Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Julia Fae Kelley Harmon
Apr 4, 2022
Julia Fae Kelley Harmon, 92 of Desha passed away Monday, April 4, 2022. She was born June 27, 1929 in Locust Grove, Arkansas to John C. and Lois Dishongh Kelley. She was a retired school teacher with 31 years of service at Desha Schools. She was a longtime member of Desha First Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by...
Debbie Davis
Apr 3, 2022
Debbie Davis, 65 of Cave City passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022 at her home. She was born April 4, 1956 in Batesville, Arkansas to Billy Gene and Verbalene Welch Platt. She was a homemaker and worked several years at General Tire in Batesville.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Billy Platt.
Survivors include her...
Calvin C. Snow
Apr 2, 2022
Calvin C. Snow, of Cave City passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022. He was born March 8, 1925 in Cave City, Arkansas to Ralph Snow and Martha Ann “Annie” Goodman Snow. Anyone you ask will tell you that he was a shining example of the love of Christ, of the faithfulness that God requires of His children, and was a...
Virginia Olene Daggett
Apr 2, 2022
Virginia Olene (Sneed) Daggett, Age 89, of Saffell, Arkansas passed away peacefully on April 2, 2022. She was born to Alonzo and Sylvia Sneed in Strawberry, Arkansas on May 9, 1932.
Virginia spent her life devoted to her family and enjoyed cooking, gardening and sewing, often creating matching outfits for her seven daughters and nine granddaughters. After retiring...
Joyce Mynatt
Apr 1, 2022
Joyce Mynatt, of Mount Pleasant, Arkansas, daughter of the late Marshel Alvis Bray and Vera Ethel McSpadden Bray, was born October 15, 1932. She departed this life on April 1, 2022 in Melbourne, Arkansas at the age of 89 years.
After graduation from Mt. Pleasant she married William Roy Mynatt on January 5, 1952 in Sidney, Arkansas. They just...
James Laroy Nast
Mar 31, 2022
James Laroy Nast 91 of Batesville passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022. He was born November 2, 1930 in Batesville, Arkansas to L.M. “Roy” Nast and Pearl Pate Nast. James owned and operated Jim Nast Garage for 20 plus years. He loved to repurpose old things and loved people. He dearly loved his family and friends.
He was preceded...
Vivian C. Martin
Mar 31, 2022
Vivian C. Martin passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022. She was born November 15, 1927 in Brewton, Alabama to Chesley and Gussie (Dixon) Smith. She was a member of Eastside Southern Baptist Church in Cave City.
Granny was a proud, spunky little Alabama girl who loved to go “down home” and visit every chance she could. Her family, extended and...
Altha Phillips
Mar 30, 2022
Altha Smith Hall Phillips, 97, of Batesville went to be with the Lord on March 30, 2022. She was born October 24, 1924 in Cushman, Arkansas to Flora and Mattie Wink Smith. She was a retail cashier at Fred’s Dollar Store for many years and a member of the Full Gospel Fellowship Church in Batesville.
Altha enjoyed fishing, camping, her...
Arden Ray Perkey
Mar 30, 2022
Arden Ray Perkey, 90 of Cave City passed away, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. He was born January 17, 1932 in Center, Arkansas to James Arden and Ella Parthenia Perkey. He was retired from Cushman Sawmill and Conway Sawmill; was a U. S. Army Korean War Veteran and of the Pentecostal faith. He enjoyed rabbit hunting, fishing and looking for arrowheads.
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Margaret Beever
Mar 30, 2022
Margaret Beever, 72 of Cave City passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022. She was born August 10, 1949 in Piggott, Arkansas to Daniel Spencer and Elja Lena (Woods) McDonald. She was a retired bookkeeper from the Cave City School District.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include one daughter, Charray Overton (Tristan) of Cave City; one brother,...
Freda L. Edley
Mar 28, 2022
Freda L. Edley, 92 of Batesville passed away Monday, March 28, 2022. She was born July 19, 1929 in Batesville, Arkansas to Horace and Clara Simpson Lundy. She was a homemaker and a member of the Sharp United Methodist Church at Gainesboro.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ralph W. Edley; two brothers, C.S. Lundy and...
Sherry Pierce
Mar 25, 2022
Sherry Pierce, 84, of Southside, died Friday, March 25, 2022. She was born on August 26, 1937, in Paroquet, Arkansas to Melvin McClure and Edith (Donaho) McClure.
Sherry was well known as an employee of Safeway/Harvest-Foods for over 30 years. She was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church where she served in children's ministries and with the weekly Pioneer...
Sarah M. Sisk
Mar 16, 2022
Sarah M. Sisk, 69 of Batesville passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022. She was born February 2, 1953 in Batesville, Arkansas to James Oron Griffin Sr. and Nina Harris Griffin. She was retired from GDX in Batesville and was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, James Oron Griffin Jr. and Danny...
Bobby Joe McCollum
Mar 15, 2022
Bobby Joe McCollum, 84 of Cave City passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022. He was born January 21, 1938 in Violet Hill, Arkansas to Paul and Ruby Waggoner McCollum. He was retired from Boeing Aircraft in Melbourne; a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of the Fairview Baptist Church in Violet Hill.
He was preceded in death by his parents...
Jessie Reynolds
Mar 14, 2022
Jessie Reynolds, 85 of the Hutchinson Mountain Community passed away Monday, March 14, 2022. He was born June 23, 1936 in Desha, Arkansas to Newel and Rose Fitzhugh Reynolds. He was a retired plumber and a member of the Hutchinson Mountain Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Mary Alice Evans Reynolds;...
Patrick William Simpson
Mar 14, 2022
Patrick William Simpson of Cave City passed away peacefully on Mar. 14, 2022 while bravely battling cancer.
He was born on November 6, 1965, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Son of parents Jim and Peggy. After graduating high school at Williford, Pat went on to Harding University. He then joined the Air Force and proudly served for 4 years.
One...
Alta Willene Seat Musick
Mar 12, 2022
Alta Willene Seat Musick, 74 of Nelsonville passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022. She was born November 30, 1947 in Center, Arkansas to William Thomas and Nora Lovina Mathews Moody. She was retired from ConAgra Foods in Batesville and was currently employed by Cave City Nursing Home. She was a member of Ring’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church at Poughkeepsie.
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Jo Ann Boucher
Mar 12, 2022
Jo Ann Boucher, 70 of Batesville passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born July 8, 1951 in Batesville, Arkansas to Herman and Billie Campbell. She was a retired secretary and a member of North Heights Church of Christ in Batesville.
She was preceded in death by her parents and...
Janetta Ann MacArthur
Mar 9, 2022
Janetta Ann MacArthur, 66 of Violet Hill passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2022. She was born August 6, 1955 in Batesville, Arkansas to Eret and Ethel Marie (Davis) Moxley. She was a retired Special Education and Gifted and Talented Teacher and had taught at Mount Pleasant Schools. She was of the Christian faith.
She was preceded in death by...
William Lee Davis
Mar 7, 2022
William Lee Davis, 84 of Pleasant Grove passed away Monday, March 7, 2022. He was born July 2, 1937 in Pleasant Grove, Arkansas to Mark K. and Elsie E. Younger Davis. He was a retired brick mason and farmer. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church.
He was preceded in...
