Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Erma Kauffman
Oct 9, 2011
Erma (Yutzy, Byler) Kauffman age 76 of Strawberry, Arkansas died Sunday October 9, 2011 at her home. She was born November 18, 1934 in Plain City, Ohio to Homer and Ada Viola (Frey) Yutzy. On September 20, 1956 she was married to Elmer A. Byler in Stuarts Draft, Virginia. To this union were born two children. They were married over...
Ethel King
Oct 7, 2011
Ethel King age 92 of Grange died Friday October 7, 2011 at the Cave City Nursing Home. She was born May 19, 1919 at Cave City, Arkansas to Jasper and Florence Arkansas Kibby Allen. She had lived in Arkansas all her life and was a long time member of the Ring's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. She enjoyed listening to gospel...
Ruby Jewell Dale
Oct 6, 2011
Ruby Jewell (Moody) Dale, age 87 died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Batesville. She was born October 4, 1924 at Iuka, Arkansas to Joe and Maggie (Smith) Moody. She was united in marriage on March 28, 1942 for sixty years to Earl Dale. She was a homemaker and a member of the Rehobeth Baptist Church in Moorefield.She was preceded in...
Don Williams
Oct 2, 2011
Don Williams, age 66 of Nelsonville died Sunday, October 2, 2011 at his home. He was born May 21, 1945 at Huron, South Dakota to Donald George and Evelyn Toogood Williams. He retired from Chrysler Corporation in Belvedere, Illinois, enjoyed gardening and working with the children in Children's Church at the First Assembly of God Church in Cave City where...
Addie Ruth Ford
Sep 29, 2011
Addie Ruth (Cox) McKay; Page; Ford passed away on September 29, 2011, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas, following a short illness. Born November 11, 1921, in Benoit, Texas in Runnels County, Addie Ruth attended schools in Benoit, Texas, and Ballinger, Texas. Her parents were Oscar and Annie (Clayton) Cox. She had one brother, Woodrow Cox, and...
Arthur G. Cushman Jr.
Sep 27, 2011
Arthur G. Cushman Jr., age 87 of Evening Shade died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at a Batesville hospital. He was born August 26, 1924 at Woodstock, Ohio to Arthur Garfield Cushman Sr. and Mary Ellen Blake Cushman. He was a U. S. Army World War II veteran where he served as a paratrooper, co-owner/operator of Springfield Sand and Gravel in...
Robert D. Cook
Sep 23, 2011
Robert D. Cook, age 70 of Evening Shade died Friday, September 23, 2011 at his home. He was born September 28, 1940 at Marshall, Illinois to Lawrence Eldridge and Madge Edna Newport Cook. He enjoyed restoring and looking at antique tractors and cars.He was preceded in death by his wife, Andrea Holt Cook, a son, Daniel Cook and two brothers,...
Darrell Ray Riggs
Sep 21, 2011
Darrell Ray Riggs, age 77 of Cave City, formerly of Walnut Ridge died Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at a Cave City nursing home. He was born August 26, 1934 in Hoxie, Arkansas to Logan and Elizabeth Dawson Riggs. He was a retired farmer and enjoyed gardening. He was a member of Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church in Walnut Ridge.He was preceded...
Norajean Ruth Lamson
Sep 19, 2011
Norajean Ruth Lamson, age 72 of Batesville, formerly of Jonesboro died Monday, September 19, 2011 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born June 26, 1939 in Flint, Michigan to Dwight Earl and Leona June Shaffer Lamson. She was a member of the Church of Christ.She was preceded in death by her parents.Survivors include three sons, Jeff...
Howard Whitener
Sep 18, 2011
Howard Whitener, age 90 of Floral died Sunday, September 18, 2011 at the Rolling Hills Nursing Home in Batesville. He was born June 30, 1921 in Mississippi to Grover Cleveland and Ruth Grissom Whitener. He was a retired truck driver and of the Southern Baptist faith.He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Mary Irene Whitener, six brothers,...
