Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Lucretia Joyce Hancock
Jul 5, 2023
Lucretia Joyce Hancock, age 87, of Evening Shade, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at the Mountain Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Batesville, Arkansas. She was born December 21, 1935 in St. Louis, Missouri to John Dennis Reynolds and Marie Johnson Reynolds. She was a homemaker/business woman and a member of the Sidney Baptist Church. She enjoyed...
James "Gary" Gleaves
Jul 4, 2023
James “Gary” Gleaves, 62, of Pleasant Plains went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Gary was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Roberta Louise Moore and James Arthur Gleaves on August 25, 1960. Gary attended Foothills Vo-Tech in Searcy and worked many years at ConAgra Foods in...
Margaret Jean Waldrup
Jul 4, 2023
Margaret Jean Waldrup, 83, of Hamburg, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Batesville, Arkansas. She was born on April 23, 1940 in El Dorado, Arkansas to Virgil and Cornelia Parker. She was a Registered Nurse and a member of the First Baptist Church in Hamburg, Arkansas. Margaret enjoyed caring for her family and patients. Margaret and Allen...
Pauletta (Howard) Anderson
Jun 28, 2023
Pauletta (Howard) Anderson, 87, of Strawberry, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at the Cave City Nursing Home. She was born October 18, 1935 in Lynn, Arkansas to Paul and Mabel (Nichols) Howard. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lynn United Methodist Church. Pauletta enjoyed word puzzles, dogs and children.
She is preceded in death by...
Paul Wayne Seay
Jun 23, 2023
Paul Wayne Seay, 91, of Guion passed away on Friday, June 23, 2023 at his home. He was born February 11, 1932 in Calico Rock to Gulley and Stella (Wayland) Seay. He worked for Silica Products/Unimin Corp. in Guion for 55 years and was a member of the Pineville Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He also served in the United States Army...
Clara Lillian Phelps
Jun 22, 2023
Clara Lillian Phelps, 89, of Batesville, Arkansas passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023 in Batesville at Woodlawn Heights Nursing Home. She was born May 24, 1934 in Batesville to John and Thelma Huff. She was a housewife and of the Pentecostal faith. She enjoyed traveling, crafts and holidays.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 23...
George William Guerber Jr.
Jun 22, 2023
George William Guerber Jr., 60, of Cave City passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023 in Batesville. He was born November 12, 1962 in Batesville to George Guerber Sr. and Luburtia (Brown) Guerber. He was a machine operator at Riverside Graphics and Batesville Printing and of the Baptist faith. George enjoyed gaming, collecting comic books, drawing, painting and everything football. He...
Sylvia Katherine Lovell
Jun 21, 2023
Sylvia Katherine Russell Lovell, 81, of Newark, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at her home. She was born August 16, 1941 in Kennett, Missouri to Wilbur Russell and Alice Ozell Gray. She was a retired secretary for the Batesville School District and a charter member of the Newark Southern Baptist Church. She enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, playing solitaire,...
Alberta Mae Watkins
Jun 21, 2023
Alberta Mae Watkins, 72, of Batesville passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 in Little Rock. She was born August 30, 1950 in Batesville to Theodore “Slim” Wells and Hattie Lee Herrin. She was retired from White Rogers where she worked for 33 years and most recently retired from Batesville School District for at least 13 years. She was of...
Steve Gahring
Jun 20, 2023
Steve Gahring departed this life on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at his home in Ash Flat, Arkansas at the age of 62. He was born January 19, 1961 in Iowa City, Iowa. Steve has been a hard worker all his life. He worked at a sale barn working with animals. He went from state to state selling furniture. He worked...
David Worley Collier
Jun 19, 2023
David Worley Collier, 75, of Batesville, Arkansas passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023. He was born on April 2, 1948 in San Angelo, Texas to Cornelia Worley Collier and Glenn Dale Collier Sr. David attended Highland High School in Highland, Arkansas and graduated with the class of 1966.
David served in the U.S. Air Force; he was stationed in...
Jay Wesley Yeager III
Jun 19, 2023
Jay Wesley Yeager III of Batesville, Arkansas passed away peacefully in his home on Monday, June 19, 2023. Jay was born December 28, 1942 to Jay Wesley “Dub” Yeager Jr. and Ethel Ann “Dooly” Yeager. Jay was a tool and dye maker and loved working for Ark Tool for over 40 years.
Jay was preceded in death by his father,...
Charles Harm Branscum
Jun 18, 2023
Charles Harm Branscum, 76, of Batesville passed away Sunday, June 18, 2023 in Batesville. He was born February 14, 1947 in Salado, Arkansas to Leo and Christine (Wheeler) Branscum. He worked many years for Pepsi and retired from Wonder Bread. Charles enjoyed watching Westerns, visiting with his kids and grandkids, and working on and restoring cars.
He is preceded in...
Barbara Karen Whitten
Jun 16, 2023
Barbara Karen Whitten, 64, of Evening Shade, Arkansas passed away peacefully on Friday, June 16, 2023 at her home surrounded by her children and husband. She was born on January 6, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas to Thomas Jewell Qualls and Elizabeth Faith Kackley Qualls. She was a homemaker and caregiver and a member of the Liberty Full Gospel Church in...
Cora Linda Burns
Jun 15, 2023
Cora Linda Burns, 83, of Pleasant Grove went to her Heavenly home on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Linda was born on June 5, 1940 to Mark and Elsie Younger Davis. After graduation, she attended Draughon Business College in Springfield, Missouri. Linda worked in Bookkeeping at Winningham Auto Parts in Batesville and later drove the NADC-Sr. Citizen van in Mountain View,...
Kevin Don Albertson
Jun 13, 2023
Kevin Don Albertson, 58, of Smithville, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2023 in the White River Health Hospital in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born September 19, 1964 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Donnie and Ruth Albertson. He was a truck driver and a member of the Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church in Nelsonville, Arkansas. Kevin enjoyed hunting, fishing and riding...
Jazzlin Nichol Childress
Jun 12, 2023
Jazzlin Nichol Childress, 8, of Batesville passed away on Monday, June 12, 2023 at Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born on December 17, 2014 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Adrain “Tank” and Cara (Long) Childress. She was a student at West Elementary School and attended the Weapons of a Warrior Ministry and Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church. Jazzlin...
Jessie Darrell Justice
Jun 10, 2023
Jessie Darrell Justice, 61, of Sulphur Rock passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at his home. He was born on April 18, 1962 in Osceola, Arkansas to Junior and Martha (Stone) Justice. He was a poultry worker and enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing pool, playing the drums as well as singing karaoke and liked to tell jokes and have a...
William Shawn Keasler
Jun 9, 2023
William Shawn Keasler, 49, of Agnos, Arkansas passed away Friday, June 9, 2023 at his home. He was born on November 30, 1973 in Salem, Arkansas to Larry Lewis Keasler and Beverly Leatrice Strauser. He worked as a farmer and was a member of the Saffell Missionary Baptist Church. William enjoyed gardening, camping, fishing, hunting, spending time with his family...
Robert L "Bobby" Deaton
Jun 8, 2023
Robert L. “Bobby” Deaton, 88, of Cave City passed away Thursday, June 8, 2023 at his home. He was born March 15, 1935 in Moorefield, Arkansas to Willis and Ethel (Manning) Deaton. He served in the National Guard during the Segregation in Little Rock, Arkansas. Bobby was retired from Town & Country Grocery Store in Cave City where he was...
