Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Darrell Musick
July 18, 2019
Darrell Theodore Musick, 70, of Sidney, Arkansas, was born July 3, 1949, and passed away July 18, 2019, at his home. He was born in Jackson, Ohio, and had worked as a successful and well-received musician. He loved fishing and playing music of all kinds. Crab Fest at Red Lobster was a favorite activity of his. He was preceded in...
Harl Donley
July 16, 2019
Harl "Arkie" Wayne Donley, 77, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, formerly of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019. He was born December 31, 1941, in the Pistol Valley of Bradford, Arkansas. Harl is survived by his beloved wife of 57 1/2 years, Sheila (Grubbs) Donley; his daughter, Sara Donley (Mark) Del Priore; his grandchildren Cornelius (Jun) Donley, Erika...
Fred Wooten
July 11, 2019
Freddy “Fred” Roy Wooten, 71, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away July 11, 2019, in a Jonesboro hospital. He was born April 9, 1948, in Mounds, Arkansas. Fred was active at Westview Baptist Church in Paragould and in the American Legion. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines and had worked quite successfully as a self-employed aircraft mechanic. He loved...
Dan Orr
July 8, 2019
Dan Max Orr, 88, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, was born August 8, 1930, in Ash Flat. He passed away July 8, 2019, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. Dan was a quiet and unassuming leader by example. He enjoyed good times with friends while playing cards, traveling, and supporting the efforts of his wife, Nancy. He always enjoyed...
Audrey Hardy
July 6, 2019
Vola Audrey Hardy, 97, of Beebe, Arkansas, formerly of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019. She was born December 2, 1921, in Aubrey, Arkansas. Audrey attended First Baptist Church in Cherokee Village. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star in both El Paso, Texas, and Hardy, Arkansas (Ruby Chapter). She had served as President...
Johnny Schales
July 3, 2019
Johnny Schales, 74, of the Liberty Hill community near Highland, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born February 10, 1945, in Black Oak, Arkansas. Johnny was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and an area building contractor. He was an initial volunteer member of the Ash Flat...
Georgia Grissom
July 1, 2019
Georgia Mae Grissom, 80, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, passed away July 1, 2019, at her home. She was born February 8, 1939, in Zion, Arkansas, to Edward and Mary Whaley Arnold. Georgia worked as a sales associate at Ash Flat Walmart in the jewelry department for thirty years and never missed a day of work, a record unequaled. She was...
Dan Hedrington
June 25, 2019
Leo Daniel Hedrington, 66, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away June 25, 2019. He was born May 3, 1953, in Three Rivers, Michigan. His primary interest was travel by motorcycle from an early age; he loved the freedom of riding and had visited many states across the U.S. He also enjoyed playing guitar and participating in and attending sporting events;...
Dale McIlvoy
June 16, 2019
WILLIFORD - Vickery Dale “Pee Wee” McIlvoy, 61, of the Martin Creek community died as a result of a vehicle accident early June 16, 2019, north of Ravenden, Arkansas. He was born June 10, 1958, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He worked as a diesel mechanic and was a member of Long Haul Truckers. He loved animals and old muscle cars. Dale...
Pat Davis
June 6, 2019
Patricia Lynch Davis,76, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away June 6, 2019, at Ash Flat Healthcare and Rehab Center. She was born November 5, 1942, in Memphis. Pat was of the Baptist faith, an avid reader, excellent seamstress, leader of Girl Scouts and the Highland School District PTA, and a member of Arkansas Children’s Hospital Circle of Friends. She retired from...
William Barnett
June 2, 2019
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD, AND I HAVE FOLLOWED HIM HOME. I AM SAFE IN GREEN PASTURES WITH MY FLOCK. William Morris Barnett, 74, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born July 20, 1944, in Combes, Texas, to Bentley and Selma (Schultz) Barnett. William was a...
Louise Wadley
May 30, 2019
Louise Wadley, 79, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away May 30, 2019, in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was born September 9, 1939, in Stuart, Arkansas, to Howard and Helen Fraley. She was a cosmetologist and expert hair dresser. Louise was an avid bowler and had served as State Manager of the Arkansas Bowlers Association. “She knew all the rules” and was...
Jewell G Hooker
May 25, 2019
Jewell Gwynette Hooker, 64, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away May 25, 2019. She was born March 24, 1955, in Lakeland, Georgia, to Edgar and Jewell Cox Lee. Gwyn was of the Christian faith and had worked 15 years as an activities director in a nursing home. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Louise Hilstrap...
Gena Hill
May 17, 2019
Gena Lee Hill, 91, of Highland, Arkansas, passed away May 17, 2019, in Batesville. She was born in Center to Marshall and Minnie Causbie Buchanan. She was valedictorian of her Ash Flat, Arkansas, high school graduating class and completed business college in Chillicothe, Missouri. She had worked as secretary to the Treasurer of Pan-Am Southern Corporation in the oil industry....
Nelda Bettis
May 13, 2019
POCAHONTAS - Nelda Jean Bettis, 87, formerly of Highland and Delaplaine, passed away May 13, 2019, in Jonesboro. She was born February 27, 1932, in Monette, Arkansas. She was a member of Ash Flat Church of Christ and had worked as a hairdresser in her beauty shop. Nelda was preceded in death by her parents, Leon and Ruby Newman Hunt;...
Roger Smith
May 10, 2019
Above all things, love each other deeply... 1 Peter 4:8 Roger Othel Smith, 82, of Highland, Arkansas, passed away May 10, 2019. He was born May 16, 1936, in Melbourne, Arkansas. He loved his family and farm animals, especially horses and mules, and had worked as a truck driver. He was a member of Liberty Hill Church and a proud...
Lenora Carrier
May 6, 2019
Lenora Gretchen (Thomas) Carrier, 81, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, passed away May 6, 2019, at EagleCrest Nursing & Rehab Center in Ash Flat. She was born December 14, 1937, in Huntsville, Alabama. She loved her family and all animals. Her work experience included being a manager at Walmart. Private services will be at a later date. Arrangements are with Tri-County...
Edward Wilson
April 30, 2019
Edward Duane Wilson, 85, of Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, passed away April 30, 2019, in Batesville, Arkansas, at White River Medical Center. He was born July 1, 1933, in Dunkirk, Indiana, to Donald and Winifred (Robinson) Wilson. He was considered a "Jack of all Trades" and especially enjoyed any work or play outdoors on the ranch. He had been a steel...
Paul Richard Harris
April 27, 2019
Paul Richard Harris, 82, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away April 27, 2019, in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born May 10, 1936, in Berkeley, Illinois. Paul loved his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; his passion was playing golf. He was a stock car enthusiast and enjoyed NASCAR. He had worked as an electrician and was a proud veteran of...
Gene Groves
April 12, 2019
Delmar Eugene "Gene" Groves, 69, passed away at his home in Hardy, Arkansas. He was a United States military veteran and worked on off-shore oil rigs. Memorial services will be at a later date. Please leave donations for funeral expenses at Tri-County Funeral Home in Highland, Arkansas.
