Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Paul Gibbs
June 7, 2015
Paul Edward Gibbs, 77, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015, at the Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was born March 11, 1938, in Karnack, Texas, to William Calvin and Dola Pauline McHam Gibbs. Paul was a truck driver and a member of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents;...
Robbie Poulsen
May 23, 2015
Robbie Duncan Poulsen, 93, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born January 29, 1922, in Sprague, Alabama, to Charlie B. and Mary Skinner Williams. She had served her country in the U.S. Navy in World War II and was a bookkeeper for many years. Mrs. Poulsen was a member of...
Lemuel Martin
May 22, 2015
Lemuel Boyd Martin was born October 19, 1926, in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. He was the son of Lester James and Rebecca Florence Smith Martin. He was called home to his Lord on May 22, 2015. He was preceded in death by his mother, Rebecca Florence Smith-Martin; his father, Lester James Martin; his step-mother, Edna Smith Martin; his step-brother, Bill Leroy...
Leroy Mennen
May 16, 2015
Leroy Louis Mennen, 81, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born February 21, 1934, in Linn Township, Illinois, to Louis and Alma (Gerjets) Mennen. Mr. Mennen was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and a retired farmer and campground owner. He had attended...
Eugene Hamlin
May 6, 2015
Eugene G. Hamlin, 84, of Williford, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Ark. He was born May 9, 1930, in Davenport, Iowa, to Frank O. and Lottie M. (King) Hamlin. He was a machinist for many years and a member of First Baptist Church of Cherokee Village. He was preceded in death...
Betty Volner
May 1, 2015
Betty Jo Volner, 83, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. She was born October 18, 1931, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Estel L. and Elizabeth (Walker) Birdsong. She was a school teacher and principal for many years and a member of First Baptist Church in Hardy. She was...
Marion Jane Lau
April 28, 2015
Marion Jane Lau, 96, of Hot Springs, AR, was enfolded into the loving arms of her savior on April 28, 2015. She was born Dec. 8, 1918, in Chicago, IL, to Hal Phillip Gibson and Ellen Smith Gibson. She graduated from Thornton High School, Harvey, IL, in 1937. On October 7, 1939, Marion married the love of her life, Laverne...
Onorio Gherardini
April 26, 2015
Onorio Gherardini, 94 years and 10 months, of Cherokee Village, AR, formerly of Centralia, IL, passed away at 8:38 a.m. on Sunday, April 26, 2015, in Cherokee Village. Onorio was born June 22, 1920, in Wamac, IL , son of Emilio and Erminia (Grotti) Gherardini. Onorio married Suzanne (Sundermeyer) Cruzen on November 24, 1967, at First Christian Church in Centralia....
Billie N. Orr
April 22, 2015
Billie N. Orr of Myron departed this life at home with family by his side on April 22, 2015, at the age of 88 years, two months, and ten days. He was born February 12, 1927, at Ash Flat to Everett and Alma Wade Orr. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Julene King Orr; three...
Jean Warren
April 22, 2015
H. Jean "Karlsson" Warren, 88, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, passed away April 22, 2015, at her residence. She was born May 31, 1926, in Carterville, Illinois, to Albert and Bessie (Hindman) Lannom. She was a book packer for 25 years and loved going to different dances as often as she could. She was preceded in death by her parents and...
Shirley Foster
April 21, 2015
Shirley M. Foster, 79, of Highland, Arkansas, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at EagleCrest Nursing Home in Ash Flat. She was born August 7, 1935, in Thayer, Missouri, to Austin and Freecie (Bryan) Gray. She was a housewife, loving wife, mother, avid bowler and golfer. She was preceded in death by her parents, two daughters, three brothers, and four sisters....
Lorene Whitman
April 12, 2015
Lorene Whitman, 93, of Pontiac, Michigan, formerly of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 12, 2015. She was most proud of her closeness with Bible scriptures and the fact that she worked as a welder (a Rosie the Riveter) for an aviation company in Kansas City, Mo. during World War II. Funeral services were Friday, April 17, in...
Olive Stacey
April 11, 2015
Olive Stacey, 86, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, April 11, 2015. She was born to Doctor Graddy Landrum and Cleita McDaniels Landrum on August 7, 1928, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was a loving and devoted mother and an active member of the Cherokee Village Women's Golf Association. Her civic activities included working...
Wilma Shultz
April 10, 2015
Wilma K. Shultz, 81, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015, at her home in Hidden Valley. She was born August 27, 1933, in Jasonville, Indiana, to Charles and Ernestine (Sinders) Meredith. She was a loving wife, loving mother, and a friend to all who knew her. She was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Cherokee Village. Mrs. Shultz...
Barbara Midtlyng
April 8, 2015
Barbara Alice Midtlyng, 82, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was born November 13, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois, to Oscar and Evelyn (Scheidel) Peterson, who preceded her in death. Barbara was a teacher of special education students for 26 years in Illinois. She was a...
George Rickert
April 7, 2015
George A. Rickert, 71, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, formerly of Bartlett, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born November 15, 1943, in Berwyn, Illinois, to George and Vernell (Sackhoff) Rickert. He had worked as a machinist and security guard for many years and was a member of Highland Hills...
Jeffrey McIntosh
April 3, 2015
Jeffrey Stuart McIntosh, 31, of Searcy, Arkansas, passed away Friday, April 3, 2015, at his home. He was born July 20, 1983, in Helena, Arkansas, to Roy and Susan Ensminger McIntosh. Jeffrey was a plumber and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Beverly, of the home; his parents of Smithville; his son Zachary Collin and step-children Hayden and...
William "Bill" Lawson
March 31, 2015
William Thomas Lawson, 95, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at EagleCrest Nursing Home in Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was born June 25, 1919, in New York City, New York, to Victor T. and Gertrude Cody Lawson. Bill served in the U.S. Army in World War II attaining the rank of Corporal in the 751st Field...
Raymond Watson
March 24, 2015
Raymond Charles Watson, 72, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at the Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Ash Flat. He was born December 6, 1942, in Craig, Colorado, to Richard J. and Martha Noyes Watson. Raymond operated heavy equipment and was a farmer. He was preceded in death by his parents; sons, James Anthony "Tony" Watson...
Floyd King
March 16, 2015
Floyd King was born in Hillsboro, Illinois, on December 27, 1918, son of Walter and Chloe Wright King. He passed away at the age of 96 on Monday, March 16, 2015, at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. He attended Hillsboro High School and then Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, where he received both a BS...
