Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Phillip Bennett
Jan 6, 2022
Services for Phillip Dean Bennett, 76, of Hardy, Arkansas will be Monday, January 10, 2022 in the chapel of Tri-County Funeral Home at Highland. Visitation of family and friends will begin at 10 a.m., and the funeral will follow at 11:30 a.m. Burial will be in Bronaugh Cemetery north of Hardy. Pallbearers include Daniel, Jacob, Nathan, and Bruce Van Aalsburg,...
Fred Thompson
Jan 3, 2022
Fred Lee Thompson, 78, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away January 3, 2022 at White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born February 27, 1943 in Marshall, Arkansas to Lee Bo and Ercie (Garrison) Thompson, both of whom preceded him in death along with a brother, Ricky and a sister, Glenda Battershell. Fred was of the Southern Baptist faith and...
Gene Holbrook
Dec 31, 2021
Eugene E. "Gene" Holbrook, 69, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away December 31, 2021 at White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born in Sioux City, Iowa to Alfred and Jennifer (Smolisky) Holbrook, both of whom preceded him in death. Gene had worked as a diesel mechanic and is survived by his wife Tina. Services will be January 10,...
Rosemary Williams
Dec 31, 2021
Rosemary Williams, 81, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away December 31, 2021 at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born January 18, 1940 in Fillmore, California to William and Maybell (Parish) Rummans, both of whom predeceased her. Survivors include her daughter, Pamela Long of Cherokee Village, Arkansas and her son, James Jernigan of Ash Flat, Arkansas. No services...
Margaret Cuthbertson
Dec 24, 2021
Margaret Cuthbertson was born in Memphis, Tennessee and passed away in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lewis and Dorothy (Adkison) Spoon and a brother, Jerry Ables. She had worked as a restaurant waitress who also loved to crochet and read and was an accomplished seamstress. Margaret served her country in the U.S. Marine Corps....
Arthur Zuel Sr.
Dec 19, 2021
Arthur Lee Zuel Sr., 84, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away at his home December 19, 2021. He was born October 1, 1937 in Brazil, Indiana. He had worked as an over-the-road truck driver transporting goods of all kinds, especially boats, and had driven private charter buses. Mr. Zuel attended Calvary Baptist Church, worked at Walmart in Ash Flat, and had...
Carol Dover
Dec 14, 2021
Carol Ann Baldridge Dover came into this first life on November 29, 1948. She was born at her family home on Bear Bluff Trail near Ravenden, Arkansas to her proud parents, Fred and Florene Baldridge. Carol was the baby of three children, and her older siblings, Wanda Baldridge Mathews and Freddie Lavell Baldridge, doted on her throughout her lifetime. Carol...
Elnora Evans
Dec 14, 2021
Elnora Evans, 84, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away December 14, 2021 at her home. She was born December 14, 1937 to Jack and Sylvia (Shirley) Wiggins, both of whom preceded her in death along with her husband of 56 years, Haden Evans, who died December 1, 2021. She had worked retail sales for Walmart, and her passion was enjoying a...
Roy Maddox
Dec 13, 2021
Roy Wayne Maddox, 73, of rural Hardy, Arkansas passed away December 13, 2021 at White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born September 19, 1948 in St. Charles, AR to Roy and Lillie Belle (Jenkins) Maddox, both of whom preceded him in death along with a sister, Louella. Roy was of the Pentecostal faith and a passionate trout fisherman....
Dennis Lowe
Dec 12, 2021
Dennis Lowe, 68, of Ash Flat, Arkansas went to his eternal home on December 12, 2021. He was born March 28, 1953, to Veda and Lee Lowe. On January 13, 1979, Dennis married Brenda, with whom he fathered four. His family was blessed to have him in their lives. He was a wonderful husband, father, and papa and will be...
Danny Gwaltney
Dec 9, 2021
Danny Ray Gwaltney, 65, of rural Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away December 9, 2021 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. He was born September 7, 1956 in Rockford, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his parents, Velmer and Pernia (Waites) Gwaltney; an infant sister, Audrey; and a brother, A.L. Gwaltney. Danny enjoyed hunting and fishing to take...
David Jennings
Dec 9, 2021
Services for David Jennings, 77, of Ash Flat, Arkansas will be a visitation of family and friends Saturday, December 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the chapel of Tri-County Funeral Home at Highland and a Celebration of Life at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 12, in First Baptist Church at Salem with Bro. John Hodges officiating. Burial will follow in...
Susan Mullins
Dec 6, 2021
Susan Mae Mullins, 70, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas was born July 28, 1951 to Norman Patrick and Cecilia Mae (LeBlanc) Lynch in Trenton, Michigan. She passed away at her home December 6, 2021. Susan was preceded in death by her parents and husband, David Lenart. She had worked as an assembler in a factory. She loved shopping and bowling, especially...
Betty Elliott
Dec 3, 2021
Betty Jane Elliott, 71, of rural Williford, Arkansas passed away December 3, 2021 at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born August 26, 1950 in Myrtle, Missouri to Espen Rosco and Nancy Christina (Smith) Campbell, both who have preceded her in death. Betty loved to garden, sew, sing, and read her Bible. She was a private person and...
Haden Evans
Dec 1, 2021
Haden Walker Evans, 86, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away December 1, 2021 at White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born August 29, 1935 in the Draft community near Hardy and became an accomplished land developer and builder. He loved gardening and enjoyed hunting and fishing. The truest love of his life was his wife of 56 years, Elnora;...
Don Fiscus
Nov 25, 2021
Don Carl Fiscus, 68, passed away November 25, 2021 at the Cave City (AR) Nursing Home. He was born October 30, 1953 in Shaw, Mississippi to Charles Allen and Wilda Maxine (Maynard) Fiscus. Don was of the Christian faith and a painter by trade. He was a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association and loved playing his guitar. Survivors include...
William Kirkland
Nov 19, 2021
William Franklin "Will" Kirkland, 63, of Highland, Arkansas passed away Friday, November 19, 2021. He was born May 12, 1958 in Mammoth Spring to Max and Mona Dotson Kirkland, both of whom predeceased him along with a sister, Darlene. Will worked as a "Jack of all Trades" handyman throughout the area, enjoyed fishing and hunting as well as canoeing Spring...
Reldon "Bud" Murphy
Nov 13, 2021
Reldon Eugene "Bud" Murphy, 80, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away Saturday, November 13, 2021 at his home. He was born February 4, 1941 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. He particularly enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a self-employed logger by trade. Bud was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Maxine Waldrupe Murphy; a brother, Donald Murphy; and a...
Zoey Simmons
Nov 11, 2021
Zoey Bliss Simmons, 10, of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas passed away November 11, 2021 in Lawrence County, Arkansas. She was born October 10, 2011 in Jonesboro. Zoey loved the outdoors, Tik Tok, singing country and hip hop, drawing, camping with the family, doing chores with Mom, and her dog, Jimbo. Zoey is survived by her parents, Matt & Nickie Simmons, and...
Durenda Cox
Oct 31, 2021
Durenda Smith Cox, 61, of Agnos passed away at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. She was born in Mammoth Spring and graduated from Highland High School in 1978. She married James Fred Cox on June 6, 1980 and became the model pastor's wife serving others. Durenda was an excellent cook and homemaker and worked as director of the...
