Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Viola Fayrene McSpadden
Mar 15, 2016
Viola Fayrene McSpadden, 86 of Batesville died Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at a Batesville hospital. She was born September 5, 1929 at Cave City, Arkansas to Fay and Azel (McLeod) Gobble. She was a retired school teacher with 33 years of service mostly at the Cave City School. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church at Cave...
Roger Burton Painter
Mar 9, 2016
Roger Burton Painter, 71 of Mountain View died Wednesday, March 9, 2016. He was born June 3, 1944 to Burton Ernest and Meda (Finley) Painter. He was a retired machinist and of the Church of Christ faith. Preceded in death by his parents; brother, Cecil Painter and sister, Pat Newman. Survivors include daughter, Lori Spinks of Drasco; brothers, James Painter...
Tasker Tillman Huff
Mar 9, 2016
Tasker Tillman Huff , 68 of Batesville died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 . He was born May 16, 1947 at Batesville, Arkansas to J.R. and Beatrice Haigwood Huff. He was a farmer on Highrock Farm for 46 years. Preceded in death by his parents; brother, Randell Huff and sisters, Paulette Tate and Linda Brock. Survivors include his wife of 40...
Martha Jean Long Creech
Mar 6, 2016
Mrs. Martha Jean Long Creech, 89, of Batesville, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born in Rushing (AR) to Mack (M.O.) Long and Laura Daniels Long. She grew up in Salado (AR). After her husband retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1964, they returned to Batesville, where they resided until...
Margaret Jane Perkey
Mar 3, 2016
Margaret Jane Perkey age 85 of Batesville died Thursday, March 3, 2016 at a Little Rock hospital. She was born March 14, 1930 at Cave City, Arkansas to Robert Jackson and Bedah Ford Vest. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, J.J. Perkey; one brother, Robert Vest and...
Helen Louise Smithee
Mar 3, 2016
Helen Louise Smithee age 90 of Batesville died Thursday, March 3, 2016. She was born March 28, 1925 to Lee and Louie Smithee. She worked most of her life in St. Louis, Missouri for Pevely Dairy and came back to Batesville after retirement in 1992. She loved to cook and also liked to line dance at the Senior Citizens Center....
Chuck Lundy
Mar 2, 2016
Chuck Lundy, 56 of Evening Shade died Wednesday, March 2, 2016. He was born November 1, 1959 at Kokomo, Indiana, the son of Charles Keegan and Minnie Bell Rush. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Charlene Camp. Survivors include wife, Lavinda Lundy; daughter, Tabitha Willie Daniel and husband Josh of Jonesboro; brothers David Lundy(Nancy) and...
James Allen Brown
Feb 27, 2016
James Allen Brown age 54 of Cave City died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at a Batesville hospital. He was born May 11, 1961 at Greenfield, Indiana to James Elmer and Norma Jean Sharp Brown. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Linda Brown of the home; two sons, Buddy Brown of Cave City and Jason...
Iva Jewel Campbell
Feb 21, 2016
Iva Jewel Campbell, 93 of Cave City died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the Cave City Nursing Home. She was born June 12, 1922 at Evening Shade, Arkansas to Robert Carroll and Della (Barnett) Kent. She was a homemaker, business owner and a member of the First Missionary Baptist Church in Cave City for over 70 years. She and her...
Lora Mae King Gay
Feb 18, 2016
Lora Mae King Gay age 94 went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 18, 2016 in Arlington, Texas. She was born February 13, 1922 in Sharp County, Arkansas to Russell and Esther King. She worked as an LVN both in Arkansas and Texas. She also worked for Texas Instruments for over 20 years. Lora was a loving mother,...
Annie Grace Hoover
Feb 17, 2016
Annie Grace Hoover, 75 of Batesville died Wednesday, February 17, 2016. She was retired from WRMC and was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Batesville. Preceded in death by her parents, Jack P. and Maxine Sullivan and granddaughter, Cheyenne Hoover. Survivors include sons, Tim Hoover and Randy Hoover both of Batesville; brothers, Clifton Sullivan of Alabama...
Allen Joseph Govro
Feb 12, 2016
Allen Joseph Govro age 80 of Batesville died Friday, February 12, 2016 at a Batesville hospital. He was born March 25, 1935 at St. Genevieve, Missouri to Louise Allen and Elsie Mae Holliday Govro. He was a retired truck driver and maintenance worker. He was a Jehovah’s Witness. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary Govro;...
George William Gray
Feb 10, 2016
George William Gray age 82 of Strawberry died Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at his home. He was born October 21, 1933 at Lauratown, Arkansas to Orville and Lena McGinnis Gray. He was retired from Banquet Foods in Batesville and was a member of the Cave City Church of God. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother,...
Bryan Andrew Moore
Feb 7, 2016
Bryan Andrew Moore, 28 of Batesville died Sunday, February 7, 2016 at a Batesville hospital. He was born May 10, 1987 at Little Rock, Arkansas to Shawn Tugwell Moore and Larry Kragh Moore. He attended West Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his maternal great grandparents, Gilbert Frazier and Beatrice Shipp Hughes Tugwell and William Ofield and Roberta...
Mary Lenora “Lee” Lewis
Feb 7, 2016
Mary Lenora “Lee” Lewis age 85 passed away at home with her daughter and her beloved dog Sweetpea at her side in Cave City, Arkansas on Sunday, February 7, 2016. She was born along the Mississippi River in Tomato, Arkansas on Thursday, August 7, 1930. She was one of eight children born to James and Onnie Lois Wigginton. She attended...
Florence Bullington
Feb 4, 2016
Florence Bullington age 98 of Charlotte died Thursday, February 4, 2016 in Jonesboro. She was born December 20, 1917 at Cave City, Arkansas to Otha and Leona King Rawlings. She was a housewife for many years and worked at Sterling's and Wal-Mart. She enjoyed doing crafts and quilting. She was a member of Center Grove Baptist Church at Charlotte. She...
Chris Justus
Jan 29, 2016
Chris Justus, 55 of Batesville died Friday, January 29, 2016 at his home. He was born November 19, 1960 at Tulsa, Oklahoma to Bobby Lee and Margaret Tholl Justus. He worked several years for the Batesville Water Department. He was preceded in death by his father, Bobby Lee Justus and one son, Corey Lee Justus. Survivors include his wife Eva...
Ricky Branscum
Jan 25, 2016
Ricky “Dawg” Branscum age 63 of Newark died Monday, January 25, 2016 at a Batesville hospital. He was born September 22, 1952 at Batesville, Arkansas, the son of Thurlow Dean “Boe” Branscum and Pauline Bower. He worked several years for Townsend in Batesville and was of the Christian faith. He was preceded in death by his father, Thurlow Dean “Boe”...
Betty Jo Ward
Jan 20, 2016
Betty Jo (Martin) Ward age 90 of Batesville passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Batesville. She was born October 5, 1925 at Oxford, Arkansas to Oler and Effie Caldwell Martin. She loved singing and playing bass guitar and played in a Country and Western band for several years. Survivors include one daughter, Regina Marlin and husband Larry of Tampa,...
Rosie "Christine" Huff
Jan 16, 2016
Rosie “Christine” Huff age 81 of Batesville died Saturday, January 16, 2016 at a Searcy hospital. She was born November 12, 1934 at Locust Grove, Arkansas to Tom and Ida Lee (McClurg) Bennett. She was a homemaker and of the Protestant faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bearl W. Huff and a sister, Pauline Hill....
