Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Sylvia Elizabeth Johnson
Sep 10, 2012
Sylvia Elizabeth Johnson age 85 of Batesville died Monday September 10, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born February 7, 1927 at to Joseph Robert and Roxie Rogers Chesney. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jimmie B. Johnson; a daughter-in-law, Ginger Johnson; two sisters, Ruby Neil Bryant and Lucille Lafarlette; two...
Roy Clarence Conway
Sep 8, 2012
Roy Conway age 80 of Evening Shade died Saturday September 8, 2012 at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem. He was born January 3, 1932 at Evening Shade, Arkansas to John Clarence and Ollice Carrie Wade Conway. He was a retired sawmill owner and operator and a member of the Faith Assembly of God Church in Evening Shade where he...
Robert Earl Upton
Sep 7, 2012
Robert Earl Upton age 65 of Cave City died Friday September 7, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born October 27, 1946 at Half Moon Bay, California to Everette Nathaniel and Maxine Elizabeth Jones Upton. He was a retired U.S. Army Veteran having served in Vietnam. He was preceded in death by his parents and...
Donald Alexander Weaver
Sep 5, 2012
Donald Alexander Weaver age 73 of Guion died Wednesday September 5, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born August 10, 1939 at Whittier, California to Bill and Bonnie Arnold Weaver. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy having served as a Seabee, a mechanic and a member of the Church of Christ at...
Darcel Griffin
Sep 4, 2012
Darcel Griffin age 80 of Sidney died Tuesday September 4, 2012 at his home. He was born August 26, 1932 at Sidney, Arkansas to Mitt and Ruth Griffin. He was a farmer and a member of the Sidney Baptist Church. He enjoyed St. Louis Cardinals baseball, fishing, hunting, gardening, raising watermelons and peddling produce. He was preceded in death by...
Merle Rutledge Seuberth
Aug 31, 2012
Merle Rutledge Seuberth age 86 of Batesville, Arkansas, passed peacefully with her family beside her bed on August 31,2012 at 5:30 a.m. She was born July 26, 1926 at Huff, Arkansas, the eighth child of Obed and Rachael Rutledge. She was preceded in death by her six siblings, Les, Gene, George, Ann, Mack, and Bertha; and twin brother, Bill. Merle...
Mike Kendall
Aug 31, 2012
Mike Kendall age 64 of Batesville died Friday August 31, 2012 at his home. He was born January 16, 1948 at Batesville, Arkansas to W.S. “Dub” and Willene Carpenter Kendall. He worked in banking and securities for 26 years having established Kendall Financial Consultants in 1988 and established Citizens Financial Services at Citizens Bank in 1995. He was a member...
Robert "Bob" Lashley
Aug 31, 2012
Robert “Bob” Lashley age 82 of Evening Shade died Friday August 31, 2012 at his home. He was born October 1, 1930 at Sitka, Arkansas to Robert Lee and Julia Hoffman Lashley. He was a retired Sgt. Major from the United States Marine Corp having served in Korea and Vietnam. After retiring from the military, he served as a deputy...
Dorothy Pauline LeBlanc
Aug 26, 2012
Dorothy Pauline Reser LeBlanc age 88 of Cave City died Sunday August 26, 2012 at Gassville, Arkansas. She was born July 30, 1924 at Madison, Illinois to Howard V. and Cammie Higginbottom Reser. She had been a real estate agent in Horseshoe Bend and was of the Church of Christ faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Howard...
Jodie Palmer
Aug 23, 2012
Jodie Palmer age 88 of Batesville died Thursday August 23, 2012 at Batesville. He was born August 9, 1924 at Pfeiffer, Arkansas to Ernest and Betty Cummings Palmer. He grew up in Arkansas, was drafted by the Army in 1944 and served 2 years 2 months and 11 days. He then married his wife Dorothy Palmer and moved to Virginia....
Madeline Veronica Sherrill
Aug 22, 2012
Madeline Sherrill age 91 of Batesville died Wednesday August 22, 2012 at her home. She was born July 1, 1921 at Caseyville, Illinois to Joseph and Cecelia Weldenbener Todd. She was retired from Sunbeam Corporation and was a member of the St Mary’s Catholic Church in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Earl Conway Sherrill;...
Patricia Ann Pearce
Aug 17, 2012
Patricia Johnson Pearce age 57 of Bald Knob died Friday August 17, 2012 at a Searcy hospital. She was born October 24, 1954 at Batesville, Arkansas to Hubert Jewell and Elsie Lucille Robbins Johnson. She was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Doyle Herbert...
Montez Rogers
Aug 14, 2012
Montez Rogers age 71 of Ash Flat died Tuesday August 14, 2012 at a Ash Flat nursing home. She was born June 2, 1941 at Ash Flat, Arkansas to Alfred and Mattie Mae Layne Rogers. She had worked as a cook at the Ash Flat Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center and the Highland School. She was a member of Corinth Methodist...
Lenelle Matheny
Aug 12, 2012
Lenelle Matheny age 92 of Berkeley, Missouri (formerly of Cave City) died Sunday August 12, 2012 at her home. She was born February 7, 1919 at Sidney, Arkansas to Joe and Nellie White Edgar. She was a homemaker, and helped her husband at Matheny’s Service Station in Cave City for over 30 years. She was a member of the Eastside...
Donald Gene McClain
Aug 9, 2012
Donald Gene McClain, age 66 of Little Rock, formerly of Batesville died Thursday, August 9, 2012 at the V.A. Hospital in Little Rock. He was born March 13, 1946 at Charlotte, Arkansas. He was a U.S. Navy veteran having served from June 11, 1964 until November 20, 1967, when he was honorably discharged. He was a Christian. He enjoyed listening...
Lora Nell Williford
Aug 8, 2012
Lora Williford age 82 of Batesville died Wednesday August 8, 2012 at her home. She was born December 13, 1929 at Grange, Arkansas to Samuel J. and Bessie Elizabeth Cooper Milligan. She was a retired collector having worked in Wichita, Kansas for many years. She was a member of Eastern Star and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in...
Tommy Lynn Winningham
Aug 7, 2012
Tommy Lynn Winningham, age 51 of Batesville died Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at a Searcy hospital. He was born December 23, 1960 at Batesville, Arkansas to J. D. and Wanda Lee Pankey Winningham. He had worked as a carpenter, enjoyed spending time with his family and going camping. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife,...
Edward Stephens
Aug 5, 2012
Edward Stephens, age 71 of Pleasant Plains died Sunday, August 5, 2012 at his home. He was born November 5, 1940 at Pleasant Plains, Arkansas to Coy Thomas and Vina Evelene Martin Stephens. He worked as a truck driver for many years having driven for Arkansas Poultry in Batesville and Freshour Construction Co. Incorporated, Arkansas. He enjoyed camping, taking drives...
Olean Bruce
Aug 2, 2012
Olean Bruce, age 84 of Batesville died Thursday, August 2, 2012 at a Batesville hospital. She was born June 16, 1928 at Cedar Grove, Arkansas to Monroe “Roe” and Mattie James. She taught private piano lessons for forty plus years and was a longtime member of the West Baptist Church where she played the piano for about forty years. She...
Debbie Presser
Aug 2, 2012
Debbie Presser age 60 of Sandtown died Thursday August 2, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born June 11, 1952 at Marion, Indiana to James and Dorothy Bollhoefer Schmitt. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her father, James Schmitt and her stepfather, Forest Dale Chance. Survivors...
