Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Dale Bailey
Sep 6, 2021
Dale Bailey, 78 of Ash Flat passed away Monday, September 6, 2021. He was born August 12, 1943 in Ash Flat Arkansas to General Jackson and Ruby Lois Nicholson Bailey. He retired as assistant manager at Wal-Mart in Ash Flat and was a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Cave City.
He was preceded in death by...
Alice Faye Walling
Sep 5, 2021
Alice Faye Walling, 69 of Smithville passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021. She was born December 24, 1951 in Batesville, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Everette Randolph and Mildred Whitlow Randolph Maxwell. She was a homemaker, bookkeeper for Walling Construction and a member of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her...
Janet M. Wright
Sep 4, 2021
Janet M. Wright age 86 of Cave City passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021 at her home. She was born December 1, 1934 in Denver, Colorado to Harry Joseph and Hilda Bronson Forster. She was a retired secretary for State Farm Insurance and a member of the Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one...
Clifton Ray Cooper
Sep 3, 2021
Clifton Ray Cooper, 86 of Cave City passed away Friday, September 3, 2021. He was born August 3, 1935 in Emery, Arkansas to Verner Alton and Eulala Pinkston Cooper. He was a retired dump truck driver for Sharp County and a U.S. Army Veteran. He was a member of the Mount View Missionary Baptist Church where he served as...
Betty Sue Thompson
Aug 31, 2021
Betty Sue Thompson, 77 of Batesville passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021. She was born September 15, 1943 in Batesville, Arkansas to Ransom and Faye Sims Thompson. She was retired from GenCorp Automotive in Batesville.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, Terry Thompson.
Survivors include two grandsons, Donavon Thompson of North Little Rock and...
Danny Edward Davis Sr.
Aug 30, 2021
Danny Edward Davis Sr., 72 of Saffell passed away Monday, August 30, 2021. He was born April 13, 1949 in Searcy, Arkansas to Lewis Franklin and Patsy Jo (Pate) Davis. He was a Christian, Veteran, Husband, Daddy and Pa. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Lynn. After graduating high school at Bradford, he joined...
Cheri Lynne Stuart
Aug 30, 2021
Cheri Lynne Stuart, 54 of Charlotte passed away Monday, August 30, 2021. She was born August 10, 1967 in Lawrence, Kansas to Terry Joe Marlin and Janice Elaine Wood Marlin Powell. She was an office manager for FedEx Freight in Newport.
She was preceded in death by her father.
Survivors include her husband Mitchell Stuart of the home; one...
Virginia Noelene Andrews
Aug 28, 2021
Virginia Noelene Andrews, age 80, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 28, 2021. She was born on January 29, 1941, to Noel Henry Andrews and Mary Virginia Seuberth Andrews in Batesville, Arkansas. She grew up with her sister Sue, and brother Ken. She was the first grandchild welcomed into the Seuberth and Andrews families.
Virginia...
Lois E. Sullivan
Aug 27, 2021
Lois E. Sullivan, 69 of Batesville passed away Friday, August 27, 2021. She was born June 20, 1952 in Dallas, Texas to Jack P. Sullivan Sr. and Maxine Sullivan. She was retired from Peco Foods and was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church in Batesville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Clifton...
Ramona J. Rutledge
Aug 24, 2021
Ramona J. Rutledge, 77 of Batesville passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at her home. She was born August 25, 1943 in Batesville, Arkansas to Lawrence and Mary Gibbs. She was retired from ConAgra in Batesville, enjoyed gardening and canning and was a member of New Faith Gospel Church in Batesville.
She was preceded in death by her parents...
Larry Michael Shaw
Aug 23, 2021
Larry Michael Shaw, 76 of Mount Pleasant passed away Monday, August 23, 2021. He was born December 3, 1944 in Batesville, Arkansas to Collie Morris and Nina Charlene McMahan Shaw. He was retired from Boeing Corporation in Melbourne and was a farmer. He was a member of Mount Pleasant Southern Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by...
Patricia Ruth Lumpkin
Aug 21, 2021
Patricia Ruth Lumpkin, 89 of Rosie died Saturday, August 21, 2021 at her home. Patricia was born in Wright, Arkansas on November 27, 1931 to Davis and Berthal Pearl Griffin. She was a homemaker, loving wife to Edward Alton Lumpkin and mother of three children. Together she and her husband, Alton, founded New Start America, a non-profit prison ministry, and...
Wilson Hunt
Aug 21, 2021
Wilson Hunt, 88 of Evening Shade passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021. He was born June 21, 1933 in Stanford, Arkansas to Virgil and Emma Hunt. He was retired owner of Hunt’s Hardware in Evening Shade and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Evening Shade.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Iva Mae Hunt...
Robin Sue Norman Qualls
Aug 20, 2021
Robin Sue Norman Qualls, 57 of Strawberry passed away, Friday, August 20, 2021. She was born December 24, 1963 in Cave City, Arkansas to Aris Ray and Linda Sue (Bacon) Norman. She was a farmer and of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed her horses and cattle and spending time with family and friends, especially her grandkids.
She was preceded...
Mack Young
Aug 20, 2021
Mack Young, 75 of Batesville passed away Friday, August 20, 2021. He was born August 18, 1946 in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas to Ernest Raymond and Velma C. (Sanders) Young. He was a farmer, construction worker and of the Pentecostal faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Faye Brooks.
Survivors include one son, Tommy...
Lee Owen Milligan
Aug 20, 2021
Lee Owen Milligan, 95 of Cave City passed away Friday, August 20, 2021. She was born June 14, 1926 in Cave City, Arkansas to Owen Ray and Maudie Ruth (McLeod) Hoggard. She worked many years at White Rodgers in Batesville, was a paper carrier for the Batesville Daily Guard for 33 years and was a member of First United...
Stephen J. Pilot
Aug 19, 2021
Stephen J, Pilot, 63 of Batesville passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021. He was born February 16, 1958 in Newark, New Jersey to Joseph G. Pilot Sr. and Ruth Agnes Yarulli Pilot. He was retired and of the Catholic faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Joseph G. Pilot Jr. and sister, Dottie Schuster.
Survivors include...
Charles Ronald "Ron" Pruett
Aug 15, 2021
Charles Ronald Pruett “Ron”, 73 of Batesville passed away Sunday, August 15, 2021. Ron was born August 30, 1947, in Cord, Arkansas to Charles Nathaniel and Pansy Mae (Bennett) Pruett. After moving to Dupo, Illinois with his parents and brother Steven, Ron started his draftsman training at Rankin Trade School. This served as the foundation for a successful career...
David Wilkerson
Aug 14, 2021
David Wilkerson, 67 of Cave City passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021. He was born November 21, 1953 in Batesville, Arkansas to Allen and Maxine Carpenter Wilkerson. He attended Believers Community Church in Batesville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Charles Wilkerson and a nephew, Ian O’Brien.
Survivors include one son, Shawn Wilkerson...
Leonard Willis McKenzie
Aug 14, 2021
Leonard Willis McKenzie, age 83, of Evening Shade passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021. He was born on Oct. 19, 1937 in Waterford, Mississippi. Leonard was a 1954 graduate of Santa Cruz Valley High School in Eloy, AZ. He attended college and took flying lessons in AZ but relocated to Barstow, California where he was a fireman and engineer...
