Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
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...
Kenneth Heath
December 13, 2015
Kenneth Luhring Heath, 63, of Evening Shade, Arkansas, was born June 7, 1952, in Batesville, Arkansas. He died Sunday, December 13, 2015, at his home. He had worked as a truck driver and was a member of the Evening Shade Masonic Lodge #744 and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents,...
Neal Horton
November 27, 2015
Curtis Neal Horton, 86, of Hardy, Arkansas, was born April 4, 1929, at Hardy. He died November 27, 2015, at Jonesboro, Arkansas. He had worked as a well-known, well-liked, and accomplished fence builder and logger. As a young man, Neal enjoyed playing baseball and loved listening to the St. Louis Cardinals as well as playing cards and dominoes. He was...
Joseph Zink
November 20, 2015
Joseph T. "Coach" Zink, 75, formerly of Memphis, Tennessee, was born February 10, 1940, to Wilbur A. and Mary E. Zink in Memphis. He passed away at his home north of Hardy, Arkansas, Friday, November 20, 2015. He had worked as an insurance claims adjuster, recreational coach, and sports referee for many years. Joe was a member of Spring River...
William Hamilton
November 18, 2015
William W. Hamilton, 80, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, was born October 18, 1935, at Selma, Iowa, to Lewis W. and Bernice Kunzman Hamilton. He died November 18, 2015, at the White River Medical Complex Emergency Room in Cherokee Village. He had worked as a math teacher for 40 years and was a member of the United Methodist Church in Ottawa,...
Elizabeth Nelson
November 12, 2015
Elizabeth Ann Nelson, 79, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, was born July 2, 1936, to Benjamin and Helen Roberta Hamilton Willoughby in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She passed away November 12, 2015, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. She had worked as a home health care nurse's aide and was a member of the Hardy United Methodist Church. She was...
William Sims
October 28, 2015
William Stephen Sims Jr., 83, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, a former resident of Harvard, Illinois, was born March 21, 1932 at Oak Park, Illinois. He died October 28, 2015 at his home in the presence of his four daughters. He was a sergeant in the U. S. Marine Corps and a veteran of the Korean War, a graduate of Northern...
Nancy Krouse
October 26, 2015
Nancy Ann Krouse, 86, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, was born May 26, 1929, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. She died October 26, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Krouse had worked as a bookkeeper and homemaker and was a member of the Hardy United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Pearl Floyd and Sarah Agnes Pearce London, and a...
Virginia Haagenson
October 25, 2015
Virginia "Susie" Haagenson, 58, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, was born June 22, 1957, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Curtis and Margie Alexander Tucker. She died October 25, 2015, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. She was a homemaker, loving wife, and mother. Susie was of the Christian faith and had been a director of the Ash Flat Senior Citizen...
