Harry Thomas Highfill, 73, of Rector died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.

He was born Oct. 26, 1932, in Paragould to the late Everett and Audie (Walker) Highfill and was married Sept. 18, 1965 to Clara Ann Greenway.

He also was preceded in death by a daughter, Becky Wright; two brothers, James and Danny Highfill, and one sister, Mary Sterling.

He was an Army veteran of the Korean conflict, a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church and had worked at Bucy Implement Company and as a carpenter.

Survivors include his wife, Clara Ann Highfill, of the home; one son and daughter-in-law, Harry and Dixie Highfill of Rector; four daughters and sons-in-law, Vicki and Sid Schlenker of Bismarck, Regina and Randy Cravens of Portageville, Mo., Judy and Tommy Sisneros of Rector and Felecia Bay Derring of Paragould; four sisters and two brothers-in-law, Barbara and Arlos O'Dell of St. Charles, Mo., Joyce and Jack Burns of Niles, Mich., Sharon Grubbs of Piggott and Annetta Greenway of Piggott; 13 grandchildren, Joey, Theresa, Jessica, Christopher, Vincent, Venessa, Bethany, Bradley, Adam, Kayla, Cody, Morgan and Huston; and two great-grandchildren, McKenzie and Isabella.

Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, at Irby Funeral Home Chapel in Rector with Bro. Marvin Tate and Bro. Larry Jolly officiating. Burial was in Linwood Cemetery at Paragould.

Active pallbearers were Donnie Greenway, David Brown, Dick Harris, Marvin Jolly, Don Mosley and David Mosley. Honorary pallbearers were Jim Ed Martin and Floyd Ellis.