Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Carolyn Bowers
Jun 15, 2022
Carolyn Martin Bowers passed away in Little Rock, Arkansas on June 15, 2022. She was born October 4, 1939 in Ash Flat, Arkansas. Carolyn was predeceased by her parents, Forrest and Susie Martin; her husband, Cecil Bowers; four brothers: Col Doyne K Martin, Bill Martin, Robert Martin, and Warren Martin; one sister, Carmelita Ferguson. Survivors include one brother, Gary Martin,...
Lois Mock
Jun 8, 2022
Lois K. Mock, 96, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away June 8, 2022 at EagleCrest Nursing & Rehab in Ash Flat, Arkansas where she had resided for the past seven years. Lois was born December 18, 1925 in Harvey, Illinois to Estelle and Arthur Mock and was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Jane Quinn; brothers, Vernon and...
Juanita Rees
Jun 5, 2022
Juanita Rees, 99, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away in Ash Flat at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab where she had been a resident for three years. She was born in Hardy and was a member of Hardy First Baptist Church. Juanita had been employed as Hardy and Sharp County librarian doing exceptional clerical work for 50 years. Encouraging others with her...
Dion Welch
Jun 5, 2022
Jimmy Dion Elbert Welch passed Sunday, June 5, 2022. He is survived by his parents, Brenda and Dan DuPree and Carl and Evah Blansett; his sister, Aimee Blansett of Hardy; brother and sister-in-law, Eric and Stephanie Counts of Paragould; and countless nieces, nephews, and cousins who will miss him dearly. All friends and family are invited to a celebration of...
Charles Younce
May 21, 2022
Charles was the son of Clayton “The Oklahoma Kid” Younce, a lawman, and Sadie Younce. As a small child, Charles moved with his family from Lake City, Tennessee, where he was born May 3, 1941, to Porterville, California attending school there in the winter. Starting at the age of 12, he traveled with his parents every summer along the coast...
Bonnie Hughes
May 20, 2022
Bonnie Hughes, 93, formerly of Cherokee Village, passed away in Fort Pierce, Florida. She was born in Ravenden, Arkansas to Leonard and Opal Watts Lawrence. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. W. Hughes, and a son, Wendell. Survivors include her sons: Ron (Linda), Mike (Terry), Dennis (Sherry), Lantie (Cynthia), and Wade (Angel); eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; seven...
Carl Wayne Henry
May 14, 2022
Carl Wayne Henry, 78, of Williford, Arkansas passed away at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born in Tyronza, Arkansas and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He had worked as a contractor in construction. Wayne was baptized into the church of Christ. He collected and tinkered with old cars and tractors. He enjoyed...
Kenneth Davis
Apr 24, 2022
Kenneth Clarence Davis, 73, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022 at his home. He was born December 22, 1948 in Goshen, New York to Clarence and Pauline (Weibel) Davis, both who preceded him in death. Ken was a veteran of two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Army and retired from the Department of Defense, AAFES...
Linda McGee
Apr 24, 2022
Linda Elaine McGee, 78, of Mammoth Spring, Arkansas passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022 at her home. She was born December 20, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas to George and Dorothy (Bell) Idell, both who preceded her in death as well as a son, Michael Lee McGee and a granddaughter, Jamie Elaine Echols. Survivors include her daughter, Julie Echols (Richard...
Waylon Ingle
Apr 6, 2022
Waylon Dean Ingle, 68, of rural Hardy, Arkansas passed away April 6, 2022 at his home. He was born March 10, 1954 in Little Rock to Clyde Henry and Dorothy E. (Kerr) Ingle. He was preceded in death by his parents: one brother, Ray Ingle; and two sisters, Pat Todd and Wanda Carrouth. Waylon was married to Connie Lea Ellis...
Jerry N. Smith
Mar 27, 2022
Jerry Norman Smith, 73, of Sturkie, Arkansas, formerly of Jonesboro, was born August 15, 1948 and departed this life March 27, 2022. He was of the Baptist belief with attendance and baptism at Good News Free Will Baptist Church. Jerry is survived by his wife of 53 years, Betty Sue (Rhama) Smith; three daughters: Sherry McMasters of Newark, Sheila Wood...
Amy Starken Kreutzer
Mar 25, 2022
Amy Michelle (Starken) Kreutzer, 32, of Batesville, Arkansas passed away at her home March 25, 2022. She was born May 11, 1989 in Paragould and became a nurse in her adult years. She loved everything Dr. Who and always wore rainbow glasses, especially when working. Her giving heart made her a loving mother and aunt. Amy was a member of...
Bridget Price
Mar 22, 2022
Bridget Lynn Price, 55, of Highland, Arkansas passed away March 22, 2022. She was born September 22, 1966 in Highland Park, Illinois to Douglas and Iva June (Cameron) Persinger, who both preceded her in death as well as a sister, Fran Benson, and two special cousins, Brandon Williams and Austin Stratton. She loved her family and especially enjoyed spending time...
Keith Gregson
Mar 21, 2022
Keith Franklin Gregson, 63, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022 in Ashdown, Arkansas. He was born March 25, 1958 in Jonesboro, Arkansas to Haltom and Nelle (Trevathan) Gregson, both who predeceased him. Keith was a graduate of Crowley’s Ridge Academy in 1976 and the School of Biblical Studies in Flint, Michigan in 1978. He dedicated his...
Blaine Lucroy
Mar 15, 2022
Blaine Edward Lucroy was born June 1, 2015 in Orlando, Florida to Susanna and Jeremy Lucroy. Blaine passed away March 15, 2022 at the age of 6 years and nine months at his home in Highland, Arkansas. He was a student at Cherokee Elementary School. He is survived by his parents and brothers, Landon & Logan; maternal grandparents, Michael and...
Robert Roberts
Mar 6, 2022
Robert Eugene Roberts, 76, of Hardy, Arkansas was born August 31, 1945 in Memphis, Tennessee to Freddie and Helen Kernodle Roberts. He entered eternal rest March 6, 2022 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Robert was a member of First Baptist Church in Hardy. He served his country as a U.S. Marine and in the Air Force and Army Reserve; he was a...
Roy Watkins
Mar 3, 2022
Roy Lee Watkins was born September 11, 1955 in Wichita, Kansas and departed this life March 3, 2022 at his home in Williford, Arkansas at the age of 66 years. He was proud of and deeply loved working with the blind at Envision while living in Wichita, Kansas. Roy was a mechanical engineer and played with several bands during high...
Karen Liggett
Feb 28, 2022
Karen Deloris Liggett was born May 20, 1952 in Alameda, California, the oldest daughter of Troy B. and Patsy (Lampkin) Coker. She entered into rest February 28, 2022 in Cherokee Village, Arkansas at the age of 69 years. Karen was a member of First Baptist Church of Myron and always strived to do what she felt was best for her...
Veta Johnson
Feb 28, 2022
Veta Louise (Duncan-Nichols) Johnson, 88, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away February 28, 2022. She was born August 17, 1933 in Poughkeepsie, Arkansas. Her parents, Fred and Ruth (Duncan) Nichols, and two sisters, Georgia (Nichols) Simpson and Jean (Nichols) Schnoetzinger, preceded her in death. Veta graduated from the Evening Shade School in 1951. She became a member of the Church...
Cindy Miller
Feb 19, 2022
Cindy Lou Miller, 59, of rural Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas passed away February 19, 2022 at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born January 4, 1963 in Keiser, Arkansas and was of the Pentecostal faith. She had worked in the food service industry. Cindy loved the outdoors: hunting and fishing, riding four-wheelers, driving tractors, and working on the farm....
