Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Arlene Schultz
October 21, 2015
Arlene Schultz, 92, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, was born May 17, 1923, in New Jersey. She died October 21, 2015, at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She served as a 2nd Lt. Army Air Force nurse from March 1945 to May 1946 and was a member of the Cherokee Village American Legion Post 346 and a...
Christi Mills
October 17, 2015
Christina Gayle Mills, 55, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015, at UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born July 4, 1960 in Salem, Arkansas, and had worked as an elementary teacher in the Highland School District for 33 years. She was a loving wife and best friend to her husband Rick. Christi was a member...
Francis Jackson
October 14, 2015
Francis "Doc" Jackson, 74, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at Wirth, Arkansas. He was born December 7, 1940, at Concord, Missouri, and had worked as an electrician. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was a deacon of Christian Tabernacle. Francis was preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Lottie Wilson...
Bob Stroud
October 10, 2015
Bob "Stretch" Stroud, 74, of Hardy, Arkansas, died Saturday, October 10, 2015, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born February 24, 1941, in Tonasket, Washington. Bob retired from Century Telephone after working for 32 years. He was married to his wife Mary, who considered him to be her "best boyfriend" for 52 years. He was a...
Raymond Parks
October 10, 2015
Arthur Raymond Parks, 80, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2015, at Ash Flat Healthcare Center. He was born April 15, 1935, in Osceola, Arkansas. His main occupation was farming. Mr. Parks was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Beulah Westbrook Parks; his wife Ollie Mae; and his son Darnell. Survivors include his sons, Wayne...
Virginia Skowlund
September 27, 2015
Virginia Louise Skowlund, 91, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015, at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was born July 27, 1924, in Springfield, Ohio. Mrs. Skowlund had worked as a secretary and a housewife. She was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Attie Horrell
September 25, 2015
Attie Louise Horrell, 97, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died Friday, September 25, 2015, at Ash Flat Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 9, 1918, at Ash Flat to Luther and Elsie (Ma) Ellis Paden. She worked in the Arkansas State University Bookstore for several years and retired from the Veterans Affairs office at Arkansas State University. She was...
Avery Underwood
September 22, 2015
Avery Joseph Underwood, 28, of Ash Flat, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015, at White County Medical Center in Searcy. He was born June 1, 1987, in Batesville. Avery was a member of the Glencoe Volunteer Fire Department and Crossroads Baptist Church of Ash Flat. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, George and Olive Underwood and maternal...
Sandra Blanchard
September 20, 2015
Sandra Blanchard, 80, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2015, at her home in Cherokee Village, Arkansas. She was born on February 19, 1935, at Shawnee, Oklahoma. Mrs. Blanchard was preceded in death by her parents, Haskel and Carrie Jessup Gordon; and one sister. Survivors include her husband, Richard of the home; step-sons, David, Mark, and Greg Blanchard; sister, Jeanne Azeltine...
Ernest Hartwell Ashford Jr.
September 19, 2015
Ernest (Ernie) Ashford Jr., was born in Keene, New Hampshire, on July 31, 1938. He passed away peacefully September 19, 2015, at his home in Cherokee Village, Arkansas, after a brave, nine-year battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his father, Ernest H. Ashford and his mother, Sylvia Sawyer Ashford. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Beard Ashford of...
Arthur Gann
September 17, 2015
Arthur Lee Gann, 76, of Ravenden, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015, at Memphis Methodist University Hospital. He was born to Thomas Wesley and Pearl Gipson Gann on March 5, 1939, at Sitka, Arkansas. Arthur had worked as a truck driver and was a member of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Ricky Jack...
Daniel Thomas
September 14, 2015
Daniel O. Thomas, 71, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Monday, September 14, 2015, at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was born August 26, 1944, in Downey, California, and had worked as a sheet metal mechanic. Daniel was preceded in death by his parents, Therian O. and Lillian Leyland Thomas, and a step-brother, Billy Robertson....
Jeannette Corso
September 11, 2015
Jeannette Corso, 91, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Friday, September 11, 2015, at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. Born November 7, 1923, in Oak Park, Illinois, she was the daughter of Martin and Mamie Cammarratta Corso. Jeannette was a retired bank clerk and a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Cherokee Village. She was...
Thomas Arledge
September 9, 2015
Thomas Arledge, 86, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born August 20, 1929, in Lepanto, Arkansas. He had worked in insurance sales and was a Jehovah's Witness. Thomas was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Nathaniel and Ethel Hogue Arledge; three brothers; and six sisters....
Christina Brewer
August 28, 2015
Christina Rae Brewer, 27, of Bentonville, Arkansas, died Friday, August 28, 2015, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born February 23, 1988, in Rogers, Arkansas. Christina was a 2006 graduate of Highland High School and had worked most recently as a nurse. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Mrs. Elnona Brewer...
Raymond Siwek
August 20, 2015
Raymond J. Siwek, 91, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015, at his home in Cherokee Village, Arkansas. He was born February 5, 1924, in Chicago, Illinois, and had worked as a barber and a furniture salesman. He was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church where he was a deacon for many years. Mr. Siwek was a veteran of World...
Luby Burke
August 7, 2015
Luby R. Burke, 82, of Evening Shade, was born May 12, 1933, in Datto, Arkansas. He passed away Friday, August 7, 2015, at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ash Flat. He had worked at General Motors for thirty years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Monroe and Jessie Mildred Richardson Burke; a brother and a sister. Survivors...
Hubert McKinney
July 30, 2015
Hubert Modell McKinney, 75, of Smithville, died Thursday, July 30, 2015, at his home. He was born May 3, 1940, in Heafer, Arkansas, and worked as an auto mechanic. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lou Ella , and his father, Clarence. Survivors include his sons, David Hasty of Ash Flat, Leonard (Deanna) McKinney of Owensboro, Kentucky, and...
Gary Rooney
July 23, 2015
Gary Rooney, 68, of Cherokee Village, was born December 6, 1946, in Osceola, Iowa. He passed away in his sleep at his home Thursday, July 23, 2015. Gary is survived by his daughter, Andrea Roll (Tom Malewicki); his beloved granddaughters, Harper and Emmersyn Roll; daughter, KC (Daimon) Heller; mother, Mildred Rooney; brothers, Clifton (Sharon) Rooney and Marvin (Marty) Rooney; several...
Willie Ann Garner
July 21, 2015
Willie Ann Horrell Garner, 83, of Glencoe, was born October 24, 1931, in Lunsford, Arkansas. She died Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Her family has been established in Hardy, Arkansas, for several generations. As a young child, her first job was in her father and grandfather Horrell's grocery store. She was a graduate of...
