Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
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;...
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...
