Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Harold D. Blount
Nov 18, 2008
Harold D. Blount, age 88 of Batesville, formerly of Floral died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born August 14, 1920 at Floral, Arkansas to Roe Shelby and Alice Lucinda Summers Blount. He was a U. S. Army Air Corps veteran having served during World War II, a U.S. government employee and...
Opal Smithee
Nov 15, 2008
Opal Smithee, age 95 of Batesville died Saturday, November 15, 2008 at the Batesville Healthcare Center in Batesville. She was born April 23, 1913 at Shelbyville, Arkansas to Frank and Sarah Jane (Milligan) Lackey. She waroked and took care of her family on the farm until moving to Batesville in 1969 where she worked for Arkansas Poultry. She enjoyed cooking,...
John Earl Rhodes
Nov 14, 2008
John Earl Rhodes age 62 of Poughkeepsie formerly of Little Rock died Friday November 14, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born September 21, 1946 in Lonoke, Arkansas the son of John Henry Rhodes Sr. and Floy Mae Powell. He was a truck driver and of the Assembly of God faith.He was preceded in death...
Darrell Harris
Nov 12, 2008
Darrell Harris, age 82 of Strawberry died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at Cave City. He was born July 8, 1926 in Lawrence County to Lawrence Utah and Lille Mae (Richey) Harris. He was a farmer and an avid coon hunter.He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Margie Marietta Harris and one granddaughter, Kesha Harris.Survivors include two sons,...
Henry Vestern Whitmire
Nov 8, 2008
Henry Vestern 'Dutch' Whitmire,age 86 of Strawbery died Saturday, November 8, 2008 at the Cave City Nursing Home in Cave City. He was born July 16, 1922 at Strawberry, Arkansas to John and Daisy Wilson Whitmire. He was a farmer and cattle rancher and a member of the Strawberry Church of Christ.He was preceded in death by his parents, his...
Nellie Pauline McGuire
Nov 8, 2008
Nellie Pauline McGuire, Age 95 years, 11 months and 5 days died Saturday, November 8, 2008 at the Ash Flat Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat. She was born December 3, 1912 at Simstown near Evening Shade to Warren Porter and Laura Elizabeth Sigsby. She was a member of the Franklin Extension Homemakers Club for over 50 years. She...
Alfred Jay Courtney
Nov 4, 2008
Alfred Jay Courtney, age 90 of Batesville died Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at the Wood Lawn Nursing Home in Batesville. He was born March 14, 1918 at Guion, Arkansas to Norman Ezra and Nannie Nancy (Engles) Courtney. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served during World War II as a medic, retired from the Arkansas Highway and Transportation...
Roberta Tilley
Nov 4, 2008
Roberta Tilley, age 85 of Dunedin, Florida died Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at Edinbourough Healthcare in Dunedin, Florida. She was born July 10, 1923 in Arkansas to Willis and Beula Reece Branscum. She was a professional tailorist at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colorado where she ran seven shops. She was a member of The Southside Bible Chapel in Colorado...
Margaret Jane Gennings Biard
Oct 27, 2008
Margaret Jane Gennings Biard, age 68 of Batesville died Monday, October 27, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born January 16, 1940 at Batesville, Arkansas to Edward and Evelyn Troy Gennings. She had been employed by Northeast Arkansas Human Services and The Batesville Daily Guard both in Batesville, was a bookkeeper and a homemaker. She...
Pansye Jean Jones
Oct 24, 2008
Pansye Jean (Parsley) Jones, age 94 of Batesville died Friday, October 24, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born April 7, 1914 in the Pleasant Hill Commmunity near Magnolia to William Dorsett and Melissa Ann (Alder) Parsley. She was retired from the U. S. Geological Survey in Little Rock and was a secretary for the...
David Peer
Oct 24, 2008
David Peer, age 58 of Floral died Friday, October 24, 2008 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born April 1, 1950 at Fresno, California to Lola Margaret Peer. He was a self-employed carpenter and of the Baptist faith.He was preceded in death by his mother and his wife Karen Peer.Survivors include one son Brent Peer of Floral, two daughters,...
Clark Mobley
Oct 24, 2008
Clark Mobley, age 93 of Chatham, Mississippi, formerly of Cave City died Friday, October 24, 2008 at the Mississippi Care Center in Greenville, Mississippi. He was born July 15, 1915 at Mobley, Arkansas to Henry and Ethel Clark Mobley. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served during World War II. He was a self-employed piano technician, musician, avid...
Una Dell Rawlings
Oct 23, 2008
Una Dell Rawlings, age 82 of Cave City died Thursday, October 23, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born August 13, 1926 at Cave City, Arkansas to William Claude and Ida (Millikan) Rawlings. She was a homemaker.She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Woodrow Rawlings and Garland Rawlings.Survivors include one brother,...
Florence Ozella Clark Campbell
Oct 23, 2008
Florence Ozella Clark Campbell, age 72 of Evening Shade, Arkansas died Thursday, October 23, 2008 at the St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born August 21, 1936 at Evening Shade, Arkansas to Ernest and Edith Easley Clark. She was a homemaker and of the Assembly of God faith.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband J....
Lloyd Crunk
Oct 19, 2008
Lloyd Crunk, age 74 of Evening Shade, Arkansas died Sunday, October 19, 2008 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was born June 22, 1934 at Conroe, Texas to Robin Glen and Viola Hayden Crunk. He was a U. S. Army veteran, retired from Chevron in Houston, Texas after 25 years and was of the Baptist faith.He was preceded...
Otis F. Caldwell
Oct 18, 2008
Otis F. Caldwell age 84 of Batesville died Saturday October 18, 2008 at his home. He was born March 26, 1924 at Batesville, Arkansas to Ollie Otis and Alma Raye (Gaskill) Caldwell. He was a U.S. Marine veteran having served during WWII in Guam and Iwo Jima, retired from International Shoe Factory in Batesville and worked as a cabinet maker...
Garland D. Mobley
Oct 14, 2008
Garland D. Mobley Jr., age 47 of Cave City died Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born April 28, 1961 at Baytown, Texas to Garland Delbert Mobley Sr. and Nina Jo Andrews Mobley. He was a commercial contractor, an insurance agent for White River Insurance in Cave City and a member of...
Jim Western
Oct 11, 2008
Jim Western, age 58 of Batesville died Saturday, October 11, 2008 at a Memphis hospital. He was born October 12, 1949 at Newport, Arkansas to Alfred Gray and Nellie Ivonne Ball Western. He was a U. S. Navy veteran, an Industrial Automation Machinist, ordained minister of music and of the Assembly of God faith.He was preceded in death by his...
Lonnie Ray Barks
Oct 9, 2008
Lonnie Ray Barks, age 50 of Drasco died Thursday, October 9, 2008 at Drasco.He was born May 11, 1958 at Fisher, Arkansas to Junior and Edith Caldwell Barks. He was a farmer.He was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife Belinda Barks.Survivors include his wife Kim Barks of Drasco, one son Jarret Barks of Jonesboro, one daughter...
Charles W. Henderson
Oct 8, 2008
Charles W. 'Buddy' Henderson, age 82 of Sulphur Rock died Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born August 23, 1926 at Sulphur Rock, Arkansas to Carson and Veda (Weaver) Henderson. He was retired from Townsends of Arkansas in Batesville, after 48 years of service and enjoyed gardening. He attended Jesus Is the...
