Doug Wortham, Manager, Funeral Director & Embalmer
Doug and his wife Tammy along with their two children Danielle and Seth moved to Cherokee Village in 1998. Although new to the area they have long family ties to Sharp county.
Doug began working in the funeral profession in 1989 at Heath Funeral Home in Paragould.
He attended Southern (now Williams) Baptist College in Walnut Ridge and then moved on to attend Dallas Institute of Funeral Service, graduating in 1992. He attended U of A with a major in Crime Scene Investigation.  He also graduated from the Leadership Arkansas program in 1994 under the late Governor Jim Guy Tucker. Doug is also a National Registered EMT-A, and assists the local ambulance service when needed. He has been very active in the community, serving as the Lt. Governor for the District 19 Kiwanis Clubs and Past President of the Spring River Area Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Gideon's.   Doug is also a U.S. Army Veteran, serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom , having 30 years of service with the Army National Guard,  Doug became member of the Disaster Mortuary Response Team (DMORT) in July of 2000.  Doug also serves as a Deputy Coroner for Fulton County.  Doug and his family are members of Cherokee Village First Baptist Church. “I believe that the funeral profession is a ministry of helping people in grief and to assist them in a troubled time of their life. When not working I love to spend time with my family and grandchildren.”

Adam Bates, Funeral Director & Embalmer
Adam is a native to the Ash Flat area and joined the staff at Heath Funeral Home in 2004, working part time until  2006.  Before coming to the funeral home full time Adam worked for Wal Mart Stores Inc. and Cherokee Village Water Works.  In 2008 Adam changed from full time back to part time to pursue a career with the Ash Flat Fire Department.
Adam is a 1999 graduate of Highland High School and received his Mortuary Science Degree from Arkansas State University in 2006. He is an EMT–A and has served with the Ash Flat Fire Department since 1999;  he also serves as a Deputy Coroner for Fulton County.  Adam  is  a member of Wilson Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons  #432 in Hardy, and attends Friendship Baptist Church in Highland.
When not working Adam keeps busy with beekeeping, farming and trout fishing.
Adam and his wife Amy have two daughter's, Katlin and Emma, and live in the Ash Flat area. 

Wade Bellah, Funeral Director & Embalmer
Wade is a native to the Pocahontas area. He is a graduate of Pocahontas High School and The Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. He began his career in the funeral profession in 1973 at Heath Funeral Home in Paragould. In 1979 he left Paragould and moved to Northwest Arkansas where he worked until he retired to Alabama. In 1995 he moved back to this area and he started working part time at Heath Oak Hill Chapel.  Wade is a member of Imboden Baptist Church where he also serves as Sunday School Director,
Wade and his wife Pearl live in Imboden.
 

 Harvey and his wife Wanda are natives of Thayer Missouri.  Harvey served 20 years in the U.S. Navy.  After retiring from the Navy he and his family moved to Cherokee Village where he worked in rental property management for another 28 years.  Harvey began working with Heath Funeral Home in 2000.  Harvey and his wife currently live in Ash Flat.