Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Lois Marie Peters Passmore
May 27, 2019
Lois Marie Peters Passmore, 96 of Pleasant Plains died Monday, May 27, 2019. She was born November 5, 1922 at Tupelo, AR to John William and Cordelia E. Peters. She worked beside her loving husband for many years beginning on the family farm and then at Hilltop Farms. She was of the Baptist faith and a lifelong member of...
Lisa Marie Duell
May 27, 2019
Lisa Marie Duell, 32, of Batesville died Monday, May 27, 2019. She was born October 13, 1986 at Manistee, Michigan to Louis William and Robin Michels Mears.
Survivors include her parents Louis and Robin Mears of Batesville; two brothers, Andrew Mears and TJ Mears both of Batesville; her fiancé, Chris Meyer and his daughter, Destany Meyer of Batesville; and...
Curtis H. Billins
May 25, 2019
Curtis H. Billins, 89 of Batesville died Saturday, May 25, 2019. He was born November 28, 1929 at Lunenburg, Arkansas to Mark and Goldie Lewis Billins. He was a retired Free Will Baptist Minister and a member of New Home Free Will Baptist Church. Earlier in his life he had work for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas and owned...
Freda M. Leonard
May 25, 2019
Freda M. Leonard, 90 of Sulphur Rock died Saturday, May 25, 2019. She was born November 29, 1928 at Waterloo, Canada to Fred A. and Shirley Chapman. She was a retired Registered Nurse and a member of the Moorefield United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Billy George Leonard and an infant daughter.
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Margaretta Price Wooldridge
May 24, 2019
Margaretta Price Wooldridge, 72 of Cave City died Friday, May 24, 2019. She was born June 24, 1946 at Calamine, Arkansas to James Kenneth Price Sr. and Wana Gene (Girtman) Price. She was retired from GDX in Batesville and of the Methodist faith. She enjoyed classic car shows and spending time with her family.
She was preceded in death...
Charles B. Jeffery Sr.
May 24, 2019
Charles B. Jeffery Sr., 93, of Batesville died Friday, May 24, 2019. He was born July 24, 1925 at Mount Pleasant, Arkansas to Grady and Nola Conyers Jeffery. He was a U.S. Navy World War II Veteran and a member of Faith-Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Dorothy Jeffery and brother, Neal Jeffery.
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Jessie Sue Barton McComas
May 18, 2019
Jessie Sue Barton McComas, 62 of Batesville passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019. She was born March 28, 1957 in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. She was retired from ConAgra Foods in Batesville. She was a member of Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church at Strawberry.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lonnie and Tressie Barton of Ash Flat, AR; two...
Florence Geraldine (Ward) Poskey
May 17, 2019
Florence Geraldine (Ward) Poskey, 93 of Strawberry died Friday, May 17, 2019. She was born November 14, 1925 in Strawberry, Arkansas to Owen Edward and Juddie (Bennett) Ward. She was a realtor and the first female Justice of Peace for Sharp County. She enjoyed dancing, cooking and being with family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her...
Larry Neal Travis
May 17, 2019
Larry Neal Travis, 76, was granted his request on May 17, 2019 to go be with his Lord and Savior, ten years after an official diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
Born February 25, 1943 in Bay, Arkansas, Larry was saved at the young age of nine. He spent several years away from the Lord, but by His grace and loving hand,...
Larry Gene Morton
May 16, 2019
Larry Gene Morton, I passed away May 16, 2019 at his home in West Plains, Missouri after a lengthy illness. Larry was born in Jefferson City, Missouri on July 22, 1934 to Clyde and Beulah Marmet Morton. He was raised and went to school in Linn, Missouri, graduating from Linn High School in 1952.
He volunteered for service in...
Robert Barker Huskey Jr.
May 16, 2019
Robert Barker Huskey Jr., 58 of Lynn died Thursday, May 16, 2019 at his home. He was born August 2, 1960 at Blytheville, Arkansas to R.B. Huskey Sr. and Joyce Smith Huskey. He retired from the United States Navy as a Damage Control Senior Chief Petty Officer having served 26 years and18 days. He was of the Baptist faith.
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Oneal Foster
May 14, 2019
Oneal Foster, 91 of Hemet, California entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at Desert Hills Memory Care in Hemet, California. He was born June 23, 1927 in Strawberry, Arkansas to John and Dortha Foster. Throughout his life he loved his family, hunting and fishing.
Survivors include his wife, Delois Foster and sons, Dan (Delores) and Kent...
Jimmy Ray McNally
May 11, 2019
Jimmy Ray McNally, 69 of Pleasant Plains (formerly of Batesville) died Saturday, May 11, 2019. He was born July 19, 1949 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Pat and Joyce McFall McNally. He was raised in Houston, Texas and moved to Arkansas in 1974. He was a business owner, rock layer, steel mill worker and retired from Wal-Mart in 2016. He...
Stacy Gene Brooks
May 6, 2019
Stacy Gene Brooks, 47 of Poughkeepsie died Monday, May 6, 2019. She was born June 11, 1971 at Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Sharon Dickens. She was a homemaker and attended Ring’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church at Poughkeepsie.
She was preceded in death by a son, Taylor McPherson.
Survivors include three sons, Morgan Snow (Destiny) of Batavia,...
Loren Dean Trewyn
May 3, 2019
Loren Dean Trewyn age 57 of Sidney died Friday, May 3, 2019. He was born August 11, 1961 at Batesville, Arkansas to Dale and Kathleen (Staggs) Trewyn. He retired from the Arkansas Army National Guard and the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department. He was also a retired automotive technician. He was a member of the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department,...
Betty Lou Tanner
May 3, 2019
Betty Lou Tanner, 85 of Locust Grove passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019 at Woodlawn Heights Nursing Home in Batesville. She was born in Casa, Arkansas on February 4, 1934. Betty had a variety of jobs at different times in her life, but her true work was as a homemaker and mother to her children. She was a member...
Anna Jo Stephens
May 3, 2019
Anna Jo Stephens PhD, 53 of Smithville died Friday, May 3, 2019. She was born September 11, 1965 at Batesville, Arkansas to Roy and Peggy Stephens. She was the Director of Educational Technology at UACCB. She was a member of the Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her father; maternal grandparents, C.E. and Anna Grice and...
Edward Glen Mohlke
May 2, 2019
Edward Glen Mohlke, 78, of Batesville went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 2, 2019.
He was born July 18, 1940 in Jamestown, Arkansas, to Chris Washington Mohlke and Floy Creech Mohlke.
Glen was a Southern Baptist who served faithfully as a Deacon in the church for more than 40 years and was a member...
Treasa Gail Hoggard
Apr 30, 2019
Treasa Gail Hoggard, 56 of Calamine died Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at her home following a short illness. She was born on December 6, 1962 to James and Dorothy Decker. She was a homemaker and a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Walnut Ridge. She married Kevin Hoggard in 2007. She loved her family and her greatest joy...
Wesley Turner
Apr 30, 2019
Wesley Turner, 69 of Cave City died Tuesday, April 30, 2019. He was born February 20, 1950 at Batesville, Arkansas to Albert Cicero and Ellen Emogene (Ballard) Turner. He was retired from Pilgrim’s Pride in Batesville and was a member of the Mount View Missionary Baptist Church at Cave City.
He was preceded in death by his parents and...
