Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Betty Moore
Nov 18, 2016
Betty Moore, 80 of Batesville died Friday, November 18, 2016. She was born June 2, 1936 at Mount Holly, Arkansas to Custer H. and Lottie (Perry) Machen. She was a homemaker and a retired Registered Nurse. She was preceded in death by her parents and a twin brother, Benny Machen. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Max Moore of...
J.W. Wammack
Nov 17, 2016
J.W. Wammack age 76 of Batesville died Thursday, November 17, 2016. He was born May 17, 1940 at Senath, Missouri to Grayden Thomas and Vivian Marie Taylor Wammack. He was a retired detective with the Independence County Sheriff’s Office, a member of Bell Masonic Lodge #322 at Bethesda and a member of the 20th Street Baptist Church in Batesville. He...
Mary Neeley
Nov 17, 2016
Mary Neeley , 83 of Cave City died Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Cave City. She was born February 3, 1933 at Magness, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a member of the Allen Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, William E. “Bill” Neeley. Survivors include sons; Dennie Ferguson of...
Sarah L. Adams
Nov 16, 2016
Sarah L. Adams, 57 of Batesville died Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at her home. She was born June 19, 1959 at Brady, Texas to Harmon Edward and Dorothy Jane Sanders Dennis. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Bobby Dennis. Survivors include her husband, Gary Adams of the home; sons, Chase Cloud...
Georgia Nichols Simpson
Nov 14, 2016
Georgia Nichols Simpson age 86 of Evening Shade passed away on Monday, November 14, 2016 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born August 28, 1930 at Poughkeepsie, Arkansas to Fred and Ruth (Duncan) Nichols. She was a member of the Piney Fork Church of Christ in Evening Shade. She loved her family, her church family and...
Barbara J. Wilbanks
Nov 11, 2016
Barbara J. Wilbanks, 85 of Batesville died Friday, November 11, 2016. She was born June 4, 1931 at Batesville, Arkansas to Lonnie and Opal (Ladd) Trent. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John W. Wilbanks; one infant son and one infant daughter....
Glen E. Schoon
Nov 10, 2016
Glen E. Schoon, 89 of Sidney died Thursday, November 10, 2016. He was born February 19, 1927 at Palmer, Iowa to Herman and Eleanora Toben Schoon. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Peace Lutheran Church in Highland. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a member of the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department and a Sidney Alderman. He...
Wilma Helen Hamlett Manuel
Nov 9, 2016
Wilma Helen Hamlett Manuel, 78 of Batesville died Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at her home. She was born January 12, 1938 at Cave City, Arkansas to Homer and Maud Montgomery Hamlett. She was a retired school teacher having taught 3rd grade at Oil Trough and was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Batesville. Wilma Hamlett married...
Geraldine Tyson
Nov 8, 2016
Geraldine Tyson, 80 of Cave City died Tuesday, November 8, 2016. She was born February 18, 1936 at Safford, Arizona to William Madison and Ruby (Lamay) Varner. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Cave City. Survivors include son, Mark Stigall of Taft, California; brother, Conley Varner of Cave City; sisters, Helen...
William Paul Garner
Nov 2, 2016
William Paul Garner, 83 of Batesville died Wednesday, November 2, 2016. He was born December 14, 1932 at Cord, Arkansas to Charles Melvin and Ruby Thelma Bench Garner. He was a retired elementary school teacher having taught at Bethesda, Batesville and Cushman. He was a member of the North Heights Church of Christ in Batesville where he served as an...
Alamola E. Norris Morgan
Oct 31, 2016
Alamola E. Norris Morgan age 83 of Poughkeepsie departed this life on Monday, October 31, 2016 at her home. She was born July 23, 1933 at Poughkeepsie, Arkansas to Martin and Lockie M. Layne Norris. She married James Newton (Newt) Morgan on October 15, 1949. To this union three sons were born, Larry Gene Morgan, Thomas (Tommy) Dale Morgan and...
R.C Goodwin
Oct 27, 2016
R.C. Goodwin, 77 of Batesville, died Thursday, October 27, 2016. He was born July 25, 1939 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to Ozro Mark and Mary Effie Lingo Goodwin. He was retired from the United States Postal Service in Rockford, Illinois. He was the most wonderful husband, dad and pawpaw to have ever lived. He was preceded in death by his...
Carl W. Barker Sr.
Oct 24, 2016
Carl W. Barker Sr., 69 of Sulphur Rock died Monday, October 24, 2016. He was born August 28, 1947 at Rivervale, Arkansas to C. W. and Wanda Moye Barker. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served in Vietnam and worked several years for Dowell Transport in Batesville. He was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church...
Dorothy Chance
Oct 23, 2016
Dorothy Chance, 88 of Cave City died Sunday, October 23, 2016. She was born May 13, 1928 at Mishawaka, Indiana to Herman and Dessie Mathias Bollhoefer. She was retired from Banquet Foods in Batesville and a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Cave City. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Forest Chance; daughters,...
Regina Ruth Coe
Oct 22, 2016
Regina Ruth Coe, 52 of Batesville died Saturday, October 22, 2016. She was born June 2, 1964 at Harrison, Arkansas to William and Quindora Coe. She graduated from Cord-Charlotte High School in 1982. She went on to attend college at Arkansas State University and Lyon College. She graduated from the Baptist System of Nursing in Little Rock in 1985 as...
Retha Russo
Oct 22, 2016
Retha Russo, 94 of Cave City died Saturday, October 22, 2016 . She was born August 22, 1922 at Calamine, Arkansas to Henry and Rosie Anderson Milligan. She was a homemaker and a member of the Soul’s Harbor Pentecostal Church in Cave City. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Frank Russo; daughter, Olive Mae Wilson; brothers, Lee...
Lester Ray Curl
Oct 22, 2016
Lester Ray Curl, 76 of Pleasant Grove died Saturday, October 22, 2016. He was born August 11, 1940 at Bald Knob, Arkansas to Joseph W. and Gertrude (Doris) Curl. He was a longtime salvage yard owner in Michigan and operated a wrecker service for 20 years before retiring to Florida. He was a member of the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist...
Mary Ellen Williamson
Oct 21, 2016
Mary Ellen Williamson, 80 of Batesville died Friday, October 21, 2016. She was born November 10, 1935 at Rogers, Arkansas to Robert and Opal (Haigwood) Patchell. She was a retired registered nurse and a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Bill Williamson of...
Sarah Angele Boutwell
Oct 20, 2016
Sarah Angele Boutwell, 85 of Locust Grove died Thursday, October 20, 2016. She was born July 26, 1931 at Locust Grove, Arkansas to William Guy and Leslie Leota Drake. She was a homemaker and of the Missionary Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Everette Lavon Boutwell; brother, Warren Drake; sisters, Mary Lou Drake, Adgede...
Reggie K. Ward
Oct 20, 2016
Reggie K. Ward, 61 of Batesville died Thursday, October 20, 2016. He was born December 3, 1954 at Batesville, Arkansas to James H. and Betty Jo Martin Ward. He worked many years at Arkansas Eastman in Batesville and was of the Christian faith. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Ronnie Ward. Survivors include sister, Regina...
