Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Kim Risher
Nov 1, 2009
Kim Risher, age 53 of Batesville died November 1, 2009 at a Batesville hospital. He was born April 5, 1956 in Peoria, Illinois to Basile Jasper and Florence Faye (Fangmeier) Risher. He was a Vietnam War Veteran serving in the United States Marines, a carpenter and worked as a pipeliner in the oil fields.He was preceded in death by his...
Barbara Kay Dickey Stauffer
Oct 28, 2009
Barbara Kay Dickey Stauffer, age 68 of Cherokee Village, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born August 29, 1941 at Poughkeepsie, Arkansas, to Homer Elmer and Beatrice Inez Kent Dickey. She was a retired district treasurer for Cave City Public School, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and...
Jane Norris McHalffey
Oct 23, 2009
Jane Norris McHalffey age 76 of Poughkeepsie died Friday October 23, 2009 at her home. She was born January 22, 1933 at Poughkeepsie, Arkansas to Jim and Luna Kent Norris. She was a homemaker and a member of the Poughkeepsie Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Buel McHalffey, one son, Chris McHalffey, one...
James H. McDougal
Oct 22, 2009
James H. Mc Dougal, age 68 of Tatum, New Mexico (formerly of Pleasant Plains) died Thursday October 22, 2009 at Lubbock, Texas. He was born December 7, 1940 at Hickory Flat, Arkansas to Joseph and Laura Meharg McDougal. He was a retired truck driver having worked for Martin Farms in Pleasant Plains for many years. He also worked for Gandy...
Imogene Sandefur
Oct 16, 2009
Imogene Sandefur, age 82 of Wynne, died Friday, October 16, 2009 at Wynne. She was born July 1, 1927 at Okfuskee, Oklahoma, to Acie Leander and Minnie Jewel (Maxwell) Smart. She was retired from the Addison Shoe Factory in Wynne and a member of the Ridgeview Baptist Church in Wynne.She was receded in death by her parents; her husband, Kenneth...
Nellie Mae Smith Lusk
Oct 16, 2009
Nellie Mae Smith Lusk, age 102, of Jamestown, died Friday, October 16, 2009, at the Rolling Hills Nursing Center at Southside. She was born October 25, 1906 at Forrest City, Arkansas, to Harding and Dora Smith. She married Eual Lusk on January 27, 1925. She was a member of the Presbyterian church at Jamestown where she served as an elder...
Zelma Wilkes
Oct 14, 2009
Zelma Wilkes, age 96, of Batesville, died Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at the Wood Lawn Nursing Home in Batesville. She was born February 26, 1913 at Maxville, Arkansas to John Mac and Allie Gammill Wilkerson. She was a retired telephone operator, a homemaker and member of the Matlock Road Church of God.She was preceded in death by her parents; two...
Helen Gales Turney
Oct 13, 2009
Helen Gales Turney, age 82 of Searcy, died Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at a Little Rock hospital. She was born September 4, 1927 at Bethesda, Arkansas to Lucius and Irene Hamilton Oden. She was a homemaker and a member of the Short Creek Baptist Church in Iuka, Mississippi.She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Cloy Gales; one...
Geraldine Pinkston
Oct 10, 2009
Geraldine 'Patty' Pinkston age 64 of Batesville died Saturday October 10, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born April 1, 1945 at Ventura, California to Ferman and Orlena (McCormick) Ledford. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Brandon Pinkston; two brothers, Jasper Ledford and...
William C. Braid
Sep 27, 2009
William C. 'Neil' Braid, age 61 of Evening Shade, Arkansas, formerly of McLean, Illinois, died Sunday, September 27, 2009 at his home. He was born September 5, 1948 in Bloomington, Illinois to William Duncan and Mary Jane Lardin Braid. He was in the U.S. Army, received a BS in Animal Science from Western Illinois University where he was a member...
