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Submitted: 5/23/18 • Approved: 5/25/18 • Last Updated: 5/28/18 • R1224115-G242745-S3
Melvin
March 16, 1915 - January 21, 1971
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Times
Thursday, January 21, 1971
Bentonville — Melvin H. Hight, 55, of Hiwassee, died today in a Fayetteville hospital. Born March 16, 1915 in Fredonia, Kan., he was a retired plumber, a veteran of World War II and a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Ruby Pruitt Hight of the home; one daughter, Linda of the home; twin sons, Johnny Dale and Donny Gail; both of the home; one step-son, Roy Eugene Roberts of the home; six brothers and three sisters.
Arrangements will be announced by Burns Funeral Home.
Ruby
September 12, 1922 - October 14, 2013
*Obituary
Benton County Daily Record
Wednesday, October 16 2013
HIWASSE — Ruby Pruitt Roberts Hight, 91, of Hiwasse, Ark., died Oct. 14, 2013, at Circle of Life Hospice Home at Legacy Village, Bentonville, Ark.
She was born Sept. 12, 1922, in Swain, Ark., to James Franklin and Sarah Elizabeth Cooksey Pruitt. She was the 10th child born to this union. She was raised north of Hiwasse, and attended school in Hiwasse.
She later married Austin Lloyd Roberts and they had one son Roy Eugene (Gene) Roberts. Austin was killed in action in the Battle of the Bulge on Dec. 24, 1944.
After the war, she married Melvin Howard Hight. They lived in Rogers, Ark., and later moved to Hiwasse. They had three children.
She was a Sunday school teacher and member of the Hiwasse Church of Christ. She was an active member of the PTA in Hiwasse. She was a member of the Eastern Star. She served on the election board for a number of years in Hiwasse.
Survivors include three sons, Gene Roberts of Centerton, Ark., John and Jacki Hight of Granby, Mo., Don and Debi Hight of Bella Vista, Ark.; one daughter Linda Fisher, Indiahoma, Okla.; grandchildren, Tom E. Fisher, Adam and Missi Hight, Sean and Amy Hight, Sarah Elizabeth Hight, Shelly Mahoney; great-grandchildren, Brad Fisher, Cody Fisher, Darbi Lee Hight, Torin Hight, Quinn Hight, Emma Rose Mahoney and Meghan Mahoney. Also a number of nieces and nephews, her church family and a host of friends who loved her dearly.
Visitation will be 12:30 to 2 p.m. today, Oct. 16, 2013, with funeral services at 2 p.m. at the Hiwasse Church of Christ with Mr. Jack Sandlin officiating.
Interment will follow in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Circle of Life Hospice of Bentonville. Arrangements by Benton County Funeral Home, 306 N. Fourth St., Rogers. Online condolence to www.bentoncountyfuneralhome.com.
Married January 19, 1946
Contributed on 5/23/18 by judyfrog
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