Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
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...
Rae Lynn Gossell
July 19, 2015
Rae Lynn Gossell, 73, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, was born September 18, 1941, in Rockford, Illinois. She passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015, at her home. Rae had worked as a waitress and was of the Lutheran faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Madelyne Swartz Pohl. Survivors include her special friend, Leslie R. Schwebke of...
Howard Morgan
July 17, 2015
Howard Wayne Morgan, 72, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born October 27, 1942, in Hardy. Howard was a heavy equipment operator for more than forty years and retired in 2002. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and...
David Smith
July 15, 2015
David Smith, 54, of Ozark Acres, was born January 10, 1961, in Memphis, Tennessee. He passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at White River Medical Complex ER in Cherokee Village, Arkansas. David was an entrepreneur and of the Christian faith. He was preceded in death by his father, Clyde Smith; son, Cody Ross; and nephew, Michael Lentz. Survivors include his...
Lyne Wayne
July 9, 2015
Lyne Marie Riffle Wayne, 65, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, was born December 27, 1949, to Walter James and Else Marie Stone Riffle in Harrisburg, Missouri. She passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015, at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. Lyne was a teacher and of the non-denominational faith. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors...
Allie McBride
July 8, 2015
Allie McBride, 91, of Ash Flat, was born November 30, 1923, to James Polk and Bertha Leona Watkins Lowery in Sitka, Ark. She passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Allie was an active resident of EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab Center where she had lived since November 28, 2005, and had served as Chair...
Bettye Cruse
July 4, 2015
Bettye Darlene Cruse, 75, of Cherokee Village, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born October 26, 1939, in Jonesboro to Paul and Opal Duncan Cruse, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by two brothers. Bettye worked as an operator/office manager before retiring from Century Telephone Company. Survivors...
Vic Ellis
June 29, 2015
Vicky "Vic" J. Ellis, 65, of Hardy, Arkansas, formerly of Ravenden, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015, at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born October 18, 1949, in Jonesboro to Ray and Bessie Williamson Ellis, who preceded him in death. Vic worked as an auto body rebuilder for many years. He was a Mason and of the...
Ollie Parks
June 21, 2015
Ollie Mae Parks, 77, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015, at Ash Flat Healthcare Center. She was born March 27, 1938, in Monroe, Ark., to Charlie and Johnnie Hickman Bundren. She was a housewife, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Mrs. Parks was preceded in death by her parents, her son Darnell, one sister, and three...
Linda Jean Billingsley
June 17, 2015
Linda Jean Billingsley, 53, of Ravenden, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at her home. She was born May 23, 1962, in Fort Collins, Colorado, to Robert and Wilma Frederick Kensinger. She worked as a nurse for Dr. Tim Young and was a loving wife and mother. Survivors include her husband, Elmer Billingsley; sons, Brian and Cody of the...
Dennis Clinton
June 15, 2015
Dennis Gregory Clinton, 60, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, formerly of Chicago, Illinois, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015. He was born November 30, 1954, in Alexandria, Louisiana, to Bennie and Lois Lusignan Clinton. He was a truck driver and business owner. Mr. Clinton was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Loren Walgreen. Survivors include his son, David...
Marie Hitchcock
June 15, 2015
Marie M. Hitchcock, 75, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born June 1, 1940, in Stuart, Oklahoma, to Fred and Nettie Rackley Romine. She was a homemaker and had worked in Quality Control for Owens Corning for fifteen years. She was preceded in death by her...
Dorothy Wege
June 11, 2015
Dorothy L. Jacobi Wege, 101, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Thursday, June 11, 2015, at EagleCrest Nursing Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 2, 1914, she worked at a physician's office prior to getting married on September 28, 1935. She and her husband moved to Cherokee Village in 1973 from St. Charles, Missouri. Dorothy...
