Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Edith Marie Birmingham
Mar 25, 2012
Edith 'Marie' Birmingham, age 79 of Traskwood, formerly of Cord died Sunday, March 25, 2012 at the Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton. She was born May 15, 1932 at Harrisburg, Arkansas to Floyd and Edith Gray Sloas. She assisted in the opening of Fred's Fish House in both Cord and Batesville where she waitressed for 30 plus years. She was...
Lula Mae Dixon Vance
Mar 21, 2012
Lula Mae Dixon Vance, age 70 of Cave City died Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at her home. She was born March 16, 1942 at Elaine, Arkansas to Sam and Zella Wee Dixon. She was a homemaker and enjoyed fishing and gardening. She was a member of the New Testament House of Prayer in Batesville.She was preceded in death by her...
Donald E. Crow
Mar 18, 2012
Donald E. Crow, age 62 of Cave City died Sunday, March 18, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born February 12, 1950 at Batesville, Arkansas to Earl and Gracie James Crow. He had worked in construction, loved his grandchildren and supporting their activities and enjoyed fishing. He served on the Cave City Volunteer Fire Department...
Nancy Beard Millsaps
Mar 17, 2012
Nancy Beard Millsaps, age 69 of Pleasant Plains died Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at a Searcy hospital. She was born August 25, 1942 at Malvern, Arkansas to Oscar F. and Francise L. Galloway Beard. She worked as a data processor for 10 years, was a homemaker, a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in Pleasant Plains and a member of...
Velma Wooldridge Howard
Mar 16, 2012
Velma Wooldridge Howard, age 92 of Cave City died Friday, March 16, 2012 at a Batesville hospital. She was born November 12, 1919 at Cave City, Arkansas to James E. and Lillie Ann Wooldridge. She retired after 24 years from the International Shoe Factory in Batesville and was a seamstress, enjoyed her family and reading. She was a member of...
Carmelita Kirksey Roper
Mar 15, 2012
Carmelita Kirksey Roper, age 86 of AshFlat, formerly of Imboden and Batesville, died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Mountain Home. She was born October 7, 1925 at Jonesboro, Arkansas to Edward Bert and Alice Louise Keller Kirksey.She ran the Sandtown Grocery Store in the 1960's and 70's and also had been in retail management. Her main job was family mananger...
Linda Kay Marlin Branscum
Mar 9, 2012
Linda Kay Marlin Branscum, age 63 of Cave City died Friday, March 9, 2012 at a Little Rock hospital. She was born September 2, 1948 at Batesville, Arkansas to Ruil H. and Lora May Stout Marlin. She was a homemaker, enjoyed her family and deer hunting. She was a member of the Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church.She was preceded in...
Fred N. Canada
Mar 7, 2012
Fred N. Canada, age 86 of Batesville, formerly of Ada, Oklahoma died Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at a Batesville hospital. He was born April 5, 1925 at Francis, Oklahoma to Grover Cleveland and Nora Prince Canada. Fred was the youngest of four boys, when the doctor stated another boy his aunt said 'Look again, we wanted a girl.' He attended...
F. T. Bunch
Mar 6, 2012
F.T. 'Grumpy' Bunch, age 64 of Cord died Tuesday, March 6, 2012 near Lake Norfork in Mountain Home. He was born December 27, 1947 at Memphis, Tennessee. He retired as an air traffic controller from the U.S. Navy after 30 years of service. He was a member of the Cord Baptist Church where he served as a Sunday School Teacher...
Mary Jane Reesor
Mar 5, 2012
Mary Jane Reesor, age 73 of Concord died Monday, March 5, 2012 at a Batesville hospital. She was born December 18, 1938 at Turrell, Arkansas to Jessie and Ambie Sarah Shaver Scott. She was a homemaker, a member of the Thursday Morning Women's Bowling League and an avid gardener. She was a member of the Banner Mount Zion Baptist Church.She...
