Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
James William "Jim" Keller
Jan 28, 2021
James William “Jim” Keller, 74 of Pleasant Plains passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021. He was born February 25, 1946 in Dowdy, Arkansas to Frank and Millie Keller. He was a retired farmer and truck driver. He attended the Pleasant Plains Crossroads Cowboy Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Richard Keller, Charles Keller and...
Mike Fowler
Jan 28, 2021
Mike Fowler, 68 of Batesville passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021. He was born August 6, 1952 in Turlock, California. He was the son of R.E. Fowler and Wanda Beetle. He was a Baptist minister for 50 years and was currently the pastor of the Floral Baptist Church where he has served for 9 years. He was a Volunteer...
Maxine Montgomery Lassiter
Jan 27, 2021
Maxine Montgomery Lassiter, 98 of Cave City died Wednesday, January 27, 2021. She was born December 2, 1922 in Cave City, Arkansas to Martin McDougal Montgomery and Virginia Mae Vest Montgomery.
She attended Pine Springs School and graduated from Cave City High School in 1940. She taught in one room school houses at Pine Springs, Etna, Hodge and Tompson.
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Jacquelyn Yvonne Herndon
Jan 26, 2021
Jacquelyn Yvonne Herndon, 83 of Cave City passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021. She was born July 8, 1937 in Batesville, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Edna Merhea Kunkel. She was longtime owner of Herndon’s Sanitation in Cave City; a Licensed Practical Nurse having worked in the nursery at the White River Medical Center in Batesville and worked...
Archie Wilkes
Jan 25, 2021
Archie Wilkes age 73 of Cave City died Monday, January 25, 2021 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born August 27, 1947. He was the son of William Wilkes and Norma Lee Wilkes Kirks. He was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Nona Ford.
Survivors include his...
Kathy Ford Bays
Jan 24, 2021
Kathy Ford Bays, 62 of Austin, Arkansas passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021. She was born January 13, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas to Joe and Sue Williams Ford. She graduated from Cave City High School in 1977 and Arkansas State University in 1981. She was a retired school teacher having taught at Northside Elementary in the Cabot School District. She...
Wyveda Farmer Wilson Mabry
Jan 23, 2021
Wyveda Farmer Wilson Mabry, 95 of Batesville passed away Saturday, January 23, 2021. She was born September 4, 1925 in Star City, Arkansas to Sam and Mary Farmer, the oldest of thirteen children. She owned and operated Wyveda’s Beauty Shop in Cave City for 23 years. After retiring, she was known as Nanny to many children in her daughter’s...
LaVerne Russell Clark
Jan 21, 2021
LaVerne Russell Clark, 79 of Batesville passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021. He was born March 3, 1941 in Belvidere, Illinois to Hiram Guy and Etta Emmaline (Leggett) Clark. He was a meat cutter for Town and Country Supermarket in Batesville for several years and retired from ConAgra Foods in Batesville. He was a member of Holden Christian Church...
Relenda Moore McMullin "Sissy"
Jan 21, 2021
Relenda Moore McMullin “Sissy”, 59 of Mountain View passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021 at her home. She was born September 7, 1961 in Batesville, Arkansas to Nelson Glynn and Martha Ann Guthrie Moore. She was a retired Registered Nurse and of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Nelson and Ann Moore and a...
Alvin Arter
Jan 20, 2021
Alvin Arter, 81 of Cave City (formerly of Newport) passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021. He was born December 1, 1939 in Newport, Arkansas to Johnny and Annie Riley Arter. He was a retired farmer and mechanic and of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Mary Jane Arter; one son, Timmy Reed;...
Elaine Louise Thomas
Jan 20, 2021
Elaine Louise Thomas, 59 of Floral passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021. She was born August 19, 1961 in Indio, California to Ottis Ray and Mary Louise (Tharp) Barnes. She was a patient registrar for White River Health System in Batesville and was a member of Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church in Mountain View.
She was preceded in death by her...
Darleen Graham Roberts
Jan 17, 2021
Darleen Graham Roberts, 93 of Ash Flat passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at the EagleCrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ash Flat. She was born May 8, 1927 in Kings Mill, Arkansas to Mark and Laura Graham.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Glenn Roberts and a sister, Lovis Long.
Survivors include a son,...
Paul Wesley Johnson
Jan 17, 2021
Paul Wesley “Big Toe” Johnson, age 86 of Cave City died Sunday, January 17, 2021 at his home. He was born August 28, 1934 in the city limits of Cave City, where he lived his entire life. He was the son of Edward Daniel and Mattie Alice Cole Johnson.
He was a 1953 graduate of Cave City School, receiving...
Donald Wayne Wilkerson
Jan 14, 2021
Donald Wayne Wilkerson, 60 of Cave City passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021. He was born November 9, 1960 in Washington, Missouri to Alexander and Betty Lou (Montgomery) Wilkerson. He worked for Future Fuel Chemical Company in Batesville for 36 years and was a member of Main Street Church of Christ in Evening Shade.
He was preceded in death...
Eva Marie Easter Brokaw
Jan 13, 2021
Eva Marie Easter Brokaw, 90 of Batesville passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021. She was born October 24, 1930 in Kansas to Elvie Daniel and Roberta (Wright) Easter. She was a homemaker and a member of Cave Creek Church of God.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Vaughan Brokaw; three sons, Lanny Joe Means,...
Mary Ruth Emerson
Jan 12, 2021
Mary Ruth Emerson, 90 of Batesville passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021. She was born November 8, 1930 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Newton Jasper and Myra H. (Burgess) McDaniel. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist Church in Batesville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Alvie Emerson; one...
Kathy Marie Farris
Jan 12, 2021
Kathy Marie Farris, 61 of Melbourne, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021. She was born October 10, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas to William Osco and Ida Ruth (Causby) Farris. She was a member of First Assembly of God in Melbourne.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Willie Farris, Danny Farris and Woodrow Farris and two sisters,...
Rickey Wayne Huskey
Jan 7, 2021
Rickey Wayne Huskey, 69 of Strawberry died Thursday, January 7, 2021. He was born October 30, 1951 in Caraway, Arkansas to Willie Edward and Julia Augusta (Bailey) Huskey. He retired from farming in 2019, having spent his entire life on the family farm. He was elected Lawrence County Farm Family of the Year in 1992. He spent the last...
Harvey Hudspeth
Jan 7, 2021
Harvey Hudspeth, 88 formerly of Jonesboro passed away at his home in Evening Shade, Arkansas on Thursday, January 7, 2021. He was born on April 13, 1932 in Mountain View, Arkansas to Claude and Sinda Lou Martin Hudspeth.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Gladys Hudspeth; an infant daughter; an infant grandson; an infant great...
Geraldee Jones
Jan 4, 2021
Geraldee Jones, 93 of Melbourne died Monday, January 4, 2021. She was born November 3, 1927 in Gid, Arkansas to Albert Clinton and Laura Elsie (Twilley) Coleman.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Manuel Jones and one sister, Delois Inez Coleman.
Survivors include one son, Donald Jones of Guion; two brothers, Norman Coleman of Texas and...
