Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Bearl W. Huff
Apr 23, 2015
Bearl W. Huff age 81 of Batesville died Thursday, April 23, 2015 at his home. He was born May 27, 1933 at Spring Mill, Arkansas to William Wallace and Myrtle Ottie Bales Huff. He was a retired United States Air Force Veteran having served in the Korean War. He was a Mason, a member of the Bayou Meto Bow Club...
Dalton Dean Blankenship
Apr 23, 2015
Dalton Dean Blankenship age 92 of Batesville died Thursday, April 23, 2015 at a Batesville nursing home. He was born April 30, 1922 at Floral, Arkansas to Noah and Beulah Sutter Blankenship. He was a self employed businessman and a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He attended the Mt. Zion Baptist Church at Southside. He was preceded in death by...
Pauline Lassiter Bray
Apr 22, 2015
Pauline Lassiter Bray, age 97, of Evening Shade went home to be with the Lord on April 22, 2015 in the Lonoke Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Lonoke, Arkansas. She was born November 11, 1917 to Robert and Lorena Claxton Lassiter at Sidney, AR. She was united in holy matrimony to Thomas Lowell Bray on July 8, 1934 and they...
Gloria "Lilly" Barber
Apr 20, 2015
Gloria “Lilly” Barber age 88 of Sulphur Rock died Monday, April 20, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born March 4, 1927 at Denver, Colorado to John P. and Blanche Colman Brott. She was a homemaker and of the Protestant faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, J.P. Barber and a granddaughter, Crystal Huffine. Survivors...
Annia Dell (Smith) Knatcal
Apr 20, 2015
Annia Dell (Smith) Knatcal age 75 of Batesville died Monday, April 20, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born February 10, 1940 at Tuckerman, Arkansas to A.T. and Mildred (Sharp) Smith. She was a homemaker and office manager at Ray’s Garage in Batesville. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her father, A. T....
Terry Lee Holowell
Apr 17, 2015
Terry Lee Holowell age 61 of Mount Pleasant died Friday, April 17, 2015 at an Indianapolis, Indiana hospital. He was born August 17, 1953 at Batesville, Arkansas to Jewell and Mildred Brooks Holowell. He was a truck driver and a U.S. Army Veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Michael Roy Holowell and one sister, Wilie...
Annemarie Wolfe Avey
Apr 8, 2015
Annemarie Wolfe Avey age 75 of Evening Shade died Wednesday, April 8, 2015. She was born November 9, 1939 at Grafenhausen, Germany to Georg and Annamarie Mertz. She was a homemaker, a former Evening Shade City Council Member; a member of the Evening Shade Betterment Association; a member of the Evening Shade VFW Post 8042 Ladies Auxiliary and a member...
Tom Wright
Apr 8, 2015
Tom Wright age 74 of Cave City died Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was born August 30, 1940 at Strawberry, Arkansas to Thomas and Madge (Williams) Wright. He was a retired food broker, a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the VFW. He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant sister. Survivors...
Charles "Chuck" Junior Stouder
Apr 7, 2015
Charles “Chuck” Junior Stouder age 86 of Pleasant Plains, Arkansas died Tuesday April 7, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was born June 3, 1928 in Elkhart, Indiana to Merle and Bertha Decker Stouder. He and his wife owned and operated Pleasant Plains Hardware since 1976. He was a U.S. army veteran of WWII having enlisted in 1942 and serving...
Scott Jones
Apr 7, 2015
Scott Jones age 74 of Poughkeepsie died Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at a Mountain Home hospital. He was born April 3, 1941 at Nelsonville, Arkansas to Jeff McAdam and Vida Estella Diceston Jones. He was a farmer and served on the Poughkeepsie School Board for 17 years. He was a member of the Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church where he served...
Lewis Kling
Apr 6, 2015
Lewis Kling age 73 of Batesville died Monday, April 6, 2015 at his home surrounded by his wife and children. He was born June 18, 1941 at Alexander, Arkansas to A. P. and Roberta Spann Kling. He owned and operated North Arkansas Door Company from 1977 until his retirement in 2005. He was a U. S. Navy Veteran having served...
Iris V. Vazquez
Apr 4, 2015
Iris Vazquez age 92 of Batesville died Saturday, April 4, 2015 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born August 5, 1922 at Cidra, Puerto Rico. She was the daughter of Juan Vazquez and Fructuosa I. Ayala. She was a homemaker and was a cashier for several years at the Ramey Air Force Base PX in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. She...
Richard L. Cruthis
Apr 2, 2015
Richard Louis Cruthis age 79 of Cave City died Thursday, April 2, 2015. He was born April 9, 1935, the son of Lloyd and Ottilie Mary Ideker Cruthis. He grew up in the Stuttgart area. He began working at an early age helping build rice dryers in Eastern and Southern Arkansas. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in...
Billy Dean Stair Sr.
Mar 29, 2015
Billy D. Stair Sr. age 79 of Jacksonville (formerly of Batesville) died Sunday, March 29, 2015 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born June 17, 1935 at Desha, Arkansas to Clarence Otto and Priscilla (Slayden) Stair. Mr. Stair enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1952 where he served honorably for four years before enlisting in the United States Air...
Modene Morris
Mar 26, 2015
Modene Morris age 81 of Evening Shade died Thursday, March 26, 2015. She was born May 18, 1933 at Magness, Arkansas to Clarence and Estella Mae Murphy. She attended the Piney Fork Church of Christ in Evening Shade. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Nelson Morris; one son, James Michael Paysinger; three brothers, Clarence Murphy Jr.,...
James Allen Harris Jr.
Mar 22, 2015
James Allen Harris Jr. age 22 of Southside went to meet his Lord on Sunday, March 22, 2015. He was born on March 20, 1993 at Harris Hospital in Newport, Arkansas. He was an avid Razorback Fan and enjoyed watching military movies. He was a member of the Oakhill Free Pentecost Church in Spring Mill. He was preceded in death...
Willene O. Harper
Mar 22, 2015
Willene O. Harper age 81 of Batesville died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born February 27, 1934 at Batesville, Arkansas to Bly and Viola Lexion Osborne. She had been a social worker for NADC in Batesville and also a substitute teacher for the Batesville School District. She had been the President of the NAACP in...
Vergil Edison "Britt" Melton
Mar 20, 2015
Vergil Edison “Britt” Melton age 98 of Strawberry died Friday, March 20, 2015 at his home. He was born December 5, 1916 at Dowdy, Arkansas to Percey and Cora Latting Melton. He was a retired field salesman for Armco Steel National Supply. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII and a member of the Missionary Baptist Church in Albion,...
Thomas "Tom" Foley
Mar 18, 2015
Thomas “Tom” Foley age 89 of Cave City died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was born July 9, 1925 at Jesup, Arkansas to Thomas and Myrtle (Smith) Foley. He worked at the International Shoe Factory in Batesville for 18 years and retired from the Cave City School District having worked in maintenance for 34 years, He...
Novis Modean Jackson
Mar 18, 2015
Novis Modean Jackson age 79 of Pleasant Plains died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born March 20, 1935 at Pangburn, Arkansas to Monroe and Jane Lewis McCollum. She was a homemaker and an artist. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, James Jackson. Survivors include three sons, James Jackson Jr. of...
