Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
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...
Floyd King
March 16, 2015
Floyd King of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, 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...
Dale Murphy
March 15, 2015
Dale Alfred Murphy, 78, of Center, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Healthcare and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was born March 3, 1937, in Center to Alfred and Ruby Eason Murphy. Dale was of the Church of Christ faith working as a farmer, carpenter, real estate agent, and butcher among many other occupations. He...
Dale Murphy
March 15, 2015
Dale Alfred Murphy, 78, of Center, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Healthcare and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was born March 3, 1937, in Center to Alfred and Ruby Eason Murphy. Dale was of the Church of Christ faith working as a farmer, carpenter, real estate agent, and butcher among many other occupations. He...
Debbie Dustin
March 7, 2015
Debbie Dustin, 56, of Imboden, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born July 15, 1958, in Norfork, Virginia, to Doris Dustin. Debbie was a waitress for many years and of non-denominational faith. She was preceded in death by her father and one sister Kim Dustin. Survivors include her mother and sisters Nancy and Doris,...
Joanne Norell
March 1, 2015
Joanne Margaret Skoglund Norell, 81, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed Sunday, March 1, 2015, at the Healthcare and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was born April 20, 1933, in Superior, Wisconsin, to Hjalmer and Violet Anderson Skoglund. Mrs. Norell was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Cherokee Village and had volunteered at Mission of Hope in Hardy...
Virginia Irene Baird
February 13, 2015
Virginia Irene King Baird, age 91, of Williford, Arkansas, died peacefully in her sleep on February 13, 2015, at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was born April 1, 1923, to Moses Price King and Bertha Pearl Wilson King. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to all who knew her. She was a...
Margaret Story
February 12, 2015
Margaret Story, 83, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015, at her home. She was born July 3, 1931, in Bruce, Mississippi, to Rudolph and Exy (Patterson) Vanlandingham. Mrs. Story was a housewife and loving mother, a friend to all, and a member of First Baptist Church of Cherokee Village. She was preceded in death by her...
Peter Massie
February 12, 2015
Peter W. Lake Massie, 79, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, departed this life on February 12, 2015, after a long illness. He was born February 9, 1936, in Mt. Kisco, Westchester, New York, to Howard Lake and Marguerite (Crocheron) Lake Massie. Peter spent most of his growing-up years in Orlando, Florida, where he graduated from Edgewater High School in 1954. He...
