Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Sarah Estes
May 5, 2021
Sarah Marie Estes, 45, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away May 5, 2021 in a Little Rock hospital. She was born June 16, 1975 in Anchorage, Alaska. Sarah had worked in social services with juveniles as well as battered women. She liked gardening and watching things grow, enjoyed swimming in Spring River, and loved making memories with her family through...
Joel Murphy
May 3, 2021
Joel Aris Murphy, 38, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away May 3, 2021 at his home. He was born July 24, 1982 in Hinsdale, Illinois. He had worked with computers in the building industry. Joel was preceded in death by his wife, Robin and his father, Daniel Owen Murphy. Survivors include his mother, Devra Marchi and a brother, Brandon Murphy,...
Debra Day
Apr 23, 2021
Debra Gwen Day, 57, of Highland, Arkansas passed away April 23, 2021 in Little Rock. She was born January 22, 1964 in Moses Lake, Washington to Donnie and Juanita Overstreet Stratton. Debra attended Highland Assembly of God and had worked as a secretary and business owner. She loved her family and was an avid advocate for animals; her favorite dogs...
Buena Rolli
Apr 21, 2021
Buena Rolli, 88, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away April 21, 2021. She was born October 5, 1932 in Putnam County, Tennessee. Buena was a Christian woman who shared her exceptional talent as a pianist and organist. She was a special loving and caring lady concerned for family and friends. She worked in sales of recreational property with her husband...
Barbara Eppes
Apr 21, 2021
Barbara Eppes was born in Blue Ridge, Texas to Ruel Ray and Truman Jarnigan Parker and passed from this life at her home in Williford, Arkansas at the age of 79 years. She spent many of her working years as a dietician at the Senior Center. Barbara loved flowers and enjoyed time spent gardening. She was a member of the...
Kerry Boles
Apr 16, 2021
Kerry Hardiman Boles, age 29, passed away on April 16, 2021. He was born to his parents, Julie Estes Boles and Hardiman Boles, on August 31, 1991, and his home was in Ash Flat, Arkansas. Kerry’s birth and life were a blessing to his mother and father. He was the first-born grandson to both families and was dearly loved by...
Frank Cox
Apr 15, 2021
Frank Cox, 70, of rural Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away April 15, 2021 in White River Medical Center at Batesville, Arkansas. He was born August 26, 1950 in New York City to Joseph and Marge (Kubiska) Cox. He had worked for Kraft Foods and Heinz, Inc. Frank loved fishing and camping. His passion was his lawn which he wanted to...
Claude David Roper
Mar 30, 2021
Claude David Roper passed away March 30, 2021 at age 90 due to natural causes after a prolonged struggle with pulmonary fibrosis and ultimately congestive heart failure. He was born September 21, 1930 in Wasco, CA to Claude Albert and Artie Lou Roper. Claude Albert was foreman for a large cattle ranch who met his future wife when he hired...
Elaine Hyde
Mar 12, 2021
Rosezetta Elaine (Holding) Hyde was born January 31, 1949 in Parsons, Kansas to Rosezetta and Clifford Holding. She spent her early years in Council Bluffs, Iowa until 1984 when she and her husband, Herbert Hyde, moved to Arkansas to retire. She was a fabulous cook and an avid homemaker. She enjoyed fishing and lazy river days. Elaine was a passionate...
Brenda McCall
Mar 9, 2021
Brenda Kay McCall, 79, of rural Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away March 9, 2021 at her home. She was born November 11, 1941 in Beech Grove, Arkansas to Millard Lester and Mary Ruth (Bellk) Cooper. Brenda was of the Christian faith and attended Ash Flat United Methodist Church. She enjoyed long walks and truck rides on the countryside roads taking...
Mary Esther Powell
Mar 9, 2021
Mary Esther Powell, 74, was a member of the Assembly of God and loved her family, especially going to the movies with them on Sunday afternoon. She enjoyed gardening and canning and tending to her rose bushes. She was born in Goodman, Missouri and passed away in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Survivors include her children: Tammy (Gordon) Bice of Annieville, Arkansas, Jerry...
Pamela Stevens
Mar 9, 2021
Pamela Stevens, 62, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away March 9, 2021 at her home. She was born January 28, 1959 in Joliet, Illinois to Virgil and Betty (Wren) Thatcher. Her greatest joy was being with her kids and grandkids. She was a member of Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Highland, Arkansas and had worked as a cook in the...
Billy Mac Haney
Mar 7, 2021
Billy Mac Haney, 73, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away March 7, 2021. He was born October 9, 1947 in Michigan to Mac Ray and Letheta (Duncan) Haney. Bill was a member of Spring River Baptist Church and worked as a concrete finisher. He loved fishing, hunting, car racing, showing and racing horses. His family was most important to him daily....
Austin Smith
Mar 3, 2021
Austin "Bird" Ray Smith, 27, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away March 3, 2021 in Highland, Arkansas. He was born May 10, 1993 in Batesville, Arkansas. Austin had worked in home construction. He loved being outside with his daughters and enjoyed working with wood. As a youngster he played football at Wayne County Middle School in Waynesboro, Mississippi. He also...
Robert Paluck
Feb 28, 2021
Robert John Paluck, 93, of Smithville, Arkansas passed away February 28, 2021 in Ash Flat at EagleCrest Nursing & Rehab Center. He was born January 25, 1928 in Chicago to George and Anna (Hoffman) Paluck. Bob was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Cherokee Village and enjoyed gardening and construction. He had worked as a truck driver. Survivors...
Wilson Thatcher
Feb 26, 2021
Wilson Leland Thatcher, 67, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away February 26, 2021 at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born August 30, 1953, the son of Virgil and Betty (Wren) Thatcher, in Joliet, Illinois. “Willie” is survived by his sisters: Ginny Jones, Mary (Bill) Thomas, Cindy Thatcher, Bette Perez, Laurie Thatcher, Debbie (Larry) Cox, Pamela (Brian)...
Phil Rolli
Feb 20, 2021
Phillip Rolli, 90, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away February 20, 2021 at his home. He was born December 27, 1930 in Dayton, Ohio. Phil had worked in sales of recreational properties after serving his country in the U.S. Navy. Survivors include his wife, Buena; six children; 22 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; many other relatives and good friends. Graveside...
Shirley Heuser
Feb 10, 2021
Shirley Ann Heuser was born April 5, 1937, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to George and Gladys Werner Kozar. She departed this life at her home near Hardy, Arkansas, on February 10, 2021, at the age of 83 years. Survivors include her husband, John Louis Heuser of the home; three daughters: Michelle (Gilbert) Gregory of Hardy, Amy (Bruce) Camacho and Laura (John)...
Travis Cooper
Feb 7, 2021
Travis Council Cooper was born March 21, 1944 at home in West Helena, AR to Ollie and Rosie Cooper. Travis was the 10th of 10 children. He served his country in the Army National Guard, and then lived in the West Helena area until his retirement in 2001 from the Entergy Power Plant after serving as Senior Plant Foreman for...
Bill Slayton
Feb 7, 2021
Billy Don Slayton was born in Ravenden Springs, Arkansas, July 27, 1938, to Joe and Barbara Stevens Slayton. Surrounded by his family, he entered into rest February 7, 2021, at his home in Hardy, Arkansas. Bill was united in marriage to Anna Corter on February 14, 1959, and to this union three children were born. He was a member of...
