Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Adam Osborn Jr.
Oct 4, 2015
Adam Osborn Jr. age 86 of Judsonia died Sunday, October 4, 2015 at his home. He was born January 27, 1929 at Russell, Arkansas to Adam and Dorothy Miller Osborn. He was a retired automotive mechanic. He was a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran and served several years in the Army National Guard. He was a member of the Pleasant...
Billy Bob Pinkston
Oct 2, 2015
Billy Bob Pinkston age 85 of Cave City died Friday, October 2, 2015 at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born June 20, 1930 at Cave City, Arkansas to Olaf and Orilla (Carpenter) Pinkston. He was employed by International Shoe Factory for 19 years and retired from LaCroix Optical both in Batesville. He was mayor of Cave City for...
Vera "Christine" Tuggle
Sep 30, 2015
Vera “Christine” Tuggle age 86 of Cave City died Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at her home. She was born June 5, 1929 at Red Bay, Alabama to Henry David and Nona Mae Walley Lindley. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Missionary Baptist Church at Cave City. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,...
Kathryn Lashley
Sep 27, 2015
Kathryn Lashley age 56 of Evening Shade had her sunset on Sunday, September 27, 2015. Her sunrise was on January 24, 1959 at Charlotte, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Vance and Jacqueline Miller Motley. She was a homemaker, enjoyed old cars and hot rodding. She was an avid NASCAR fan. She was a wife, best friend, mother and...
Stephen White
Sep 27, 2015
Stephen White age 71 of Calamine died Sunday, September 27, 2015 at his home. He was born April 18, 1944 at Hawthorne, California to Raymond and Opal White. He was a land surveyor and served as Sharp County Land Surveyor for 18 years. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Sandra White. Survivors include his wife...
Vila Wanda Russell Arnold
Sep 25, 2015
Vila Wanda Russell Arnold age 91 of Searcy, Arkansas went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 25, 2015 at the White County Medical Center in Searcy. Wanda was born on February 10, 1924 in Poughkeepsie, Arkansas to Houston and Martha Russell. She was the fourth of five children. She attended Arkansas College then taught school and had various...
Roy B. Williams
Sep 23, 2015
Roy B. Williams age 83 of Cave City died Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was born March 23, 1932 at Laddonia, Missouri to Irene Williams. He was a retired truck driver. He was preceded in death by his parents and two grandsons, Ronald Vernon Curtis and Charles Adam Reynolds. Survivors include his wife, Edith Williams of...
Lois Brucilla Montgomery
Sep 23, 2015
Lois Brucilla Montgomery age 93 of Cave City died Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born October 4, 1921 at Wellington, Texas to Oscar Jethro Brewer and Martha Alice Askew Brewer. She was retired from General Motors in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George Montgomery; a son, Donald Montgomery;...
Charles Edward Conyers
Sep 18, 2015
Charles Edward Conyers age 72 of Olive Branch, Mississippi died Friday, September 18, 2015 at a Memphis hospital. He was born November 2, 1942 at Hartford, Connecticut to Newman and Ruby Hyde Conyers. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Barbara Ann Watson Conyers. Survivors include one son, Jeremy Conyers...
Vonda Mae Johnston
Sep 12, 2015
Vonda Johnston age 72 of Batesville died Saturday, September 12, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born May 26, 1943 at Mt. Pleasant, Arkansas to Kenneth and Mary Edith Ruminer. She was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville, was a Grandma at West Elementary in Batesville and was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church in Batesville. She...
Tommy Gene Dew
Sep 2, 2015
Tommy Gene Dew age 81 of Batesville died Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born January 24, 1934 at Batesville, Arkansas to Theodore Roosevelt and Myrtle Story Dew. He was a retired truck driver and of the Methodist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Tommy Lee Dew and Michael...
William Carroll "Bill" Thompson
Aug 31, 2015
William Carroll “Bill” Thompson age 65 of Ash Flat passed away Monday, August 31, 2015 at the Fulton County Hospital from complications of pulmonary fibrosis and congestive heart failure. He was born September 19, 1949 at Little Rock, Arkansas to William George Thompson and Allie Ellen Kunkel Thompson Saucier. He was preceded in death by his father, mother, brother Hubert...
Corey Lee Justus
Aug 30, 2015
Corey Lee Justus age 33 of Batesville died Sunday, August 30 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was born August 5, 1982 at Newport, Arkansas to Chris and Eva Mohlke Justus. He was a truck driver enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and helping others. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Bobby Lee Justus and his maternal grandmother, Eva...
Dorothy Mae Mount Anderson
Aug 30, 2015
Dorothy Mae Mount Anderson age 90 of Batesville died Sunday, August 30, 2015 at the Woodlawn Heights Nursing Home in Batesville. She was born June 24, 1925 at Pfeiffer, Arkansas to Warren and Birdie Mount. She was a 1948 graduate of Cave City High School. As the wife of a Methodist minister , she lived in various cities around Arkansas...
Keith McCrackin
Aug 28, 2015
Keith McCrackin age 88 of Strawberry died Friday, August 28, 2015 at his home. He was born October 18, 1926 at Jesup, Arkansas to Delzo and Hettie Mullen McCrackin. He worked many years for Midwest Lime Company in Batesville, was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII and was of the Methodist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents;...
Billie Campbell
Aug 28, 2015
Billie Campbell age 82 of Batesville died Friday, August 28, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born January 22, 1933 at Grubbs, Arkansas to Penn and Clara Grimes Evans. She was retired from the International Shoe Factory in Batesville and was a member of the North Heights Church of Christ in Batesville. She was also a member of the...
William "Bill" Franklin Norris
Aug 25, 2015
William “Bill” Franklin Norris age 84 of Cave City died Tuesday August 25, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was born April 16, 1931 at Bexar, Arkansas to Jessie Franklin and Sarah Ellen Canada Norris. He was of the Baptist faith. He was retired from the Sharp County Road Department. He spent his time cutting wood, building fences, fishing and...
Carl W. Pinkston
Aug 23, 2015
Carl W. Pinkston age 74 of Batesville died Sunday, August 23, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was born November 3, 1940 at Mobley, Arkansas to John Lowry and Ada Elsie “Sally” Andrews Pinkston. He was a retired land surveyor. He was elected as Independence County Land Surveyor from 1975-1982. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran. He was preceded in...
Rev. Lonnie Palmer Jr.
Aug 23, 2015
Rev. Lonnie Palmer, Jr. age 83 of Allen, Oklahoma died Sunday, August 23, 2015 in Ada, Oklahoma. He was born March 9, 1932 in Pfieffer, Arkansas to Lonnie and Minnie Williams Palmer. He came to the Allen area in 2000. He married Lillian Bernice Crow on September 12, 1951. She preceded him in death in 2012. He received his degree...
Roger Dale Zahn
Aug 22, 2015
Roger Dale Zahn age 48 of Batesville died Saturday, August 22, 2015 at his home. He was born March 4, 1967 at Phoenix, Arizona to Roger and Pansy Zahn. He worked for ConAgra Frozen Foods in Batesville for 30 years. He was a member of the Weaver’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Batesville. He was preceded in death by...
