Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
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...
Danny Michael Hix
Aug 1, 2012
Danny Michael Hix, age 65 of Searcy formerly of Batesville died Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at his home. He was born April 6, 1947 at Batesville, Arkansas to Willard and Winnie E. Kimbrough Hix. He had owned and operated a drywall business in Vero Beach, Florida until he relocated to Batesville. He enjoyed his family, the outdoors and his pets....
Velma Rae Martin Prince
Jul 27, 2012
Velma Rae Martin Prince, age 80 of Batesville died Friday, July 27, 2012 at a Batesville hospital. She was born July 12, 1932 at Rosie, Arkansas to Robert Baber and Emma Ballard Martin. She retired from ConAgra Frozen Foods in Batesville. After retirement she did in home child care for many years where she dearly loved and cared for the...
Wanda Lee Edwards
Jul 27, 2012
Wanda Lee Edwards age 89 of Batesville died Friday July 27, 2012 at her home. She was born November 29, 1922 in Oklahoma to John Henry and Lydia Jane Scoggin Rogers. She was a homemaker, retired from Marshall Dry Goods in Batesville and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Tommy D. Edwards;...
Lora Lee Bailey
Jul 25, 2012
Lora Bailey age 44 of Evening Shade died Wednesday July 25, 2012 at a Batesville hospital. She was born December 29, 1967 at Meridian, Mississippi to Kerry Wayne Carlson Sr. and Mary Loretta Carlson. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Evening Shade. She was preceded in death by her father. Survivors include her...
Dortha Haigwood Qualls
Jul 23, 2012
Dortha Haigwood Qualls, age 91 of Batesville died Monday, July 23, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born April 24, 1921 at Sandtown, Arkansas to Hubert and Virgie Kelley Haigwood. She was a homemaker and a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses north congregation in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her...
Pat Darnell Benett
Jul 15, 2012
Pat Darnell Bennett age 64 of Batesville died Sunday July 15, 2012 at a Batesville hospital. She was born March 11, 1948 at Sitka, Arkansas to Mack K. and Alma Jean Fisher Darnell. She was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville after 34 years of service and was a member of the Peaceful Harbor PCG Church in Batesville. She liked...
Sibyl Leon Girtman
Jun 27, 2012
Sibyl Leon Gay Girtman age 86 of Cave City died Wednesday June 27, 2012 in a Batesville hospital. She was born February 25, 1926 in the Big Creek Community near Cave City. She was the daughter of Joseph Elbert and Maxie Lee McCrackin Gay. She was a homemaker and a retired cook having worked at the Cave City School for...
Sue Bacon Norman
Jun 26, 2012
Sue Bacon Norman, age 68 of Strawberry died Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at her home. She was born March 18, 1944 at Cave City, Arkansas to Robert Samuel and Audie Esther Girtman Bacon. She was a homemaker and was a cross-country truck driver alongside her husband for 17 years for Arnold Brothers Trucking Company. She enjoyed spending time with her...
Betty Jean Cranford
Jun 23, 2012
Betty Jean Cranford, age 83 of Locust Grove died Saturday June 23, 2012 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born February 9, 1929 at Mesa, Arizona. She was the daughter of Fredico and Maria Austin. She was a homemaker and a member of the Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her parents and...
Charles C. Whitener
Jun 20, 2012
Charles C. Whitener age 71 of Newark died Wednesday June 20, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born February 17, 1941 at Tyler, Arkansas to Howard and Irene Whitener. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, retired truck driver, diesel mechanic, farmer and an awful good daddy. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded...
Tressie Louise Bennett
Jun 18, 2012
Tressie Louise Lucy Bennett age 69 of Spring Mill died Monday June 18, 2012 at her home. She was born July 27, 1942 at Calico Rock, Arkansas to Henry Robert and Rose Irene Branscum Lucy. She had worked many years for GDX Automotive and International Shoe Factory both in Batesville. She was also an avid collector. She was a member...
Georgia "Nell" Price
Jun 15, 2012
Georgia “Nell” Price age 75 of Cave City died Friday June 15, 2012 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born September 12, 1936 at Jefferson, Texas to Elmer Virgil and Emma Rhodes See. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Wesley Finley; two daughters, Anna Mae Sullivan...
Willie E. Millsaps
Jun 12, 2012
Willie E. Millsaps, age 67 of Pleasant Plains died Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at a Searcy hospital. He was born February 25, 1945 at Searcy, Arkansas to Charles and Bertie Gamblin Millsaps. He was a U.S. Navy veteran having served in Vietnam, retired from Entergy in 2003, was a Mason and member of the Cornerstone Lodge #511, a member of...
Harold Leroy Stuntz
Jun 5, 2012
Harold Leroy Stuntz, age 67 of Cave City died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born October 15, 1944 at Plymouth, Indiana to Sharon Henry and Thelma Beatrice Matchette Stuntz. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served in the Vietnam War where he received a Vietnam Service Medal W/1 Bronze Service Star, National...
Bobbie Lea Hunt
Jun 3, 2012
Bobbie Lea Hunt, age 27 of Cave City died Sunday, June 3, 2012 at Benton. She was born September 18, 1984 at Little Rock, Arkansas to Bobby Wayne Hunt and Marilyn Elizabeth Bryant Hunt. She enjoyed her family, listening to music and traveling. She was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Jonathon Bryant and A. J. Hunt and an uncle,...
Oscar "Snooks" Reeves
Jun 1, 2012
Oscar “Snooks” Reeves, age 98 of Floral died Friday, June 1, 2012 at his home. He was born February 14, 1914 at Floral, Arkansas to Rufus and Mattie DeLoach Reeves. He was a sawmill worker having been employed at Dossett Lumber Co. in Floral and Martin Lumber Co. in Concord and a farmer. In the Floral community he was well...
Fred A. O'Dell
May 29, 2012
Fred A. O’Dell, age 92 of Pleasant Plains died Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born July 15, 1919 at Imboden, Arkansas to Thomas A. and Martha Jones O’Dell. He was a U.S. Army World War II veteran, retired from the Memphis State University where he worked as an armed security officer....
