Arkansas, to Theodore and Hattie (Helbach) Dunn, both who preceded her in death as did her husband, Bernard, and daughter, Mandy. Mrs. Beasley was a Christian of the Baptist faith. She was the ultimate pastor's wife working alongside her husband as Bro....
Hope Griffin
May 5, 2020
Hope O. Griffin, 98, longtime resident of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, and widow of the late O.S. “Bill” Griffin passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. The family will have a memorial service at a later date in Canton, Texas. Hope was born August 5, 1921, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, to C. G. and Mabel (Koch) Williams. On...
John McConnell
April 28, 2020
Memorial services for John McConnell, 83, of Cherokee Village will be Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at 1 p.m. in Wilson Masonic Lodge, 121 Woodland Hills Road, Hardy, AR 72542.
