Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Almeda Padgett Thomas
Jul 31, 2009
Almeda Padgett Thomas age 87 of Concord died Friday July 31, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born November 16, 1921 at Newport, Arkansas to Herbert Oscar and Claudia Belle Sharp Padgett. She was a homemaker and a member of the Concord General Baptist Church at Concord.She was preceded in death by her parents, her...
James Edward Crawford
Jul 26, 2009
James Edward Crawford, age 69 of Batesville died Sunday, July 26, 2009 at the Wood-Lawn Nursing Home in Batesville. He was born August 5, 1939 at Batesville, Arkansas to John Fred Wesley and Nellie Marie Lexion Crawford. He retired from General Motors in Detroit, enjoyed driving a taxi-cab after his retirement, fishing and motorcycle riding. He was a member of...
Letha Killian
Jul 21, 2009
Letha Killian age 91 of Cave City died Tuesday July 21, 2009 at the Wood Lawn Nursing Home in Batesville. She was born September 5, 1917 at Garrettsbluff, Texas. She had lived in Oklahoma, California and Paris, Texas. She lived the past eight years in Cave City. She was a homemaker, enjoyed flowers and animals and was of the Christian...
Marilton P. Bradley
Jul 17, 2009
Marilton P. Bradley, age 84 of Cave City died Friday, July 17, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born March 2, 1925 at Batesville, Arkansas to Claude and Stella King Bradley. He was a farmer, owned and operated Bradley Produce in Batesville and was of the Baptist faith.He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Willa Dean Head
Jul 12, 2009
Willa Dean Head, age 83 of Southside died Sunday, July 12, 2009 at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born October 5, 1925 at Batesville, Arkansas to Nick and Stella Sandy Rutledge. She was a retired canteen operator for White Rodgers in Batesville and was a member of the Southside Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death...
Steve Davis
Jul 10, 2009
Steve Davis (Harris) age 60 of the Hutchinson Mountain Community died Friday July 10, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born December 15, 1948 at Batesville, Arkansas, the son of John and Betty Harris. He was of the Pentecostal faith and attended Cave Creek Church of God.He was preceded in death by his wife, Merle...
Robert Lucy
Jul 9, 2009
Robert 'Pete' Lucy, age 47 of Southside died Thursday, July 9, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born October 25, 1961 at Mishawaka, Indiana to Henry Robert and Rose Irene Branscum Lucy. He enjoyed trading antique cars and was of the Baptist faith.He was preceded in death by his parents and his grandparents, maternal grandparents,...
Ina Faye Presser
Jul 6, 2009
Ina Faye Presser, age 86 of Cave City died Monday, July 6, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born April 21, 1923 at Sandtown, Arkansas to Alvis Washington and Lottie Belle Phillips Pool. She was a homemaker and attended the First Free Will Baptist Church in Cave City.She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Vernell Black
Jul 4, 2009
Vernell Black age 83 of Ash Flat died Saturday July 4, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born September 24, 1925 in Izard County to Parks Harvey and Eliza (McNelley) Lankford. She worked for Boeing Aircraft in Kansas City, Missouri and worked as a waitress in Cherokee Village for several years.She was preceded in death...
Thomas Ralph LeBlanc
Jun 29, 2009
Thomas Ralph LeBlanc age 80 of Cave City died Monday June 29, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born January 4, 1929 at Wyandotte, Michigan to Frank and Coretta LeBlanc. He was a U.S. Army veteran, retired from Ford Motor Company in Monroe, Michigan and of the Catholic faith. He was a member of the...
Roy J. Keller
Jun 26, 2009
Roy J. Keller, age 80 of Cave City died Friday, June 26, 2009 at the Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born July 26, 1928 at Caraway, Arkansas to Oscar and Lucile Hensley Keller.He was preceded in death by is parents.Survivors include his wife Edna Keller of the home, one son, Alan Keller of Memphis, Tennessee, one...
Sharon Lee Litaker
Jun 26, 2009
Sharon Lee Litaker, age 56 of Floral died Friday, June 26, 2009 at her home. She was born April 15, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois to James Monroe and Irene Truschke Beard. She was of the Lutheran faith.She was preceded in death by her father and one grandson Earl Cole Litaker.Survivors include her husband, Johnny Litaker of the home, three sons...
Leroy Johnson
Jun 23, 2009
Leroy Johnson, age 76 of Evening Shade died Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at his home. He was born May 24, 1933 at Sardis, Mississippi to William Anderson and Anna (Pruitt) Johnson. He was a U. S. Army veteran, a molding technician for Zila in Batesville and attended Little Springs Baptist Church in Poughkeepsie.He was preceded in death by his parents,...
J. W. Cowan
Jun 22, 2009
J. W. 'Jay' Cowan, age 87 of Cave City died Monday, June 22, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born August 21, 1921 at Smithville, Arkansas to John William and Nancy Ellen (Stalnaker) Cowan. He was a member of the First Missionary Baptist Church at Cave City.He was preceded in death by four sisters, Dessie...
Billy Joe Blackshear Sr.
Jun 21, 2009
Billy Joe Blackshear Sr., age 75 of Belvidere, Illinois, formerly of Batesville died Sunday, June 21, 2009 at his home. He was born September 30, 1933 in Portia, Arkansas to William and Ora Blackshear. He attended schools in Arkansas, was a U. S. Navy veteran and worked mostly as a construction worker until he retired.He was preceded in death by...
Magdalene Roberts
Jun 18, 2009
Magdalene Roberts age 88 of Strawberry died Thursday, June 18, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born April 4, 1921 at Strawberry, Arkansas to Ephriam and Nettie Ann (Doyle) Norman. She was a homemaker and taught school at the Rosebud one room school near Cord for 14 years and substitute taught at Strawberry Schools for...
Talmage Smithee
Jun 7, 2009
Talmage Smithee age 91 of Batesville died Sunday June 7, 2009 at the Batesville Healthcare Center. He was born January 23, 1918 at Shelbyville, Arkansas to Lee and Louie Norris Smithee. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served during WWII, owner of Smithee Service and Repair and a member of the 20th Street Missionary Baptist Church in Batesville.He was...
Donald Neil Wright
Jun 5, 2009
Donald Neil Wright, 54, died Friday, June 5, 2009 at Little Rock. Donald was born May 17, 1955 at Pierre, South Dakota. He was the son of Carl Wright and Anna Lois Goings Wright of Sharp County, Arkansas. Donald served in the United States Navy. He received a B. A. degree in History from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, and...
James W. Garlin
Jun 2, 2009
James W. Garlin, age 68 of Batesville, Arkansas died Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at his home. He was born October 15, 1940 at Batesville, Arkansas to Onis W. and Elizabeth Heathcoat Garlin. He was an equipment operator for Galloway Sand & Gravel Company in Batesville. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church...
Edward Marlin
Jun 1, 2009
Edward Marlin age 53 of Cave City died Monday June 1, 2009 at his home. He was born July 5, 1955 at Batesville, Arkansas to John and Irene (McGuire) Marlin. He was retired from the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department.He was preceded in death by his parents.Survivors include his wife Becky Marlin of the home; two sons, Bevin Marlin of...
