Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Lewis Booth
January 12, 2017
Lewis Armel Jackson Booth, 85, of Williford, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born January 16, 1931, at Williford. Lewis was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was the Williford postmaster for 31 years, a scoutmaster for several years, and an avid bowler. He was preceded in death...
Marie Robinson
January 8, 2017
Alice Marie Robinson, 97, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017, at Batesville. She was born December 8, 1919, at Evening Shade. Marie was a homemaker who also enjoyed walking, reading, traveling (including riding the NADC bus), working crossword puzzles and word searches, and visiting with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur Wright...
Frank Cook
January 6, 2017
Franklin Dean Cook, 82, of Thayer, Missouri, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017, at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, Missouri. He was born May 24, 1934, at Pilot Rock, Oregon. Frank served his country with the U.S. Army and then, after 33 years with General Electric, he retired, living in Idaho and Arizona before moving to Missouri in 2016....
Stephen Weaver
December 15, 2016
Stephen Douglas Weaver, 68, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away December 15, 2016, in Little Rock. He was born May 1, 1948, in Syracuse, New York, to Harwood Silas and Dorothy Mae Sharon Weaver and became a carpenter. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Marcia; children, Lisa Lynn (Louis) Chaves of Cocoa Beach, Florida...
Phillip Tippy
December 15, 2016
Phillip Wayne Tippy, 66, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016. He was born October 16, 1950, in Dyess, Arkansas. Phillip was a member of Ward Street Church of Christ in Hardy and the Elks Lodge in Cherokee Village. He had worked as a journeyman lineman for Arkansas Power & Light. More recently he worked for Sharp...
Brenda Ball
November 29, 2016
Brenda Kay Ball was born to William Earl and Ruby VondaLee (Hindman) Taylor on March 8, 1960, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She passed from this life at her home in Hardy, Arkansas, on November 29, 2016, at the age of 56 years. Brenda was a member of Hardy First Baptist Church, and her life was "her family." Survivors include children, Ruby...
"Button" Armstrong
November 26, 2016
David R. "Button" Armstrong, 93, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died Saturday, November 26, 2016. He was born February 14, 1923, to David Crockett and Pauline Stephens Armstrong in El Paso, Texas. Button served as a U.S. Marine. He was a retired rancher and school bus driver and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents and...
Linda Benson
November 18, 2016
Linda Dianne Benson, 52, of Williford, passed away Friday, November 18, 2016, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born January 12, 1964, in Walnut Ridge. Linda was a homemaker and "Maw-Maw" to her beloved grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Wesley and Rosie Lee Surface Reese; a son, Robert Webster Johnston; and four...
Bill Cain
November 14, 2016
William Ferris Cain Jr., 52, of Williford, Arkansas, passed away Monday, November 14, 2016. He was born April 1, 1964, in Moline, Illinois, to William "Bill" Ferris and Carol Ann Horton Cain and became a machine operator in construction. Bill was an avid fisherman who loved camping, and he was a member of First Baptist Church of Cherokee Village, Arkansas....
William Lange
November 13, 2016
William Willard Lange, 74, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016. He was born August 7, 1942, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He had worked as a machinist in the tool and die industry and was an inventor. William was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the American Legion and VFW. He was preceded in...
Vanetta Cochran
November 6, 2016
Vanetta Cochran, 87, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, passed away November 6, 2016. She was born June 30, 1929, in Kansas City, Missouri. Mrs. Cochran was a housewife and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mannie and Marry Evans Anderson; her husband, Carlos Cochran; a daughter, Carla Graham; four brothers: Leonard, Andy, Carl, and Marvin; and a sister,...
Jake Johnson
October 26, 2016
Jasper "Jake" William Johnson, 88, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born July 27, 1928, at Grange, Arkansas, and was of the Christian faith and a Mason.
Jake loved gardening, mowing, fishing, telling stories, and talking with everyone. He became an icon of honesty and helpfulness in north Arkansas through...
Boola Lynn
October 22, 2016
Boola P. Lynn, 83, passed away October 22, 2016. He was born June 5, 1933, in Casey County, Kentucky, to Ezra Dennis and Beulah Pearl Peck Lynn. Boola was a retired truck driver and well-liked resident at Ash Flat Healthcare and Rehab Center. He is survived by his wife, Doris Jean Broyles Lynn. No services are planned at this time....
Isabel Newcomb
October 20, 2016
Isabel Mary Simmons Newcomb, 102, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away October 20, 2016, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. She was born April 18, 1914, in Asheville, North Carolina. Mrs. Newcomb was a member of Spring River Presbyterian Church in Hardy, Arkansas. She loved photography and flower arranging. She had worked as an office manager of a...
Harriet Green
October 9, 2016
Harriet Green, 98, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away October 9, 2016, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. She was born January 29, 1918, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mrs. Green was a homemaker and member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, a volunteer at the Cherokee Village hospital, a member of the Sharp County Library Board, and the founder of...
Johnnie Ball
October 3, 2016
Johnnie Wayne Ball, 59, passed away October 3, 2016, at his home in Hardy, Arkansas. He was born January 10, 1957, in Rockford, Illinois, to Junior Wayne and Shirley Ann Butterfield Ball. Johnnie served his country as a Marine. He became a welder and then worked as a tree trimmer. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Hardy....
Tammy Hernandez
September 28, 2016
Tammy Marie Bishop Hernandez, 47, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at her home. She was born December 19, 1968, at Hanford, California. Tammy became a security officer "to the stars" of entertainment. She was of the Christian faith, and her favorite hobbies included being with her grandchildren, making arts and crafts, shopping, and doing nails...
Rayn & Zachary Alliss
September 27, 2016
Rayn Malia Shultz Alliss, 22, and Zachary Michael Alliss, 24, of Hardy, died in a Memphis hospital as a result of a car accident in Sharp County. Rayn was born December 10, 1993, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and Zachary was born August 11, 1992, in Peoria, Illinois. Both worked at Cruisers restaurant in Hardy. The couple is survived by their son,...
William Duke
September 18, 2016
William Joe Duke, 81, of Hardy, Arkansas, died Sunday, September 18, 2016, at Ash Flat. He was born September 19, 1934, at El Dorado Springs, Missouri. He was a member of Odd Fellows and enjoyed bowling, fishing, and playing cards. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Clarence and Charles. Survivors include his wife, Barbara of the home; a...
Ruth Coker
September 17, 2016
Ruth E. Coker, 92, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016, at her home. She was born January 1, 1924, in Kansas City, Kansas, to William Lee and Eva May Cash Bolton. Ruth became a homemaker and a Bible teacher. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, R. L. Coker; a brother, Billy and three sisters, Eileen, Jeanie,...