Judy Ann Fike
Sep 17, 2011
Judy Ann Fike age 56 of Rosie died Saturday September 17, 2011. She was born April 4, 1955 at Newport, Arkansas to Paul Abner and Willie Amy Hayes Fike. She was retired and of the Baptist faith.She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Stacey Marie Ramsey and one infant sister.Survivors include five brothers and sisters-in-law, Edwin and...
Ben Simpson
Sep 13, 2011
Ben Simpson, age 41 of Little Rock, formerly of Poughkeepsie died Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Poughkeepsie. He was born February 24, 1970 in Festus, Missouri to James and Peggy Simpson. He was employed by GHBW Engineering in Little Rock, he enjoyed spending time with his sons and the outdoors. He was of the Church of Christ faith.He was preceded...
Lorraine Catherine Lewicki
Sep 12, 2011
Lorraine Catherine Lewicki, age 81 of Batesville, Arkansas died Monday, September 12, 2011 at a Batesville hospital. She was born February 1, 1930 in Hamtramck, Michigan to Ralph and Anna Kwapik.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Joseph Peter Lewicki and one brother, Ralph Kwapik.Survivors include two daughters, Linda McDaniel of Maumelle, Arkansas and Bonnie Anderson of...
Kenny Lee Tidwell
Sep 11, 2011
Kenny Lee Tidwell, age 72 of Saffell died Sunday, September 11, 2011 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born December 25, 1938 at Glenwood, Arkansas to John and Amy (Long) Tidwell. He was a retired truck driver and enjoyed gardening. He was a member of the Saffell Missionary Baptist Church where he served as a Sunday...
Mary Elizabeth Gallagher
Sep 10, 2011
Mary 'Libo' Elizabeth Gallagher, age 83 of Batesville died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born January 18, 1928 at Black Rock, Arkansas to George Newton and Alma Wintha Holloway Long. She retired from ConAgra after 32 years of service and enjoyed crocheting, dancing and bingo. She was a member of the Desha First Baptist...
Valeria Stroud Smithee
Sep 10, 2011
Valeria Stroud Smithee, age 67 of Caseyville, Illinois formerly of Sandtown died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Belleville, Illinois. She was born July 5, 1944 at Sandtown, Arkansas to Austin and Bonnie Tugwell Stroud. She retired from Ramanda Inn in Fairview Heights, Illinois where she worked as a housekeeper. She enjoyed spending time with her family. She was preceded in...
Billie Lee Horn Steele
Sep 9, 2011
Billie Lee Horn Steele, age 82 of Sidney died Friday, September 9, 2011 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born May 3, 1929 at Needmore, Arkansas to Ward and Alma Ford Croft. She had worked as a cook at Sidney Nursing Home and enjoyed flowers and gardening. She was a member of the First Baptist Church...
Bonnie Hansler
Sep 9, 2011
Bonnie Hansler, age 71 of Batesville died Friday, September 9, 2011 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born September 26, 1939 at Batesville, Arkansas to Oliver and Eathel Tosh Farris. She was a homemaker and enjoyed her family and collecting family genealogy history. She attended the First Assembly of God in Cave City and Batesville.She was...
Esther May Stroud
Sep 6, 2011
Esther May Stroud, age 87 of Sandtown died Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at a Batesville hospital. She was born February 26, 1924 at Gid, Arkansas to Herman and Frances Warnett Lewis. She was a homemaker and babysitter, enjoyed sewing and gardening and was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Cave City.She was preceded in death by...
Ellen Fay Story
Sep 6, 2011
Ellen Fay Story, age 95 of Little Rock, formerly of Cave City died Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock. She was born November 5, 1915 at Cave City, Arkansas to King William and Lee Ford Story. She was a Cave City High School graduate and attended Arkansas College, which later became Lyon College in Batesville....
