Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Steve R. Smith
September 30, 2012
Steve R. Smith, age 62, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away Sunday, September 30, 2012 at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born July 30, 1950 in Mount Clemens, Michigan to John and Violet (Wirth) Smith. He was in the auto industry for 20 years and then owned a tool shop in Michigan. He was also a...
Danny Rizzo
September 20, 2012
Danny Rizzo, age 99, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas died Thursday, September 20, 2012 at Eaglecrest Nursing Home in Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was born in Marsicovetre, Italy on August 19, 1913 to Francesco and Maria (Curcio) Rizzo. He was a mechanical engineer for Lindberg Engineering Company of Chicago, Illinois. He was an avid golfer, avid reader of history, and a...
Tina L. Freeman
September 20, 2012
Tina L. Freeman, age 53, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas died Thursday, September 20, 2012 at UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born December 7, 1959 in Memphis, Tennessee to Maxie Geano Farmer and Mary (Kincade) Horton. She was a loving wife and homemaker. Tina was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion. She was preceded...
Jean L. (Hokonson) Johnson
September 20, 2012
Jean L. (Hokonson) Johnson of Eaglecrest Nursing Home in Ash Flat, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2012. Jean was born March 22, 1920 in Batavia, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Robert Carl Johnson. She is survived by her three sons, James B. Johnson and wife Jeri of Highland, Arkansas, Robert A...
Ramona L (Huffmaster) Barron
September 11, 2012
Ramona L. (Huffmaster) Barron, age 82, of Hardy, Arkansas died Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at her home. She was born February 16, 1930 in Ash Flat, Arkansas to John Claude and Dolly (Kent) Huffmaster. She was a homemaker and attended the Assembly of God Church in Highland, Arkansas. She was a loving sister and friend to all who knew her....
Lily M. de Maldonado
September 8, 2012
Lily M. de Maldonado “Mama”, age 86, of Highland, Arkansas, formerly of Puerto Rico, died Saturday, September 8, 2012 at her home. She was born July 10, 1926 in Caguas, Puerto Rico to Pablo Morales and Rita Carrasquillo. She was a legal secretary for the Supreme Court in Puerto Rico for many years and a member of the Cowboy Church...
Jo Ann Emert-Urton
September 3, 2012
Jo Ann Emert-Urton, age 78, of Highland, Arkansas, formerly of Council Bluffs, Iowa, died Monday, September 3, 2012 at the Ash Flat Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was born February 4, 1934 to Fred Mayborn and Dora Myrtle (Prewitt) Wrightman. Jo Ann and her husband, Charles Emert, owned and managed the Woodland Court Motel located in...
Timothy Camden Scott Swindle
August 30, 2012
Timothy Camden Scott Swindle passed away August 30, 2012 at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born August 30, 2012 in Batesville, Arkansas to Jerry and Carrie (Shroyer) Swindle. He was preceded in death by his Grandfather, Timothy Craig Shroyer; Great Grandmother, Janice Lampman; Great-Great Grandmothers, Glenis Funkhouser and Marcella Wilson; one maternal Aunt; one maternal Uncle;...
Bettye Ellen Kunkel
August 20, 2012
Bettye Ellen Kunkel, age 85, of Ash Flat, AR, passed away Monday, August 20, 2012 at her home in Ash Flat. She was born June 30, 1927 in New Mexico to Henry and Margaret (Hollinsworth) Bishop. She was a postal clerk for the United States Postal Service and she was a retired veteran of the WAC. She was preceded in...
Roger Michael Dries
August 19, 2012
Roger Dries, age 64, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas died Sunday, August 19, 2012 at Salem, Arkansas. No services are planned at this time. All arrangements are by Tri-County Funeral Home of Highland, Arkansas. www.tricountyfuneralhome.com
Jimmy Lee Vessels Jr.
August 14, 2012
Jimmy Lee Vessels, Jr., age 49, of Hardy, Arkansas died Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born June 16, 1963 in Massachusetts to Jimmy Lee Sr. and Arlene (Peterson) Vessels. He was preceded in death by his mother. Survivors include one son, Gabriel Vessels of Texarkana, Arkansas; three daughters, Ashley Payton of Ash Flat, Arkansas, Amanda...
Carlos Earl Cochran
July 27, 2012
Carlos Earl Cochran, age 86, of Ash Flat, Arkansas died Friday, July 27, 2012 at his home. He was born October 16, 1925 at Stuart, Arkansas to Robert and Dollie (Fletcher) Cochran. He was a distribution service manager for Good Year Tire Company for 36 years. He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Carla Sue Graham; and...
Sandra Lee Pierson
July 20, 2012
Sandra Lee Pierson, age 69, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas died Friday, July 20, 2012 at her home. She was born February 15, 1943 at Freeport, Illinois to William and Betty (Rehfeld) Ness. She was an assembly line and office worker for Siemens Furnas Electric for 35 years. She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Helene Pierson; one...
Antonio Lemos
July 11, 2012
Antonio Lemos, retired Sergeant 1st Class U.S. Army, age 86, of Melbourne, Arkansas formerly of Sun Lake, Arizona, died Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at Calico Rock, Arkansas. He was born June 8, 1926 at Holyoke, Massachusetts. Antonio was a Master Sergeant for the United States Army, an engineer, master plumber, and master locksmith. He was a member of the Sun...
Melinda Jean Seward
July 10, 2012
Melinda Jean Seward, age 45, of Hardy, Arkansas died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at her home. She was born January 10, 1967 to James W. and Martha Mae (Goings) Park. She was a Food Service Director for the Highland School District for 22 years and a member of the Ward Street Church of Christ located in Hardy, Arkansas. Survivors include...
Pamela Jane Thompson Olson
July 4, 2012
Pamela Jane (Thompson) Olson, age 55, of Evening Shade, Arkansas died Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at Norman, Oklahoma. She was born March 19, 1957 at Kansas City, Kansas to John Richard and Mary Jo (Kenner) Thompson Sr. She was a surveyor for the pipeline. She was preceded in death by her father, John Richard Thompson Sr., her step-father, Charles Edler,...
Robert John Renihan
July 2, 2012
Robert John Renihan, age 81, of Hardy, Arkansas died Monday, July 2, 2012 at his home. He was born March 24, 1931 at Indianapolis, Indiana to Arthur W. and Dorthy Leona (Liveley) Renihan. He was a service engineer for Detroit Diesel Allison and a member of the Liberty Hill Church. He also served in the Navy as an aviation machinist....
Gordon Ray Martin
June 26, 2012
Gordon Ray Martin was born in Ash Flat, Arkansas, December 20, 1926, to Sam and Orcie Martin and died on June 26, 2012, at the age of 85 years, 6 months, and 6 days. He was married to Evelyn Lois Adams on January 20, 1947 and to this union four children were born. He was preceded in death by his...
Anthony "Tony" Robert Malone Sr.
June 25, 2012
Anthony “Tony” Malone Sr. age 75 of Highland, Arkansas died Monday, June 25, 2012 at his home. He was born June 17, 1937 at Clinton, Indiana to Donald and Ellen (Sanders) Malone. He was in the United States Army. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Michael Malone. Survivors include his wife Billie (Kent) Malone of...
Mayland Keith Helland
June 13, 2012
M. Keith Helland, age 80, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas died Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Batesville, Arkansas. He was born May 1, 1932 at Ellendale, Minnesota to Herman and Gladys (Mayland) Helland. He was a Milwaukee Public School teacher for over thirty years and a member of the Cherokee Village Lutheran Church, the Elks Lodge #2539, and a former volunteer...
