Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Debbie Dustin
March 7, 2015
Debbie Dustin, 56, of Imboden, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born July 15, 1958, in Norfork, Virginia, to Doris Dustin. Debbie was a waitress for many years and of non-denominational faith. She was preceded in death by her father and one sister Kim Dustin. Survivors include her mother and sisters Nancy and Doris,...
Joanne Norell
March 1, 2015
Joanne Margaret Skoglund Norell, 81, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed Sunday, March 1, 2015, at the Healthcare and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was born April 20, 1933, in Superior, Wisconsin, to Hjalmer and Violet Anderson Skoglund. Mrs. Norell was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Cherokee Village and had volunteered at Mission of Hope in Hardy...
Virginia Irene Baird
February 13, 2015
Virginia Irene King Baird, age 91, of Williford, Arkansas, died peacefully in her sleep on February 13, 2015, at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was born April 1, 1923, to Moses Price King and Bertha Pearl Wilson King. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to all who knew her. She was a...
Margaret Story
February 12, 2015
Margaret Story, 83, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015, at her home. She was born July 3, 1931, in Bruce, Mississippi, to Rudolph and Exy (Patterson) Vanlandingham. Mrs. Story was a housewife and loving mother, a friend to all, and a member of First Baptist Church of Cherokee Village. She was preceded in death by her...
Peter Massie
February 12, 2015
Peter W. Lake Massie, 79, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, departed this life on February 12, 2015, after a long illness. He was born February 9, 1936, in Mt. Kisco, Westchester, New York, to Howard Lake and Marguerite (Crocheron) Lake Massie. Peter spent most of his growing-up years in Orlando, Florida, where he graduated from Edgewater High School in 1954. He...
Joe E. Stacey
February 9, 2015
Joe Stacey, 88, of Cherokee Village, Ark. passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ash Flat, Ark. He was born Aug. 20, 1926, in Clever, Mo., to Otto and Chloris Stacey. Joe served his country in the U.S. Navy. He had worked for International Harvester for 37 years before retiring to Cherokee Village in...
Dorothy Anne Fulghum
February 6, 2015
Dorothy Anne Fulghum, 85, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died February 6, 2015, at the Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. Mrs. Fulghum was born August 24,1929, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Lawrence Edward and Agnes (Leech) Reed. She volunteered in many different ways throughout her life and was a member of the Cherokee Village United Methodist Church. She was...
Elden "Bud" Lewis Holm
February 5, 2015
Elden "Bud" Holm, 88, of Hardy, Arkansas, died February 5, 2015, at his home. He was born October 23, 1926, in Rembrandt, Iowa, to Lewis and Edna Klutz Holm. He was a plumber for many years and a member of the Elks Lodge in Highland, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Loren "Butch" Holm, and...
Larry Wayne Aldridge
February 4, 2015
Larry W. Aldridge, 59, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at Ash Flat Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born December 9, 1955, in Barrien Center, Michigan, to L.C. and Mary Miller Aldridge. He was a member of the Ash Flat Church of God and an extremely caring person, a friend to all who knew him....
Aubra Gonterman
January 14, 2015
Aubra Gonterman, 94, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born the son of Orville Simpson Gonterman and Carrie Pearl Thompson Gonterman in Cub Run, Kentucky, on December 28, 1920. Mr. Gonterman was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and worked for General Electric in...
Caiden Jordan
January 9, 2015
Caiden Jordan of Cherokee Village was born at White River Medical Center in Batesville and passed away in Little Rock at Arkansas Children's Hospital. He was preceded in death by his grandfather Dennis Jones. Survivors include his mother Callie Jones and father Cole Jordan; grandmothers Tracey Witherspoon and Sherrie Jones; great-great-grandmother Helen Maxwell; uncles Daniel and David Jones and Jaime...
Jimmy Gee
January 7, 2015
Jimmy Gee, 78, of Cherokee Village, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at a local hospital. He was born June 28, 1936, in Blytheville to Woodrow and Ruby Reed Gee. He was preceded in death by his parents, step-mother Elzene Gee, a daughter Stacy Caviness, and brother Lynn Gee. He is survived by his partner Louise Swink of Cherokee Village, son...
Donald Reed
January 4, 2015
Donald E. "Pastor Don" Reed, 70, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born September 7, 1944, in Chicago Heights, Illinois, to Walter J. and Lois Rhine Reed. He worked in many varied jobs throughout life and was a pastor of non-denominational faith. He was preceded...
Melvin Rick
January 3, 2015
Melvin Rick, 91, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Ash Flat Healthcare and Rehab in Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was born in Danville, Illinois, on January 27, 1923, to Peter and Emilie Lange Rick. He was a member of Peace Lutheran Church of Cherokee Village and had retired as a supervisor for CSX Railroad. He...
Annette Plummer
January 2, 2015
Annette Plummer, 91, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. She was born in Gary, Indiana, on February 6, 1923, to John Francis and Anna Mulvey Plummer. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church of Cherokee Village for 42 years and was an efficient office worker. She...
Robert "Bob" Ray Garrett
January 1, 2015
Robert "Bob" Ray Garrett, 88, of Cherokee Village, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born on September 24, 1926, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Jesse Louis Garrett and Julia Jerusha Summers. He had worked as a switchman in the Plant Department of Bell South and was a member of the Spring...
Zelma Lea Wilson
December 23, 2014
Zelma L. Wilson, 81, of Koshkonong, Missouri, died Tuesday, December 23, in Thayer, Mo. She was born on September 18, 1933, in Poughkeepsie, Arkansas, to Leaton Monroe and Miranda Belle Goff Goings. Mrs. Wilson was of the Church of Christ faith. She had worked as a waitress, was a housewife, and was married to Bryan J. Wilson for 65 years....
George D. King Jr.
December 18, 2014
George D. King Jr., 81, of Springdale, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2014, in Springdale. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, on March 13, 1933, to Carrie S. (Thetford) and George D. King Sr. He was of the Baptist faith and worked as an engineer and contractor for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents and...
Janice Anita Howard
December 17, 2014
Janice Anita "Mimi" Howard, 66, of Agnos, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was born in Bakersfield, California, on August 8, 1948, to Thelma (Davenport) and William Robert "Dub" Garner. Jan was a Christian and a member of First Baptist Church of Cherokee Village. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother,...