Dinah Holmes Haertlein
Feb 29, 2012
Dinah Holmes Haertlein, age 61 of McHue died Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at her home. She was born April 26, 1950 at Chicago, Illinois to Kenneth and Sharon Acton Holmes. She was a public school teacher and administrator for 40 years; 38 of those years were in Concord and Southside public schools. She enjoyed her teaching years, her students and...
Charles Curtis Royal
Feb 28, 2012
Charles Curtis Royal, age 79 of Evening Shade died Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at his home. He was born July 28, 1932 at Evening Shade, Arkansas to Joseph Delzo and Verdia Barnett Royal. He was united in marriage to Melba Doris Nason on May 31, 1953 in Beebe and they were blessed with five daughters. He was a member of...
Jackie Lonita Marlin
Feb 26, 2012
Lonita MarlinJackie Lonita Marlin, age 64 of Cave City died Sunday, February 26, 2012 at a Salem hospital. She was born October 13, 1947 at Cave City, Arkansas to Jack and Bernice Girtman Marlin. She was a member of the Eastside Southern Baptist Church in Cave City. We will miss our sweet sister and Auntie Lonita.She was preceded in death...
Vernon Engelbrecht
Feb 24, 2012
Vernon Engelbrecht, age 89 of Batesville formerly of Cherokee Village, Arkansas died Friday, February 24, 2012 at a Jonesboro hospital. He was born March 24, 1922 at New Boston, Indiana to Ernest V. and Ida Mae Bauer Engelbrecht. He was a retired carpenter, enjoyed sports, gardening and flea markets.He was preceded in death by his parents.Survivors include his wife of...
Gail Rogers
Feb 24, 2012
Gail Rogers, age 56 of Cave City died Friday, February 24, 2012 at her home. She was born July 3, 1955 at Batesville, Arkansas to Gwin Dola and Mary Helen King Craig. She had worked at the Cave City Water Department and enjoyed her family and friends. She was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church on Matlock...
Willa Jean Dunehew
Feb 23, 2012
Willa 'Jean' Dunehew, age 78, of Cape Fair, Missouri, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2012, in her home. She was born August 7, 1933, in Dowdy, Arkansas, the daughter of Ethel (Inmon) McDoniel. On May 7, 1954, in Batesville, Arkansas, she was united in marriage to Robert Nash 'Bob' Dunehew, who survives. Also surviving are one son, Rodney 'Rod' Dunehew...
Glenna Oaks Lindsey
Feb 22, 2012
Glenna Mae Oaks Lindsey died in her sleep February 22, 2012 following a difficult recovery from hip surgery. Glenna is now reunited with her husband Adrian, her parents, Bill and Plancie Oaks, and her siblings, Inez, Clevous, and Delbert.Glenna was born in Knob Creek, Arkansas in 1928. She loved school and spent a great deal of her growing up years...
Terry Wayne Justice
Feb 21, 2012
Terry Wayne Justice, age 46 of Batesville died Monday, February 20, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born June 15, 1965 in Osceola to Junior Edward and Martha Ann Stone Justice. He was a farm laborer for Shamrock Farms. He was a member of the Rings Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.He was preceded in death by...
Billy Glenn Wilkerson
Feb 15, 2012
Billy Glenn Wilkerson, age 49 of Cave City died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at his home. He was born January 28, 1963 at Batesville, Arkansas to Billy Sunday and Glenna Wilkerson. He was a truck driver for 25 years, enjoyed his children, hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Park Avenue Missionary Baptist Church in Stuttgart.He was preceded...
Virgil V. Hix
Feb 14, 2012
Virgil V. Hix, age 71 of Batesville died Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born August 1, 1940 at Batesville, Arkansas to Winford and Minnie Cossey Hix. He graduated September of 1960 from beauty school in Batesville and later became owner/operator of Virgil's Hair Styling in Batesville. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church...