Monnie Lee Isley
Sep 27, 2009
Monnie Lee Isley, age 93 of Sulphur Rock died Sunday, September 27, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born July 20, 1916 at Mitchum, Arkansas to John Bert and Margaret Carmack Isley. She retired from the International Shoe Company in Batesville, served on the Sulphur Rock Volunteer Fire Department, and enjoyed watching baseball.She was preceded...
Donald Eugene Fears
Sep 26, 2009
Donald Eugene Fears, age 74 of Cave City, died Saturday, September 26, 2009 at his home. He was born April 27, 1935 at Leachville, Arkansas to R.P. (Bud) and Lena Shipman Fears. He was retired from ConAgra in Batesville and was of the Assembly of God faith.He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Patsy Fears; two brothers,...
Ida May O'Neal
Sep 25, 2009
Ida May O'Neal, age 86 of Cave City died Friday, September 25, 2009 at the Wood-Lawn Nursing Home in Batesville. She was born May 11, 1923 at Crowley County, Colorado to Aarel and Faye Lehmann Moody. She was a homemaker, a farmer and a member of the Cave City Church of Christ.She was preceded in death by her parents, her...
Laurence F. Wiliams
Sep 24, 2009
Laurence F. Williams, age 88 of Batesville died Thursday, September 24, 2009 at the Rolling Hills Nursing Center in Batesville. He was born December 10, 1920 atMc Hue, Arkansas to Tillman D. and Zetta Inman Williams. He was a U. S. Army veteran and retired owner of Crowell Cleaners and Laundry. He was a member of the Southside Church of...
Lou E. Smith
Sep 20, 2009
Lou E. Smith, age 75 of Southside died Sunday, September 20, 2009 at the Rolling Hills Nursing Center at Southside. She was born December 2, 1933 at Damascus, Arkansas to Marvin and Alma Lyons Alumbaugh. She was owner-operator of Lou Smith Custom Drapery in Batesville and was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church at Southside.She was preceded in...
Fauncine Anderson Mobley
Sep 16, 2009
Fauncine Anderson Mobley, age 62 of Chatham, Mississippi, formerly of Helena and Cave City, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009 in Greenville, Mississippi. She was born February 26, 1947 at Batesville, Arkansas, to Tom and Maxine Anderson. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.She was preceded in death by her father and her brother, Robert Earl Anderson.Survivors include her...
Lillian Sipe Westmoreland
Sep 14, 2009
Lillian Sipe Westmoreland, age 89 years, 11 months, of Sidney passed away Monday, September 14, 2009 at her home. She was born October 3, 1919 at Lunenburg, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Noah and Carrie Love Sipe. She was a homemaker and lived her entire life in Izard County. She enjoyed quilting with the Ladies of Sidney Baptist Church...
Jim M. Clark
Sep 13, 2009
Jim M. Clark, age 91 of Batesville died Sunday, September 13, 2009. He was born September 9, 1918 in Corinth, Mississippi to J.E. and Mirandia Clark. He was an avid sportsman and a businessman who operated Clarks Army Navy Store in Jonesboro, Trumann and Batesville for over 50 years. He was a veteran of WWII having served in the U.S....
Ralph Harrison Piety Sr.
Sep 10, 2009
Ralph Harrison Piety Sr., age 85 of Floral died Thursday, September 10, 2009 at Floral. He was born July 1, 1924 at Des Arc, Arkansas to Ralph Howard and Edith Sears Piety. He was a U. S. Army World War II veteran, a cattle farmer and retired from construction work. He was a member of the American Legion and of...
Timmy L. Huskey
Sep 5, 2009
Timmy L. Huskey age 54 of Cave City passed away Saturday September 5, 2009 at Batesville. Tim was born July 13, 1955 at Walnut Ridge and attended school in Imboden, Arkansas. He was an 18 year veteran of the U.S. Army where he was a Tank Instructor, Drill Sergeant and N.G. Advisor. After leaving the military, he worked in several...
