Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Willie Kimbler
May 13, 2016
Willie F. "Bill" Kimbler, 83, passed away May 13, 2016, at his home near Hardy, Arkansas. He was born January 26, 1933, in Johnson County, Kentucky, to Paris and Sophia (McCloud) Kimbler. After spending three years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War aboard the USS Missouri, Bill spent his working years operating Kimbler's Garage in Marion, Ohio. He...
Marva Bledsoe
May 12, 2016
Marva Jean Patton Bledsoe went to be with her Lord May 12, 2016. She was born March 30, 1934, in Memphis, Tennessee. Jean was a wonderful friend to many people and a loving wife and mother. She spent eight years traveling the United States with the love of her life, Virgil Bledsoe, before settling down in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. Her...
Fern Parker
May 11, 2016
Fern L. Fogarty Parker, 96, of Hardy, Arkansas, died Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was born June 7, 1919, near Paton in Greene County, Iowa, to Pearl and Frank Fogarty. Fern attended schools in Greene County, Iowa, and graduated from Paton High School in 1937. That same year she married...
Garry Russell
May 9, 2016
Captivating storyteller, serious but fun-loving fisherman and hunter, and internationally-known television personality, Garry "Crowbar" Russell, 61, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016. He was born June 21, 1954, in Hawaii to Jackie (Talley) and Jerry Russell and graduated from Highland High School in 1972. "Crowbar" was an active member of Ash Flat Crossroads Baptist Church and was...
Joseph Scheschi
May 5, 2016
Joseph A. Scheschi, 75, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Thursday, May 5, 2016 at his home. He was born March 14, 1941, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Joseph had been a warehouse worker for Target and was a member of Spring River Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Norbert A. and Ella Mae Hendrickson Scheschi, and a...
Tommy N. Taylor
April 30, 2016
Tommy N. Taylor, 67, of Highland, Arkansas, died Saturday, April 30, 2016, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born March 23, 1949, at Ravenden, Arkansas, to Leonard and Wilma "Modell" Pickett Taylor. Tom was a truck driver, loving husband, father, grandfather and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents and one infant...
Lamon Bearden
April 19, 2016
Lamon Barton Bearden, 77, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Born March 26, 1939, in Poughkeepsie, Arkansas, he was the son of Jess and Vela (Runsick)Bearden. A resident for many years of Kokomo, Indiana, he worked for Cuneo Press and was a retiree of Penn Dixie Steel. After study at Ivy Tech in Kokomo, he became a...
Alva Ray Evans
April 17, 2016
Alva Ray Evans, 85, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born June 3, 1930, at Ash Flat, Arkansas. Ray retired after working two years for Hardy Telephone Company and 28 years for CenturyTel. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Saddle. He was preceded in...
Ronald Mask
April 14, 2016
Ronald Lee Mask, 63, of Hardy, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord Thursday, April 14, at his home surrounded by his children. Mr. Mask was a 1970 graduate of West Memphis High School, a veteran of the United States Army and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He was a Baptist. He was preceded in death...
Jeremy Nehring
April 11, 2016
Jeremy Wayne Nehring, 37, of Highland, Arkansas, died Monday, April 11, 2016, at Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was born June 23, 1978, at Memphis, Tennessee, and had become a boat pilot. He was preceded in death by his mother, Teresa Sutton Skinner. Survivors include his wife, Savannah Nehring of the home; children, Kobe Nehring and Xander Nehring, both of Williford,...
Thomas Leahy
April 10, 2016
SM Sgt. Thomas G. Leahy, retired U.S. Air Force, 74, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Batesville, Arkansas. He was born August 25, 1941, at Buffalo, New York. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Ellen Marie Reid Leahy, and a sister, Jean Marie Edwards. Survivors include his wife, Judy Powers Leahy;...
Robin Henderson
April 9, 2016
Robin S. Henderson, 52, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Batesville, Arkansas. She was born September 13, 1963, at West Memphis, Arkansas, to Command Sergeant Major Larry Martin and Karen Kenney Martin. Robin was a painter, housewife, and mother. She was preceded in death by her mother, Karen Martin; two sisters, Sonia Lowder and Chris...
Beauford Estes
April 6, 2016
Beauford Estes, 83, of Hardy, Arkansas, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at his home. He was born January 27, 1933, at Williford, Arkansas, and had worked as a mechanic. Mr. Estes was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Ruth Street Estes, and two brothers. Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline "Jackie" Estes, of the home; children, Duane (Stacy) Estes...
Charles "Cotton" Webb
April 4, 2016
Charles A. Webb, 72, of Hardy, Arkansas, formerly of Blytheville, was released from his earthly chains and moved beyond them a free and healthy man to be with the Lord on April 4, 2016. Born in Etowah, Arkansas, on May 2, 1943, to Wylie Joe and Beatrice Brothers Webb, he was given the childhood nickname of Cotton because of his...
David St. John
April 1, 2016
David St. John, 66, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away at his home Friday, April 1, 2016. He was born April 26, 1949, at Carthage, Missouri, to Henry and June Keller St. John. David worked with industrial ammonia refrigeration. He is survived by his wife, Patricia St. John. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are with Tri-County Funeral Home...
Anna Slayton
March 31, 2016
Anna Slayton, 73, of Hardy, Arkansas, died Thursday, March 31, 2016, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. She was born September 18, 1942, at Monette, Arkansas. Anna was a real estate broker and closing agent and a member of Ward Street Church of Christ in Hardy. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Sarah Williams...
Carol Martin
March 28, 2016
Carol Lee Martin, 72, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died Monday, March 28, 2016, at Highland, Arkansas. She was born December 9, 1943, at Violet Hill, Arkansas. Carol was a housewife and a member of Violet Hill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Everett and Edith White, and three brothers, H.D., Cleo, and Travis White. Survivors include...
Billie Jo Horn
March 24, 2016
Billie Jo Horn, 43, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died March 24, 2016, in Cave City, Arkansas. She was born May 22, 1972, in South Bend, Indiana, to Roger Edward and Margaret Wade (Caroll) Horn. She was a manager at Horn's Ranch and a member of the Franklin Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her mother and two infant...
Orland Grissom
March 23, 2016
Orland Edward Grissom, 78, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at his home. He was born November 25, 1937, at Ash Flat. He worked as a carpenter and was a Mason and member of First Baptist Church in Hardy. Orland was preceded in death by his parents, John and Retta Herron Grissom; a brother, Willard Grissom; and...
Bob Orr
March 16, 2016
Robert "Bob" Taylor Orr, 89, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born April 4, 1926, at Ash Flat to Gus and Ellen Orr. Bob graduated from Ash Flat High School and later worked during World War II with the Army transport service. He became a butcher and...
