Daryl R. Highman, 76, of Senecaville, Ohio, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2023, at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge, Ohio.
 He was born at Graysville, Ohio, on June 17, 1947, a son of the late Lawrence and Gladys Smith Highman.
 He was a retired truck driver traveling all over the United States and was a former coal miner at the Y & O Mine. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam era. Daryl was also a member of the V.F.W. post 5303, Woodsfield, Ohio.
 He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gambling and driving fast.
 Surviving are his wife, Nina Smithberger Highman whom he married on September 14, 1968; two sons, Rick (Tammie) Highman of Zanesville, Ohio, Rusty (Heather) Highman of Senecaville, Ohio; four brothers, Paul (Becky) Highman of Woodsfield, Ohio, Greg (Susan) Highman of Graysville, Ohio, Roger (Jackie) Highman of Woodsfield, Roy (Melody) Highman of Graysville; one granddaughter, Alexis Highman; one step-granddaughter, Kaylee Smith.
 Friends will be received at Watters Funeral Home, 37501 State Route 78 West, Woodsfield, from 3 – 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 27, 2023, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 28, 2023.
 Burial will follow in the Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield.