Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Leland Puckett
Dec 9, 2007
Leland Morris Puckett passed away at the age of 81 on December 9, 2007 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born on March 13, 1926 in Calamine, Arkansas to Earl Ditzler and Dora Minnie Voyles Puckett. Leland retired from the United States Navy as a Chief Boatswain's Mate. He served through World War II, The...
Sammie Dee Thompson
Dec 3, 2007
Sammie Dee Thompson age 77 of Evening Shade died Monday December 3, 2007 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born March 2, 1930 at Fort Gibson, OK to Samuel D. and Bertha (Barnett) Thompson. He was a U. S. Army veteran, a retired chemical engineer for Phillips Petroleum in Borger, TX and was a member of...
Virgie Elizabeth Matlock
Nov 26, 2007
Virgie Elizabeth (Finney)Matlock age 87 of Cave City died Monday November 26, 2007 at the Cave City Nursing Home. She was born May 3, 1920 at Batesville, Arkansas to Luther and Ellen (Cummings) Finney. She was a homemaker and a member of the Matlock Road Church of God in Cave City.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband...
Madeline Ritchie Corter
Nov 18, 2007
Madeline Ritchie Corter age 82 of Heber Springs died Sunday November 18, 2007 at Heber Springs. She was born March 25, 1925 at Russellville, Arkansas to Jonas L. and Paralee (Williams Brewer. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.She was preceded in death by her parents, three husbands, Charles Jones, John Ritchie and Clarence Corter, one son, Gordon...
Donah Mullen Kay
Nov 11, 2007
Donah (Bertie) Mullen Kay age 97 of Strawberry died Sunday November 11, 2007 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born January 5, 1910 at Jesup, Arkansas to J. L. and Tinty Mullen. She married Floyd Kay in 1929 and lived most of her life in Strawberry where she and her husband owned Kay's Grocery and Station....
Elsie Ada Guthrie
Nov 10, 2007
Elsie Ada Guthrie age 96 of Batesville died Saturday November 10, 2007 at the Woodlawn Nursing Home inBatesville Where she had been a resident for several years. She had lived with Dollie Hix and the late William (Henry) Hix, a nephew, before going to the nursing home. She was born March 22, 1911 at Charlotte, Arkansas to James Gile and...
Stephen Dale Ingram
Nov 9, 2007
Stephen Dale Ingram age 27 of Batesville died Friday November 9, 207 at Batesville. He was born January 6, 1980 at Tooele, Utah to Michael Eugene and Marilyn Patricia (Lovell)Ingram.He was preceded in death by his father, Michael Eugene Ingam.Survivors include his mother and step-father, Robert and Marilyn Mayfield of Calimesa, California, two brothers, Edward Ingram of Paragould and Darrell...
Michael Noil Walker
Nov 9, 2007
Michael Noil Walker age 40 of Spring Hill, Kansas (formerly of Brockwell) died Friday November 9, 2007 at Spring Hill, Kansas. He was born March 3, 1967 at Batesville, Arkansas to Osburn and Marie (Taylor) Walker. He received his Bachelors Degreee in 1988 and his Masters Degree in Counseling in 1993 from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro and was a...
Claude C. Harris
Oct 31, 2007
Claude C. Harris, age 92 of Strawberry died Wednesday October 31, 2007 at the Woodlawn Nursing Home in Batesville. He was born November 18, 1914 at Strawberry, Arkansas to Sam L. and Sidney (Richardson) Harris. He was a retired farmer.He was preceded in death by his parents,three brothers Austin Harris, Claxton Harris and Garland Harris and one sister Pearl Godwin.Survivors...
Floy Wilf Altom
Oct 27, 2007
Floy Wilf Altom age 83 of Batesville died Saturday October 27, 2007 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born April 18, 1924 at Floral, Arkansas to Albert and Ina (Bickers) Wilf. She was a retired business owner having owned Ye Olde Frame Shoppe in Batesville. She had also worked for Heuer's Shoe Store, Monday's Shoe Store...
Junior Lee Lindsey
Oct 27, 2007
Junior Lee Lindsey age 83 of Cave City died Saturday October 27, 207 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born February 15, 1924 at Newport, Arkansas to Roe and Nola Mae (Gifford) Lindsey. He was a retired farmer, timber worker and construction worker.He was preceded in death by his parents, one stepson, Joe Flinn, one brother...
Irene Foley Parsley
Oct 22, 2007
Irene (Foley) Parsley age 89 of Poughkeepsie died Monday October 22, 2007 at her home. She was born September 21, 1918 at Smithville, AR to Bell and Laura (Spotts) Foley. She was a homemaker, an avid gardner, enjoyed meeting with the Senior Citizens at Ash Flat and a member of the Little Springs Missionary Baptist Chruch in Poughkeepsie.She was preceded...
Chester Coy Story
Oct 21, 2007
Chester Coy Story age 93 of Cave City died Sunday October 21, 2007 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born June 10, 1914 at Batesville, Arkansas to Clifford and Nancy (Martin) Story. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a retired carpenter and farmer and a member of the Cave Creek Methodist Church.He was preceded in death...
Vernita Carter Norris
Oct 21, 2007
Vernita (Carter) Norris age 78 of Poughkeepsie died Sunday October 21, 2007 at her home. She was born September 28, 1929 at Evening Shade, Arkansas to Clyde and Flava (Haley) Carter. She was a homemaker and a lifelong member of the Evening Shade United Methodist Church at Evening Shade and a member of the Poughkeepsie Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxilary.She...
Louise Pierce Brown
Oct 18, 2007
Louise Pierce Brown, age 88 of Floral died Thursday October 18, 2007 at Searcy. She was born November 8, 1918 at Floral, Arkansas to Rex adn Addie Marcie (Head) Pierce. She was a homemaker, a retired co-owner and operator with her husband of Brown Lumber Company in Floral. She was a member of the Floral Baptist Church where she served...
Neoma Burge Parker
Oct 17, 2007
Neoma Burge Parker, age 85 of Cave City died Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at her home. She was born December 6, 1921 at Cave City, AR to William Rufus and Nancy Ann(Porterfield) Burge. She graduated from Cave City High School in 1940, graduated from Drury College in Springfield, Missouri in 1963, was a retired elementary school teacher and a member...
Archie Hardy McBride
Oct 9, 2007
Archie Hardy McBride age 88of Southside died Tuesday October 9, 2007 at theWhite River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born May 13, 1919 at Rosie, Arkansas to Samuel Forrest and Virgie (Coker) McBride. He was a lifelong carpenter, a retired bridge foreman for the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, a member of the DAV in Pfeiffer and a member...
Nancy Jane Claxton
Oct 7, 2007
Nancy Jane Claxton, age 58 of Ash Flat died Sunday October 7, 2007 at Mountain Home. She was born December 4, 1948 at Batesville, Arkansas to Wiley Tex and Rachel Eva (Lawson) Hix. She ws a homemaker and a member of the Vine Street Missionary Baptist Church in Batesville.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband David Claxton,...
Izena Lanell Welch
Oct 5, 2007
Izena Lanell Welch age 87 of Batesville died Friday October 5, 2007 at the Cave City Nursing Home in Cave City. She was born March 23,2 007 at Sandtown, Arkansas to Levi and Effie (Shoemaker) Gifford. She was a retired housekeeper for the White River Medical Center in Batesville.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Judson Welch,...
Sam Wesley Kimmer
Sep 28, 2007
Sam Wesley Kimmer age 82 of Searcy (formerly of Batesville) died Friday September 28, 2007 at the Veterans Hospital in Little Rock. He was born August 10, 1925 near Cushman, Arkansas to Remmel and Ruby (Fisher) Kimmer. He lived in Searcy for the U.S. Army infantry during WWII from December 1943 until April 1946. He was drafted out of high...
