Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Cheryl Reilly
Aug 11, 2016
Cheryl Anne Reilly, 54, of West Plains, Missouri, died Thursday, August 11, 2016. She was born July 22, 1962, at Frankfurt, Germany. She was a teller in the banking industry and of the Baptist faith. Cheryl was also a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include her children, Jason (Allison) Grant of Paragould and Jessica (Dennis) Fears of Oxford; parents,...
Charles Mudford
Aug 9, 2016
Charles S. Mudford, 81, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at his home. He was born March 5, 1935, at Texarkana, Arkansas, to Avon and Lottie Johnson Mudford. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 18 years and did three tours in Vietnam. Charles became a carpenter and builder. He was preceded in death by his...
Mary Cooper
Aug 5, 2016
Mary Loueita Sims Cooper, 86, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died Friday, August 5, 2016, at her home. She was born March 14, 1930, in Guthrie, Oklahoma, to Franklin and Madge Rudd Sims. Mary had worked on the assembly line at Baxter Lab, was of the Baptist faith, and was a member of Eastern Star in Hardy. She also served on...
Marland Petit
Aug 2, 2016
Marland Ray Petit, 88, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born April 21, 1928, at Westville, Illinois, to Earl and Eunice Martin Petit. Marland was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving as Chief Petty Officer. He played any stringed instrument at Hardy Junction Music Hall. He...
James Jackson
Jul 25, 2016
James Lee Roy Jackson, 87, of Couch, Missouri, died Monday, July 25, 2016, at Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was born June 6, 1929, at Peoria, Illinois. Mr. Jackson served in the U.S. Navy for seven years and was a Merchant Seaman for 35 years. He worked as a truck driver for 10 years. He was preceded in death by his...
Wilnoree Long
Jul 10, 2016
Wilnoree Murphy Long, 83, of the Liberty Hill community, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016, at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat. She was born October 5, 1932, at Osceola to Ray and Thelma Schales Murphy. She married Wayburn Long on December 26, 1956, and together they operated the family farm for thirty years. Mrs. Long worked as...
Jimmie Crane
Jul 9, 2016
Jimmie Wayne Crane, 74, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born November 5, 1941, at Marysville, California, to John and Clara Belle Hurst Crane. Mr. Crane served in the U.S. Navy for seven and a half years on the U.S.S. Nereus (AS-17) and was a fireman...
Jimmy Don Hamm
Jul 4, 2016
Jimmy Don Hamm, 65, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Monday, July 4, 2016. He was born October 13, 1950, in Brinkley, Arkansas. He had worked as a mechanical engineer for Buckeye Seed Company in Little Rock, Arkansas, and was a Jehovah's Witness who attended Kingdom Hall in Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Hamm,...
Mark Kerr
Jun 17, 2016
Mark Glynn Kerr, 58, formerly of Williford, Arkansas, died Friday, June 17, 2016, at his home in Bryan, Texas. He was born January 28, 1958, at Jonesboro, Arkansas. Mark was a field drilling operation manager for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and a member of Wilson Masonic Lodge #432. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther Dean and Betty Ruth...
Clarence Horton
Jun 6, 2016
Clarence Gaylen Horton, 82, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away Monday, June 6, 2016. He was born August 28, 1933, at Ash Flat, Arkansas, to Jeffrey Bruce and Hattie Beatrice (Schales) Horton. He was an electrician both in the U. S. Navy and in retirement. Clarence was a member of Hardy United Methodist Church. He loved John Wayne movies and Louis...
Nora Smith
Jun 4, 2016
Nora (Gaytan) Smith, 68, a homemaker in Hardy, Arkansas, died Saturday, June 4, 2016. She was born June 6, 1947, at Gilford, Michigan, to Alvaro and Rafaela Galvan Gaytan. Nora was preceded in death by her parents and four young siblings. She loved her family, Facebook, shopping, and her CATS. Survivors include her husband, Douglas W. Smith; her children, Wesley...
Kathleen Gillihan
May 25, 2016
Kathleen Gillihan, 55, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016. She was born April 28, 1961, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mason Gillihan. Survivors include her children, Jake Newhouse of Florida, Matthew Newhouse and Alyssa Newhouse, both of Arkansas; her parents, Allen and Penny (Foran) Kenna; a sister, Colleen Kenna of Arkansas;...
Mary Adams
May 15, 2016
Mary Ruth Adams, 69, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at her home. She was born November 10, 1946, at Lonoke, Arkansas. She was a housewife, loving wife and mother. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, John and Maimi (Colter) Carmichael, four brothers and two sisters. Survivors include her husband, Carthel Adams of the home;...
Willie Kimbler
May 13, 2016
Willie F. "Bill" Kimbler, 83, passed away May 13, 2016, at his home near Hardy, Arkansas. He was born January 26, 1933, in Johnson County, Kentucky, to Paris and Sophia (McCloud) Kimbler. After spending three years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War aboard the USS Missouri, Bill spent his working years operating Kimbler's Garage in Marion, Ohio. He...
Marva Bledsoe
May 12, 2016
Marva Jean Patton Bledsoe went to be with her Lord May 12, 2016. She was born March 30, 1934, in Memphis, Tennessee. Jean was a wonderful friend to many people and a loving wife and mother. She spent eight years traveling the United States with the love of her life, Virgil Bledsoe, before settling down in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. Her...
Fern Parker
May 11, 2016
Fern L. Fogarty Parker, 96, of Hardy, Arkansas, died Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was born June 7, 1919, near Paton in Greene County, Iowa, to Pearl and Frank Fogarty. Fern attended schools in Greene County, Iowa, and graduated from Paton High School in 1937. That same year she married...
Garry Russell
May 9, 2016
Captivating storyteller, serious but fun-loving fisherman and hunter, and internationally-known television personality, Garry "Crowbar" Russell, 61, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016. He was born June 21, 1954, in Hawaii to Jackie (Talley) and Jerry Russell and graduated from Highland High School in 1972. "Crowbar" was an active member of Ash Flat Crossroads Baptist Church and was...
Joseph Scheschi
May 5, 2016
Joseph A. Scheschi, 75, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Thursday, May 5, 2016 at his home. He was born March 14, 1941, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Joseph had been a warehouse worker for Target and was a member of Spring River Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Norbert A. and Ella Mae Hendrickson Scheschi, and a...
Tommy N. Taylor
Apr 30, 2016
Tommy N. Taylor, 67, of Highland, Arkansas, died Saturday, April 30, 2016, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born March 23, 1949, at Ravenden, Arkansas, to Leonard and Wilma "Modell" Pickett Taylor. Tom was a truck driver, loving husband, father, grandfather and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents and one infant...
Lamon Bearden
Apr 19, 2016
Lamon Barton Bearden, 77, of Hardy, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Born March 26, 1939, in Poughkeepsie, Arkansas, he was the son of Jess and Vela (Runsick)Bearden. A resident for many years of Kokomo, Indiana, he worked for Cuneo Press and was a retiree of Penn Dixie Steel. After study at Ivy Tech in Kokomo, he became a...
