Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Raymond Trent
September 11, 2016
Raymond Trent Jr., 75, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died Sunday, September 11, 2016, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born January 31, 1941, at Pea Ridge, Arkansas. Raymond married Norma Farley in Hardy on October 31, 1980. He was a greenskeeper at the golf courses in Cherokee Village and a member of the NRA. He was a...
Dave Hamilton
September 5, 2016
David Lee Hamilton, 63, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Monday, September 5, 2016, at Batesville, Arkansas. He was born April 24, 1953, at Muncie, Indiana, to Harold Dean and Jewell (Inboden) Hamilton. Dave married Lana Stacey in Cherokee Village on October 28, 2000. He worked in electrical sales and was a member of the Highland Elks. Everybody loved to hear...
Nicholas Taylor
August 26, 2016
Nicholas Scott Taylor, 32, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Friday, August 26, 2016, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born November 17, 1983, at Indianapolis, Indiana. He was a member of the Assembly of God and worked as a boat mechanic. Survivors include his parents, Larry and Shirley Taylor of Cherokee Village; a brother, Steven (Kimberly)...
William Matheny
August 26, 2016
William Mack Matheny, 79, of Ravenden, Arkansas, died Friday, August 26, 2016. He was born January 29, 1937, at Cave City, Arkansas, to William Marcus and Eunice (Kent) Matheny. He attended school in Cave City and was married October 30, 1953, to Barbara Ellen Matlock in Cave City. Mack maintained heavy machinery and was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church...
Nicholas Taylor
August 26, 2016
Nicholas Scott Taylor, 32, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Friday, August 26, 2016, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born November 17, 1983, at Indianapolis, Indiana. He was a member of the Assembly of God and worked as a boat mechanic. Survivors include his parents, Larry and Shirley Taylor of Cherokee Village; a brother, Steven (Kimberly)...
William Hudson
August 23, 2016
William Hudson, 68, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, formerly of Clinton, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 23, 2016. He was born May 13, 1948, at Clinton, Iowa, to William Raymond and Darlene Emma (Vogt) Hudson. Bill was a member of Cherokee Village Lutheran Church, serving as president of the church council, and he was a past treasurer of Elvira Zion Lutheran Church,...
Jordan Stone
August 15, 2016
HIGHLAND - Jordan Jeffrey Stone, 28, formerly of Hot Springs Village, was born September 20, 1987. He recently moved to Highland to start a new life. Jordan left this world August 15, 2016, to be greeted in Heaven by the Lord and his little brother, Jerron. He loved God, family, and life and was an unforgettable husband to Tracie, his...
Cheryl Reilly
August 11, 2016
Cheryl Anne Reilly, 54, of West Plains, Missouri, died Thursday, August 11, 2016. She was born July 22, 1962, at Frankfurt, Germany. She was a teller in the banking industry and of the Baptist faith. Cheryl was also a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include her children, Jason (Allison) Grant of Paragould and Jessica (Dennis) Fears of Oxford; parents,...
Charles Mudford
August 9, 2016
Charles S. Mudford, 81, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at his home. He was born March 5, 1935, at Texarkana, Arkansas, to Avon and Lottie Johnson Mudford. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 18 years and did three tours in Vietnam. Charles became a carpenter and builder. He was preceded in death by his...
Mary Cooper
August 5, 2016
Mary Loueita Sims Cooper, 86, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died Friday, August 5, 2016, at her home. She was born March 14, 1930, in Guthrie, Oklahoma, to Franklin and Madge Rudd Sims. Mary had worked on the assembly line at Baxter Lab, was of the Baptist faith, and was a member of Eastern Star in Hardy. She also served on...
Marland Petit
August 2, 2016
Marland Ray Petit, 88, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born April 21, 1928, at Westville, Illinois, to Earl and Eunice Martin Petit. Marland was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving as Chief Petty Officer. He played any stringed instrument at Hardy Junction Music Hall. He...
James Jackson
July 25, 2016
James Lee Roy Jackson, 87, of Couch, Missouri, died Monday, July 25, 2016, at Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was born June 6, 1929, at Peoria, Illinois. Mr. Jackson served in the U.S. Navy for seven years and was a Merchant Seaman for 35 years. He worked as a truck driver for 10 years. He was preceded in death by his...
Wilnoree Long
July 10, 2016
Wilnoree Murphy Long, 83, of the Liberty Hill community, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016, at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat. She was born October 5, 1932, at Osceola to Ray and Thelma Schales Murphy. She married Wayburn Long on December 26, 1956, and together they operated the family farm for thirty years. Mrs. Long worked as...
Jimmie Crane
July 9, 2016
Jimmie Wayne Crane, 74, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born November 5, 1941, at Marysville, California, to John and Clara Belle Hurst Crane. Mr. Crane served in the U.S. Navy for seven and a half years on the U.S.S. Nereus (AS-17) and was a fireman...
Jimmy Don Hamm
July 4, 2016
Jimmy Don Hamm, 65, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Monday, July 4, 2016. He was born October 13, 1950, in Brinkley, Arkansas. He had worked as a mechanical engineer for Buckeye Seed Company in Little Rock, Arkansas, and was a Jehovah's Witness who attended Kingdom Hall in Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Hamm,...
Mark Kerr
June 17, 2016
Mark Glynn Kerr, 58, formerly of Williford, Arkansas, died Friday, June 17, 2016, at his home in Bryan, Texas. He was born January 28, 1958, at Jonesboro, Arkansas. Mark was a field drilling operation manager for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and a member of Wilson Masonic Lodge #432. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther Dean and Betty Ruth...
Clarence Horton
June 6, 2016
Clarence Gaylen Horton, 82, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away Monday, June 6, 2016. He was born August 28, 1933, at Ash Flat, Arkansas, to Jeffrey Bruce and Hattie Beatrice (Schales) Horton. He was an electrician both in the U. S. Navy and in retirement. Clarence was a member of Hardy United Methodist Church. He loved John Wayne movies and Louis...
Nora Smith
June 4, 2016
Nora (Gaytan) Smith, 68, a homemaker in Hardy, Arkansas, died Saturday, June 4, 2016. She was born June 6, 1947, at Gilford, Michigan, to Alvaro and Rafaela Galvan Gaytan. Nora was preceded in death by her parents and four young siblings. She loved her family, Facebook, shopping, and her CATS. Survivors include her husband, Douglas W. Smith; her children, Wesley...
Kathleen Gillihan
May 25, 2016
Kathleen Gillihan, 55, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016. She was born April 28, 1961, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mason Gillihan. Survivors include her children, Jake Newhouse of Florida, Matthew Newhouse and Alyssa Newhouse, both of Arkansas; her parents, Allen and Penny (Foran) Kenna; a sister, Colleen Kenna of Arkansas;...
Mary Adams
May 15, 2016
Mary Ruth Adams, 69, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at her home. She was born November 10, 1946, at Lonoke, Arkansas. She was a housewife, loving wife and mother. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, John and Maimi (Colter) Carmichael, four brothers and two sisters. Survivors include her husband, Carthel Adams of the home;...
