Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Mildred Jones Taylor
Dec 6, 2015
Mildred Jones Taylor age 66 of Cave City died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at her home. She was born December 24, 1948 at Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to Charlie and Mary Jones. She never met a stranger and enjoyed helping people. She was of the Christian faith. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include two sons, Wayne Taylor...
Joline Riley Burrow
Dec 6, 2015
Joline Riley Burrow age 83 of Batesville died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at her home. She was born April 1, 1932 at Batesville, Arkansas to Earl and Julia Payne Riley. She was retired owner of Batesville Moving and Storage and a member of First Free Will Baptist Church in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,...
Remmel Ray
Dec 6, 2015
Remmel Ray age 77 of Mt. Pleasant died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at his home. He was born May 14, 1938 at Mt. Pleasant, Arkansas to Robert Alf and Ada Mae McCracken Ray. He was U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War having retired with 21 years of service. After leaving the service he drove a bus for the civil...
William Clay Ford
Dec 5, 2015
William Clay Ford age 72 of Pleasant Plains passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015. He was born January 29, 1943 at Batesville, Arkansas to Claybourne and Ona Campbell Ford. He was a retired construction contractor; a U.S. Air Force veteran and a member of West Baptist Church in Batesville. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by...
Brenda Kay Justice
Dec 5, 2015
Brenda Kay Justice age 59 of Sidney died Saturday, December 5, 2015 at her home. She was born February 6, 1956 at Osceola, Arkansas to Junior Edward and Martha ann stone Justice. She loved her family, horse shoes, baseball and fishing, but most of all she loved going to church. Survivors include one brother, Buddy Justice of Cave City; one...
James R. Thomas
Dec 4, 2015
James “Jimmy” Richard Thomas age 84 of Batesville passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at his home. He was born October 15, 1931 at Evening Shade, Arkansas to William and June Graddy Thomas. He was very proud to be a part of the Thomas-Sharp family history that settled Sharp County. He played a lead role in organizing the Thomas-Sharp family...
Billy UL Carter
Dec 4, 2015
Billy UL Carter age 89, of Sandtown died Friday, December 4, 2015 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born on August 30, 1926 in Sandtown, Arkansas to William Washington and Ruth Ann (Smith) Carter. He was an avid farmer until he joined the U.S. Army in 1944. When he returned in 1946 he did timberwork with...
Leo "Randolph" Williams
Dec 2, 2015
Leo “Randolph” Williams age 97 years, 2 months and 14 days died Wednesday December 2, 2015 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born September 18, 1918 at Oneal, Arkansas to John Allen Williams and Mattie Jane Harmon Williams. He married Irene Rowlett Williams in 1946 in Greenbriar, Arkansas and they were married for 69 years. He...
Sarah R. Lindsey
Nov 30, 2015
Sarah R. Lindsey age 33 of Calamine died Monday, November 30, 2015 at Batesville. She was born November 28, 1982 at Fort Ord, California to James Kerr Sr. and Juanita Elliott Kerr. She was an employee of The Tobacco Warehouse in Batesville and was of the Christian faith. She was preceded in death by one daughter, McKinnley Faye Lindsey; her...
Anthony "Andy" Benton Lee
Nov 28, 2015
Anthony “Andy” Benton Lee age 35 of the Hutchinson Mountain Community died Saturday, November 28, 2015 at his home. He was born April, 15, 1980 at Searcy, Arkansas, the son of Jerry Lee and Jane Strother. He was an air conditioning technician and a tree trimmer. He was a member of the Church of Christ. He was preceded in death...
Faye Wood
Nov 26, 2015
Faye Wood age 82 of Batesville died Thursday, November 26, 2015 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born May 21, 1933 at Batesville, Arkansas to Alford and Dollie (Milligan) Buie. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William Clentis Wood; one daughter, Melissa Faye Wood; two brothers,...
Linda Marie Schulz
Nov 25, 2015
Linda Marie Schulz age 72 of Cave City died Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at her home. She was born August 28, 1943 at Summit, Arkansas to Franklin Avery and Ruth Sowell Carrico. She had been an activities director at the Sidney Nursing Home and the Cave City Nursing Home. She was of the Christian faith. She was preceded in death...
Wilburn Leeroy Finster
Nov 25, 2015
Wilburn Leeroy Finster age 73 of Batesville died Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at a Heber Springs nursing home. He was born December 20, 1941 at Pfeiffer, Arkansas, the son of Roy Finster and Elsie Blevins. He was retired from ConAgra Frozen Foods in Batesville and was a U.S. Navy veteran. He enjoyed reading the Bible, going to the library, reading...
Wilma Patton
Nov 24, 2015
Wilma Patton age 89 of Ash Flat died Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at her home. She was born September 12, 1926 at Poughkeepsie, Arkansas to Charlie and Ella Thompson Heath. She was retired from General Motors in Michigan and was a member of the Ash Flat Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Fred...
Ethel Mildred Brown
Nov 24, 2015
Ethel Mildred Brown age 90 of Cave City died Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born August 7, 1925 at Philadelphia, Mississippi to Lovell and Etta Jolly Martin. She was a homemaker , a member of Eastern Star and a member of the Eastside Southern Baptist Church at Cave City. She was preceded in death by...
Ellen Bargo
Nov 23, 2015
Ellen Bargo age 63 of Cave City died Monday, November 23, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born January 8, 1952 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Kenneth and Robie Nell (Jones) Hash. She was a homemaker and a retired cosmetologist. She was a member of the Little Springs Baptist Church at Poughkeepsie. She was preceded in death by a...
Deborah Karen "Debbie" Hightower Moss
Nov 20, 2015
Deborah Karen “Debbie” Hightower Moss age 63 of Cave City died Friday, November 20, 2015 at her home. She was born February 26, 1952 at Batesville, Arkansas to James Monroe and Frankie Rudean (Wink) Hightower. She was a homemaker, retired from GDX in Batesville and worked several years at the Sugar Shack in Cave City. She was a member of...
Marzelle Hartsell McBryde
Nov 18, 2015
Marzelle Hartsell McBryde age 94 of Cave City died Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the Cave City Nursing Home. She was born July 23, 1921 at Junction City, Louisiana to Ono Orion and Susan Gertrude (Maloch) Hartsell. She was a homemaker and worked as a receptionist and assistant in her husband’s chiropractic practice. She was a member of the Main...
Wretha Mae Roberts Reding
Nov 15, 2015
Wretha Mae Roberts Reding age 89 of Clermont, Florida passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at the Ocoee Health Care Center. She was born February 3, 1926 at Batesville, Arkansas to Herschel and Dovie (Sims) Roberts. She had been employed as a hospital nurse. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, D. C. Reding; a son, Gary...
Steve Holman
Nov 15, 2015
Steve Holman age 66 of Batesville died Sunday, November 15, 2015 at a Batesville hospital from complications of cancer. He was born October 7, 1949 at Little Rock, Arkansas to John Edward and Geneva (Elrod) Holman. He worked for Arkansas Power and Light for 25 years, worked for National Welding and retired from the Southside Water Department. He was of...
