Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Dale McIlvoy
Jun 16, 2019
WILLIFORD - Vickery Dale “Pee Wee” McIlvoy, 61, of the Martin Creek community died as a result of a vehicle accident early June 16, 2019, north of Ravenden, Arkansas. He was born June 10, 1958, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He worked as a diesel mechanic and was a member of Long Haul Truckers. He loved animals and old muscle cars. Dale...
Pat Davis
Jun 6, 2019
Patricia Lynch Davis,76, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away June 6, 2019, at Ash Flat Healthcare and Rehab Center. She was born November 5, 1942, in Memphis. Pat was of the Baptist faith, an avid reader, excellent seamstress, leader of Girl Scouts and the Highland School District PTA, and a member of Arkansas Children’s Hospital Circle of Friends. She retired from...
William Barnett
Jun 2, 2019
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD, AND I HAVE FOLLOWED HIM HOME. I AM SAFE IN GREEN PASTURES WITH MY FLOCK. William Morris Barnett, 74, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born July 20, 1944, in Combes, Texas, to Bentley and Selma (Schultz) Barnett. William was a...
Louise Wadley
May 30, 2019
Louise Wadley, 79, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away May 30, 2019, in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was born September 9, 1939, in Stuart, Arkansas, to Howard and Helen Fraley. She was a cosmetologist and expert hair dresser. Louise was an avid bowler and had served as State Manager of the Arkansas Bowlers Association. “She knew all the rules” and was...
Jewell G Hooker
May 25, 2019
Jewell Gwynette Hooker, 64, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away May 25, 2019. She was born March 24, 1955, in Lakeland, Georgia, to Edgar and Jewell Cox Lee. Gwyn was of the Christian faith and had worked 15 years as an activities director in a nursing home. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Louise Hilstrap...
Gena Hill
May 17, 2019
Gena Lee Hill, 91, of Highland, Arkansas, passed away May 17, 2019, in Batesville. She was born in Center to Marshall and Minnie Causbie Buchanan. She was valedictorian of her Ash Flat, Arkansas, high school graduating class and completed business college in Chillicothe, Missouri. She had worked as secretary to the Treasurer of Pan-Am Southern Corporation in the oil industry....
Nelda Bettis
May 13, 2019
POCAHONTAS - Nelda Jean Bettis, 87, formerly of Highland and Delaplaine, passed away May 13, 2019, in Jonesboro. She was born February 27, 1932, in Monette, Arkansas. She was a member of Ash Flat Church of Christ and had worked as a hairdresser in her beauty shop. Nelda was preceded in death by her parents, Leon and Ruby Newman Hunt;...
Roger Smith
May 10, 2019
Above all things, love each other deeply... 1 Peter 4:8 Roger Othel Smith, 82, of Highland, Arkansas, passed away May 10, 2019. He was born May 16, 1936, in Melbourne, Arkansas. He loved his family and farm animals, especially horses and mules, and had worked as a truck driver. He was a member of Liberty Hill Church and a proud...
Lenora Carrier
May 6, 2019
Lenora Gretchen (Thomas) Carrier, 81, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, passed away May 6, 2019, at EagleCrest Nursing & Rehab Center in Ash Flat. She was born December 14, 1937, in Huntsville, Alabama. She loved her family and all animals. Her work experience included being a manager at Walmart. Private services will be at a later date. Arrangements are with Tri-County...
Edward Wilson
Apr 30, 2019
Edward Duane Wilson, 85, of Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, passed away April 30, 2019, in Batesville, Arkansas, at White River Medical Center. He was born July 1, 1933, in Dunkirk, Indiana, to Donald and Winifred (Robinson) Wilson. He was considered a "Jack of all Trades" and especially enjoyed any work or play outdoors on the ranch. He had been a steel...
Paul Richard Harris
Apr 27, 2019
Paul Richard Harris, 82, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away April 27, 2019, in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born May 10, 1936, in Berkeley, Illinois. Paul loved his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; his passion was playing golf. He was a stock car enthusiast and enjoyed NASCAR. He had worked as an electrician and was a proud veteran of...
Gene Groves
Apr 12, 2019
Delmar Eugene "Gene" Groves, 69, passed away at his home in Hardy, Arkansas. He was a United States military veteran and worked on off-shore oil rigs. Memorial services will be at a later date. Please leave donations for funeral expenses at Tri-County Funeral Home in Highland, Arkansas.
Debi Melbourne
Mar 30, 2019
Debra Lee Melbourne, 60, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019. She was born November 2, 1958, in Covina, California. Debi loved family activities outdoors, especially ones that involved a boat on the lake. She thoroughly enjoyed water skiing. She also liked camping and snow skiing. Survivors include her husband, Daniel; sons: Dustin (Mackenzie Dinger) of Benton, Arkansas,...
Hubert Smith
Mar 22, 2019
Hubert George Smith, 77, of Cedar Hill, Texas, died Friday, March 22, 2019. He was born July 19, 1941 in Hardy, Arkansas, the son of Jim and Theresa Smith, who preceded him in death. Hubert married Caroline Elaine Kent in Hardy in 1963 just before he departed to serve in the U.S. Army. They were a perfect couple whose good-natured...
Anthony DiIorio
Mar 11, 2019
Anthony J. DiIorio, Sr., 82, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, formerly of Las Vegas, passed away March 11, 2019, in Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was born June 1, 1936, in Rhode Island. Anthony was married for 62 years to Pauline with whom he traveled the entire United States of America. He served his country on duty in the U. S. Coast...
Margaret Cochran
Mar 10, 2019
Margaret Cochran, 69, of Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, passed away March 10, 2019, in a Springfield, Missouri, hospital. She was born August 31, 1949, in Pocahontas, Arkansas, to James Willard and Dolly Margaret (Cheek) Friel. She was a member of Shekinah Tabernacle in Wirth, Arkansas, and had worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant. Her hobbies included calling bingo and playing all...
Sylvester Metevia
Mar 7, 2019
Alva Sylvester Metevia, 101, formerly of Cherokee Village, passed away March 7, 2019, in Michigan. He had worked as a paramedic in Cherokee Village after retirement from working for Ford, Chrysler, and GM. He loved exercising, hunting, travelling, and bingo and was an avid bowler and golfer. The greatest thing he did in life was last year when he accepted...
James Hardy
Mar 6, 2019
James Lucas Hardy, 90, passed away in Searcy, Arkansas. He is survived by his wife, Vola Audrey (Sammons-Stanford) Hardy. Mr. & Mrs. Hardy were longtime members of First Baptist Church of Cherokee Village. Jim was retired from the U.S. Air Force as a photographer, and he loved to travel. Funeral services will be Friday, March 8, at 11 a.m. in...
Regena Wolford
Mar 3, 2019
Regena Renay Wolford, 66, of Highland, Arkansas, passed away March 3, 2019, at Ash Flat Healthcare and Rehab Center. She was born March 18, 1952, in Oregon, Ohio. She was a loving housewife and mother who enjoyed gardening. Regena was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Doris (Smith) Mata. Survivors include her husband, Charles Wolford; sons, Charles (Nela)...
Lena Hamilton
Feb 23, 2019
Lena Mae Goings Hamilton, 87, of Hardy, Arkansas, was born March 26, 1931, in Haynes, Arkansas, and peacefully entered into death February 23, 2019, at her home in Hardy. She was of the Church of Christ faith and a homemaker. Her hobbies included gardening, fishing, and loving her family and friends. Lena was preceded in death by her loving husband...
