Highland, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Highland, Sharp & Fulton Counties in AR
Wendall Smith
Oct 21, 2023
Wendall Ray Smith, 67, of Glencoe, Arkansas passed away October 21, 2023 at his home. He was born February 12, 1956 in Jonesboro, Arkansas to Kenneth and Barbara Blevins Smith, both who preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Tena Burton Smith; his children: Shane Smith (Jessica) and Ashley Bateman (Josh); his beloved grandchildren, Kooper "Thumper" and Raya Bateman...
Anna Bryant-Brink
Oct 13, 2023
Anna Starr Bryant-Brink, 32, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away October 13, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was born July 20, 1991 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Anna had worked in the food service industry and was pursuing a degree in agri business at Ozarka College in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Anna enjoyed...
John Story
Oct 9, 2023
John Story, 97, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away Monday, October 9, 2023 at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was born May 25, 1926 in Lepanto, Arkansas to Ben and Ida Smothers Story. As a young man, John became a truck driver for Portis Mercantile and operated heavy duty equipment in the agriculture industry in...
Carolyn Lawrence
Oct 8, 2023
Carolyn Ruth Lawrence, 94, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023 at EagleCrest Nursing & Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She was born October 18, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois to Glenn and Louise Morgan Lawrence. Carolyn did clerical work in the tool and dye industry and enjoyed flower arranging and baking. Survivors include her children and their...
Jesse Couch
Sep 25, 2023
Celebration of Life services for Jesse Couch, 36, of Hardy, Arkansas will be Thursday, September 28, from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Johnson Center (previously the senior citizen center) in Hardy on Johnson St.
Max Mahon
Sep 20, 2023
Max Wayne Mahon, 84, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away at his home. He was born in Edgewood, Illinois to Ellis and Rose Colwell Mahon, both who predeceased him along with several brothers and sisters. He had attended college as an English major hoping to be a teacher, but life happened and Max became an ACE automotive mechanic who worked...
Arthur "Moe" Sliger
Sep 16, 2023
Arthur "Moe" Sliger, 71, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away at his home Saturday, September 16, 2023. He was born October 18, 1951 in Johnson City, Tennessee and became a builder remodeling houses. He was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and loved fishing and deer hunting. Moe was preceded in death by his parents, Chester Lee and Marjorie Jane...
Donna Brink
Sep 11, 2023
Donna Mae Brink, 91, of Williford, Arkansas passed away Monday, September 11, 2023 at Shady Oaks Nursing Home in Thayer, Missouri. She was born in Buck Grove, Iowa. She had worked as a restaurant waitress and was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Cherokee Village, Arkansas. Her passion was loving her grandkids. Donna was preceded in death by her...
Jackie Tucker
Sep 10, 2023
Jackie R. Tucker, 87, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away Sunday, September 10, 2023 at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat. She was born March 15, 1936 in Oil Trough, Arkansas and was preceded in death by her parents, Irl and Mildred Langston Ruddell; a sister, Chloe Pitts; and a brother, Adler Ruddell. A member of First Baptist...
Delores Wutke
Aug 30, 2023
Delores Eleanor Wutke, 77, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away August 30, 2023 at her home. She was born February 12, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She became a homemaker who loved reading (especially the paranormal romance genre), watching wrestling on television, and using her iPad. Survivors include her four daughters: Mary Easterling of Hardy, Patty Staggs of Foley, Alabama, Laura Langston...
Keith Ruetten
Aug 29, 2023
Robert Keith Ruetten, 86, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away August 29, 2023 at EagleCrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was born December 8, 1936 in Wisconsin to Reynold and Helen O'Brien Ruetten. Keith worked as an operational manager of heavy equipment. He was a "jack of all trades" who loved "to tinker" in versatile endeavors. He...
Larry Jones
Aug 18, 2023
Larry Lee Jones, 82, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away August 18, 2023 at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born October 21, 1940 in Paris, Illinois. He worked with All-Tell communications for more than forty years. More recently he was employed as a delivery driver for O'Reilly Auto Parts in Ash Flat, Arkansas. Larry enjoyed fishing...
Dorothy Smith
Aug 17, 2023
Dorothy Smith, 72, of Corning, Arkansas passed away August 17, 2023 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born April 16, 1951 in Koshkonong, Missouri to Noril and Katy Christian Smith. Dorothy thoroughly enjoyed yard sales, gardening, tending to flower beds, fishing, and keeping her mind sharp with word searches. She had worked as a restaurant cook. Family and friends will have...
Peyton Brashear
Aug 11, 2023
Peyton Janine Brashear, infant daughter of Brittany Brashear, was born and departed this world August 11, 2023 in West Plains, Missouri. She is survived by her mother of Calico Rock; her maternal grandmother, Kelly Brashear, also of Calico Rock; maternal great-grandmother, Patsy Powell of Horseshoe Bend; and several aunts and uncles. Peyton was preceded in death by her brother, Miles...
Jannie Clayton
Aug 8, 2023
Jannie Faye Clayton, 67, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away August 8, 2023 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born April 21, 1956 in Blytheville, Arkansas to Owen Monroe and Eula Mae (McGill) Wallace. She became a wife and homemaker who loved spoiling all kids. As a member of Spring Lake Baptist Church in Williford, Arkansas, she...
Anna Belle Evans
Aug 6, 2023
Anna Belle Evans, 83, of Hardy, Arkansas passed away at her home. She was born in Hardy to Floyd Clifford and Josephine Glapinski Henry, both who preceded her in death. Others in Anna's large family who died before she did were her brothers: Bill, Dennis, and Clifford; her sister, Barbara; three daughters: Kimberly, Barbara, and Dena Kay; and a son-in-law,...
Bobby Gentry
Aug 5, 2023
Bobby Vernon Gentry, 79, of Ash Flat, Arkansas left this world to be in the arms of his Heavenly Father on August 5, 2023. Bobby was born June 3, 1944 to Ira R. and Ila C. (Spires) Gentry in Jacksonville, Illinois. Bobby was a member of the Liberty Hill Church near Hardy, Arkansas where he attended until his health failed....
Rebecca Albright
Jul 29, 2023
Rebecca Ann Casey Albright, 76, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away peacefully July 29, 2023 in the care of Arkansas Continued Care Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born January 31, 1947 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to Iris Hammonds and Henry Casey and lived a life full of love with her brothers, Mike and Larry, and sister, Patricia. She worked...
Juanita Sue Phelps
Jul 22, 2023
Juanita Sue Phelps, 78, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away Saturday, July 22, 2023 in Batesville, Arkansas at White River Medical Center. She was born on August 24, 1944 in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas to Rupert and Georgia (Fink) Ragsdale. Sue was a member of the Williford Church of Christ and a homemaker. She always had a sweet smile and gave...
Jacky Haskins
Jul 21, 2023
Jacky Lynn Haskins, 75, of Ash Flat, Arkansas died Friday, July 21, 2023 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. Born August 16, 1947 in Ash Flat, Jack was the son of Dale & Treva Kissinger Haskins. He served his country in the U.S. Army and Reserves from 1970 to1976 and was a founding member of the Ash Flat...
