Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Edward D. Cochran
May 9, 2013
Edward D. Cochran, age 84 of Williford, Arkansas, died Thursday, May 9, 2013 in Salem, Arkansas. He was born July 18, 1928 in Wauchula, Florida to Nathan and Essie (Wallace) Cochran. He was a retired brick mason and a small business owner. He was also a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Mammoth Springs, Arkansas. He was preceded...
Charles N. Fulghum, Jr.
May 7, 2013
Charles N. Fulghum, Jr., age 85 of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was born November 2, 1927 in Memphis, Tennessee to Charles and LaVerne Fulghum. He was a Chief Petty Officer for the United States Navy for 28 years and a member of the Cherokee Village United Methodist Church. He was...
Delferd G. Deming
April 26, 2013
Delferd G Deming age 100 of Highland, Arkansas died April 26, 2013 at Eagle Crest Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born April 8, 1913 at Quincy Illinois to Jessie and Nancy Deming. He was a road commissioner and Farmer for many years. He was a loving father, grandfather and a friend to all who knew him. He was a...
Gregory Orrin Osborne
April 10, 2013
Gregory Orrin Osborne, age 45 of Belvidere, Illinois, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 in Illinois. He was born August 1, 1967 in San Diego, California to Eddie and Charlene (Orr) Osborne. He proudly served our country and was retired from the United States Army. He was a loving son, brother, husband, father, and uncle. Survivors include his wife, Caterina G....
Chris Wheeler
March 28, 2013
Chris Wheeler, age 65 of Williford, Arkansas, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born December 23, 1947 in South Haven, Michigan to Raimon and Harriett (Williams) Yeider. A woman who all women should strive to be. She was preceded in death by her father and her...
Jennie Turkenkopf
March 27, 2013
Jennie Turkenkopf, age 65 of Ash Flat, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Arkansas. She was born March 21, 1948 in Pikes Peak, Kentucky. She was a housewife and a loving mother and friend to all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Richard Turkenkopf; and three...
Roger Lee Mulkey
March 19, 2013
Roger Lee Mulkey, age 53 of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born August 18, 1959 in Harlan, Kentucky to Luther Martin and Viola (Griffith) Mulkey. He was a carpet layer for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. Survivors include four...
Mary Jo Edler
March 19, 2013
Mary Jo Edler, age 80, formerly of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in Goreville, Illinois. She was born March 31, 1932 in Pocahontas, Arkansas to Roy and Edrys Kenner. Mary Jo worked as a hairstylist prior to retiring in 2000. She was a current member of Harbor Church of Marion, Illinois and a former member of...
Rev. John "Jay" Fuller
March 18, 2013
Rev. John “Jay” Fuller, age 84 of Ash Flat, Arkansas formerly of Pocahontas, Arkansas, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 in Salem, Arkansas. He was born May 20, 1928 in Hardy, Arkansas to Henry and Nona (Heath) Fuller. He was a minister for many years and a member of the United Pentecostal Church International. He was preceded in death by...
Elvira "Vera" Goodman
March 11, 2013
Elvira “Vera” Goodman, age 88 of Hardy, Arkansas, died Monday, March 11, 2013 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born January 11, 1925 in Waterloo, Illinois to Charles and Emilie (Schmidt) Hofmann. Vera was a housewife and a loving mother. She was also a member of the First Baptist Church of Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by...
Wanda Louise Williams
February 27, 2013
Wanda Louise Williams, age 64 of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at her home. She was born April 21, 1948 in Cross County, Arkansas to Fred and Neva Williams. She worked for many years at the Phillips Lighting Company in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was a member of the Village Bible Church located in Cherokee Village, Arkansas....
Dean Dwight Murphy
February 17, 2013
Dean Dwight Murphy, age 77 of Center, Arkansas, died Sunday, February 17, 2013 at his home. He was born July 21, 1935 at Center, Arkansas to Alfred and Ruby (Eason) Murphy. He was a factory worker and a bus driver for many years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ash Flat. He was preceded in death...
Lillis Eva Jane King
February 8, 2013
Lillis Eva Jane King, age 89 of Hardy, Arkansas, died Friday, February 08, 2013 at Lawrence County Memorial in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, after a long illness. She was born January 7, 1924 at Leachville, Arkansas to Lonnie “Curly” and Ruby (Lyttaker)Grooms. She was a beautician and a nurse’s aid at the Randolph Home in Pocahontas, Arkansas for many years. She...
Mary Ann (Roe) Dennis
February 2, 2013
Mary Ann (Roe) Dennis, age 76 of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Saturday, February 02, 2013 at her home. She was born January 31, 1937 in Caraway, Arkansas to Adis and Ruth (Peterson) Roe. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Mary worked along side her husband Bud Dennis for many years on their farm. She was a member of the...
Jerome Norwood
February 1, 2013
Jerome Norwood, age 77 of Highland, Arkansas formerly of Cleveland, Mississippi, passed away Friday, February 01, 2013 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born November 7, 1935 in Cleveland, Mississippi to W.C. and Izona (Tedder) Norwood. He was involved in city government in Cleveland, Mississippi and was former mayor of Highland, Arkansas. He was a...
Roman T. Blessinger
December 30, 2012
Roman T. Blessinger, age 90 of Cherokee Village, Arkansas formerly of Jasper, Indiana, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Arkansas. He was born June 25, 1922 in Jasper, Indiana to Edwin O. and Veronica (Vogler) Blessinger. He worked in furniture manufacturing for 40 years before retiring to Cherokee Village. He was a loving father,...
Dora Lee Wells
December 23, 2012
Dora Lee Wells, age 86 of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died December 23, 2012 in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was born February 12, 1926 in Ash Flat, Arkansas to Marlin and Nellie Carpenter. She was a beloved mother, wife, and grandmother who served the Ash Flat community in many ways. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Wells and...
Cleve Allen
December 21, 2012
Cleve Allen, age 87 of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012 in Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was born June 23, 1925 in Trumann, Arkansas to Cleve and Ella (Joyce) Allen. He was a manufacturer’s rep in Michigan and a member of the First Baptist Church of Cherokee Village, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Mrs. Walter Lee Sanders
December 10, 2012
Mrs. Walter Lee Sanders, 88 of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died December 10, 2012. Mrs. Sanders was born to Claude and Irene Kendall on December 23, 1923 in Cherry Valley, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Frank Mayo Sanders, and a daughter, Linda Lee Harrison. She is survived by one daughter, Brenda Rhodes and son-in-law Ron...
