Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Gracie L. Jones
Nov 25, 2013
Gracie L. Jones age 86 of Batesville died Monday, November 25, 2013 at a Batesville hospital. She was born October 21, 1927 at Wichita, Kansas to George and Grace French Hoenscheidt. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Gary Dwayne Jones...
Connie A. Worley Collier
Nov 23, 2013
Connie A. Worley Collier age 91 of Batesville died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Cherokee Village. She was born August 29, 1922 at Odell, Texas to Earnest L. and Ellen Jones Worley. She was retired owner/operator of Specialty Foods in Batesville and had also been post mistress and a gift shop manager both in Cherokee Village. She was a member...
Cloyce Naomi Wilcox
Nov 10, 2013
Cloyce Naomi Wilcox age 82 of Batesville died Sunday, November 10, 2013 at a local hospital. She was born December 29, 1930 at Searcy, Arkansas to Theodore and Ina (Meharg) Beaver. She was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville and a member of the Roosevelt Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 49...
Victor "Vic" Miesner
Nov 9, 2013
Victor “Vic” Miesner age 87 of Strawberry died Saturday November 9, 2013 at a Batesville hospital. He was born March 29, 1926 at Mora, Missouri to Martin Rudolph and Alma C. (Oelrichs) Miesner. He was a disabled veteran of the United States Marine Corps, having served in WWII. He was a member of the DAV, the VFW and was a...
William "W.E." Norris
Nov 8, 2013
William “W.E.” Norris age 85 of Batesville died Friday, November 8, 2013 at a Batesville hospital. He was born December 4, 1927 at Poughkeepsie, Arkansas to Otho and Mildred Norris. He was a U.S. Army Veteran having served from June 14, 1945 until January 1947. He was a retired Baptist minister and a member of the Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist...
Thurman A. Richardson
Nov 8, 2013
Thurman A. Richardson age 90 of Desha died Friday, November 8, 2013 at a Batesville hospital. He was born August 26, 1923 to John C. and Martha Stewart Richardson. He was a U.S. Army veteran, had worked for Keystone Steel and Wire in Bartonville, Illinois and Batesville Manufacturing in Batesville. In more recent years, he drove a van for the...
Dorothy Hilda Gersch Lemon
Nov 8, 2013
Dorothy Hilda Gersch Lemon age 90 of Southside died Friday, November 8, 2013 at a local nursing home. She was born February 25, 1923 at Brookhaven, Mississippi to Wm. Gersch and Lethia Case Gersch. She was retired from International Paper in Bastrop, Louisiana and was a member of the Southside United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her...
Bennie Adams
Oct 31, 2013
Bennie Adams age 69 of Heber Springs (formerly of Evening Shade) died Thursday, October 31, 2013 at his home. He was born January 2, 1944 at Batesville, Arkansas to Benjamin Franklin and Audley (Claxton) Adams. He was a retired school teacher and high school principal having served at Evening Shade, Dermott and Poughkeepsie. He was a veteran of the U.S....
Ted Farris
Oct 28, 2013
Ted Farris age 84 of Sidney died Monday, October 28, 2013 at a Batesville nursing home. He was born April 20, 1929 at Myron, Arkansas to John L. and Estel (Tadlock) Farris. He was a retired farmer, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers,...
Sue Johnson
Oct 22, 2013
Sue Johnson age 54 of Pleasant Plains died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at her home. She was born June 17, 1959 at Batesville, Arkansas to Alden Dale and Mary Jane (Girtman) Brightwell. She was co-owner of Tim Johnson Janitorial Service and a member of the Locust Grove Missionary Baptist Church. She enjoyed bowling, especially on Thursday mornings with the Ladies...
Don J. Richardson
Oct 20, 2013
Don J. Richardson age 63 of Strawberry died Sunday, October 20, 2013 at his home. He was born February 10, 1950 at Saffell, Arkansas to Bus and Verlon Richardson. He was a truck driver for 40 years and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Barbara Haney. Survivors include his wife of...
Martha E. Moore
Oct 16, 2013
Martha E. Moore age 86 of Pleasant Plains died Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at a Searcy hospital. She was born June 30, 1927 at Memphis, Tennessee to Thomas Alex and Iva Hays O’Dell. She was a homemaker and a member of the Banner Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lowell Moore; one son,...
Tiffany Rae Ramsey
Oct 15, 2013
Tiffany Rae Ramsey age 31 of Cave City died Tuesday, October 15, 2013. She was born August 4, 1982 at Bakersfield, California to Billy Ray and Beverly Ann Miller Ramsey. She was a CNA at Batesville Health and Rehab in Batesville. She loved her children and her family. She was preceded in death by her father; her grandmother, Barbara Miller...
Edna "Mema" Koonce
Oct 14, 2013
Edna “Mema” Koonce age 91 of Mountain View died Monday, October 14, 2013 at her home. She was born April 23, 1922 at Blytheville, Arkansas to Elbert and Oma Williams. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mount Joy Church in Mountain View. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Earnest Koonce; one son, Wayne...
Paul J. VanHorn
Oct 4, 2013
Paul J. VanHorn age 73 of Batesville died Friday, October 4, 2013 at his home. He was born April 7, 1940 at Bunney, Arkansas to Lee and Willie Ann Maddox VanHorn. He was a retired heavy equipment operator, former owner of P.J.’s Lawn Care, and a member of the Cushman Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his...
Lois Maxine Morley
Oct 2, 2013
Lois Maxine Morley age 72 of Poughkeepsie died Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at a Little Rock hospital. She was born October 13, 1940 at Roswell, New Mexico to Otho Ray and Lois Head. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Marvin Dalton and one sister, Eulalia Young. Survivors...
Lowell Stroud
Sep 30, 2013
Lowell Stroud age 88 of Batesville died Monday September 30, 2013 at Woodlawn Heights in Batesville. He was born May 12, 1925 at Sandtown, Arkansas to Aldrith R. and Ida Horn Stroud. He was retired from the United States Postal Service after serving 29 ½ years at the Batesville Post Office. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII, a...
Wanda Ruth Sylvester
Sep 30, 2013
Wanda Sylvester age 82 of Batesville died Monday, September 30, 2013 at a Batesville hospital. She was born April 15, 1931 at Pfeiffer, Arkansas to Joseph Jackson and Thelma Gladys Johnson Trent. She was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, William Sylvester. Survivors include...
Lylian Elizabeth Hudson
Sep 30, 2013
Lylian Elizabeth Hudson infant daughter of Randall Hudson III and Ashley Hudson of Floral died Monday September 30, 2013 at a Batesville hospital. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Randall Hudson Jr. and an uncle, Nick Hudson. Survivors include her parents of the home; grandparents, Terry and Diane Thompson of Floral, Lori Gwinn of Florida and John Whitmore...
Clifton Spurlock
Sep 21, 2013
Clifton Spurlock age 74 of Center died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at his home. He was born January 17, 1939 at Sitka, Arkansas to Raymond and Una Carver Spurlock. He was a retired cattle farmer and carpenter and a member of the Bettis Town Church of Christ at Center. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his...
