Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Robert Bettis
February 16, 2016
Robert L. Bettis Jr., 89, of Highland, Arkansas, died Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born December 11, 1926, at Williford, Arkansas. Mr. Bettis was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a teacher for 30 years, and a farmer. He was a member of the Ash Flat Church of Christ. He was...
William Hitchcock
February 9, 2016
William Arnold Hitchcock, 80, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away February 9, 2016, at the Arkansas Hospice Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born July 16, 1935, to Herbert and Natalie Swartout Hitchcock in Saratoga, New York. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked in quality control for Owens Corning for 15 years. He especially enjoyed...
Clara Jo Carter
February 8, 2016
Clara Jo Viner Carter, 82, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away Monday, February 8, 2016, at Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born January 11, 1934, at Hardy and graduated from Hardy High School in 1951. She worked as a legal secretary and abstracter for her father and other attorneys including Carmack Sullivan and Loyd Harper in Hardy.
She was also a meticulous...
Fredia Norman
February 3, 2016
Fredia E. Norman, 81, of Williford, Arkansas, died Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born at Cherry Valley, Arkansas. Mrs. Norman was preceded in death by her parents, Foster Earl and Elma Norman Douglas; two husbands, James E. House and Jim Norman; a son, James A. House; a step-daughter, Kathleen Norman; and...
Vivian Ring
January 28, 2016
Vivian Mae (Wiles) Ring, 89, departed this life on Jan. 28, 2016, to go home to her beloved Jesus. She was born on May 22, 1926, to Monroe and Bertie Schales and is survived by children Donward (Velda) Wiles and Jerry (Maerene) Wiles, four grandsons, three great-grandsons and several nephews and nieces. She was a member of Spring River Baptist...
Hilburn Henry
January 27, 2016
Hilburn Ray Henry, 64, of Hardy, Arkansas, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at White River Medical Center at Batesville, Arkansas. He was born July 26, 1951, at Marked Tree, Arkansas. He was a truck driver and worked with the railroad at Kansas City, Kansas. He was a Vietnam veteran, serving in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1968 to 1971, and...
Anna Rock
January 26, 2016
Anna Marie Rock, 54, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed from this earth Tuesday, January 26, 2016. She was born October 6, 1961, at Kansas City, Missouri. Anna married Jerry Rock on July 25, 1988, in El Dorado Springs, Missouri. To this union five children were born: Valeta, Timothy, Ashley, Jerri, and Malachi. Anna and Jerry moved to Cherokee Village, Arkansas,...
Dorothy L. Sparks
January 26, 2016
Dorothy Louise Moth Sparks, 86, of Pecatonica, Illinois, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at Ash Flat, Arkansas. A loving and dedicated mother, she was born May 25, 1929, in Seward, Illinois, to Bert and Gladys Nolan Moth. She loved being with her family and friends, reading books, working in the yard, planting flowers, and traveling--short trips and long. Dorothy lived...
Joe Yates
January 25, 2016
Joe Ramon Yates, 89, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Monday, January 25, 2016, at Ash Flat Healthcare & Rehab Center. He was born November 20, 1926, at Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a carpenter, and a member of the Church of Christ. Joe was preceded in death by his parents, John J. and Rachel Benton Yates,...
Daniel Kent
January 24, 2016
Daniel Clark Kent, 54, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Sunday, January 24, 2016, at Pecos, Texas. He was born April 23, 1961, at Batesville, Arkansas. Daniel was a shipping manager for many years and part owner of Kent Investment Corporation. He attended the Thayer, Missouri congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. He was preceded in death by a brother, William James Kent....
Otis Wiles
January 22, 2016
Otis Wiles, 98, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016, at Springfield, Missouri. He was a veteran of World War II and a retired history and English teacher from Highland High School. Otis was preceded in death by his twin sister, Ota; his wife, Vernus; and his daughter, Betty. Survivors include his son, Larry; daughter-in-law, Marsha; and...
Mary Stroud
January 19, 2016
Mary Lee Paysinger Stroud, 71, of Hardy, Arkansas, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at Hospice of the Ozarks at Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born June 27, 1944, at Ash Flat, Arkansas. Her occupation was being "the greatest MawMaw in the world." Mary was an active member of Spring River Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Mary Stroud
January 19, 2016
Mary Lee Paysinger Stroud, 71, of Hardy, Arkansas, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at Hospice of the Ozarks at Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born June 27, 1944, at Ash Flat, Arkansas. Her occupation was being "the greatest MawMaw in the world." Mary was an active member of Spring River Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Donald Ratliff
January 18, 2016
Donald "Duck" M. Ratliff, 79, of Williford, Arkansas, died Monday, January 18, 2016, at his home. He was born February 22, 1936, at Williford. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 11 years and was a member of Spring River Baptist Church north of Hardy. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Elsie Bailey Ratliff, two...
Kenneth Honey
January 17, 2016
Kenneth B. Honey, 51, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died Sunday, January 17, 2016, at his home. He was born April 19, 1964, at Osceola, Arkansas. Kenny was an auto technician, loving husband, father, and step-father. He was of the Baptist faith and loved the Lord. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Amber Gail Honey, and maternal grandparents, Aaron...
Wilma Yates
January 10, 2016
Wilma Jean Yates, 90, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Sunday, January 10, 2016, at Ash Flat Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born August 13, 1925, at Greenway, Arkansas. She was a housewife and member of the Church of Christ. Mrs. Yates was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Jettie Davis Watson, and two brothers. Survivors include her...
Karen Smith
January 6, 2016
Karen Jane Chase-Smith, 65, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died January 6, 2016, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born September 3, 1950, in Detroit, Michigan. Karen was a housewife who loved her family; she was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Cherokee Village and enjoyed casinos, cruises, the Elks Club, and playing bingo. She was preceded in death by...
Beverley Grams
January 4, 2016
Beverley A. Tesch Grams, 74, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away January 4, 2016, at her home in Cherokee Village. She was born September 6, 1941, in Columbus, Wisconsin, to Herbert and Leone Howland Tesch. Beverley was a Registered Nurse, loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and friend to all who knew her. She was a member of Shepherd of the...
Keith Taylor
January 3, 2016
Keith Taylor, 62, of Williford, Arkansas, died January 3, 2016, at White River Medical Center at Batesville, Arkansas. He was born January 13, 1953, at Pocahontas, Arkansas. He had worked as a machine operator, and he loved the outdoors. Harold was preceded in death by his parents, H.C. and Blanche Petty Taylor, and a sister, Joyce Sharp. Survivors include his...
Harry Sension
December 27, 2015
Harry John Sension, 71, of Highland, Arkansas, was born September 11, 1944, in Bartow, Florida. He died Sunday, December 27, 2015, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. Mr. Sension was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps having served in the Vietnam and Cuban conflicts. He had worked in agriculture. He was preceded in death by his...
