Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Hazel Goff Russell
Mar 17, 2015
Hazel Goff Russell age 89 of Poughkeepsie passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Cave City. She was born January 22, 1926 at Smithville, Arkansas, the daughter of George and Nissa Peebles Goff. She married Owen Russell on January 26, 1946 and they were married for 49 years. She was a housewife, retired teacher and a member of the Church...
Carolyn L. Bailey
Mar 15, 2015
Carolyn L. Bailey age 53 of Evening Shade died Sunday, March 15, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born May 3, 1961 at San Francisco, California to Ronald Dean and Patricia Lee (Downey) Short. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her mother, Patricia Alvarado and one brother, Peter Alvarado. Survivors...
Wanda Lee Lasley
Mar 15, 2015
Wanda Lee Lasley age 84 of Cave City died Sunday, March 15, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born February 27, 1931 at Poughkeepsie, Arkansas to David Clarence and Savannah Bamma (Watkins) Huckabee. She was a homemaker and a member of the Cave City Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ernest L....
Bonnie Duke Maxwell
Mar 7, 2015
Bonnie Duke Maxwell age 71 of Cave City (formerly of Evening Shade) died Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the Cave City Nursing Home. She was born April 27, 1943 at Evening Shade, Arkansas to Otto and Osie (Bailey) Duke. She worked for AT&T for 27 years in Houston, Texas. She was a member of the Faith Assembly of God Church...
John Roland "Jack" Reynolds
Mar 6, 2015
John Roland “Jack” Reynolds age 86 of Batesville passed away peacefully on March 6, 2015 at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born July 26, 1928 in a small cabin on the family property on Sandtown Rd. in Batesville, Arkansas to Elmer and Climmie (Dickie) Reynolds. He was the third child of eight children. He moved to California in...
Amos T. Miller
Mar 5, 2015
Amos T. Miller Sr. age 86 years, 9 months, and 3 days died peacefully at his home in Strawberry, Arkansas on Thursday, March 5, 2015. He was born June 2, 1928 at Thomas, Oklahoma to the late Tobe and Mattie (Yoder) Miller. On March 15, 1951, he was married to Elva Miller and they shared life for almost 60 years....
Juanita Faye VanHorn
Mar 2, 2015
Juanita Faye VanHorn age 74 of Batesville died Monday, March 2, 2015 at her home. She was born February 23, 1941 at Murphysboro, Illinois. She had worked as a substitute teacher for the Batesville School District and also had worked several years for the Independence County Sheriff’s Department. She was a member of the Cushman Baptist Church. She was preceded...
Earl W. James
Feb 26, 2015
Earl W. James age 105 of Cave City died Thursday, February 26, 2015 at a Cave City nursing home. He was born June 13, 1909 at Cave City, Arkansas to John W. and Lee (Rawlings) James. He was a retired carpenter and a member of the Mount View Missionary Baptist Church at Cave City. He was preceded in death by...
Aurora Moore
Feb 25, 2015
Aurora Moore age 94 of Cave City died Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born April 24, 1920 at Strawberry, Arkansas to Redmond and Laura (Campbell) Hunter. She was a homemaker and a member of the Saffell Missionary Baptist Church at Saffell. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Spencer Moore; one brother,...
Jimmy Clem
Feb 24, 2015
Jimmy Clem age 88 of Cave City died Tuesday. February 24, 2015 at a Melbourne nursing home. He was born October 11, 1926 at Trumann, Arkansas to Jim and Bertie (Cupp) Clem. He was retired from Singer Sewing Machine in Trumann and was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a member of the Eastside Southern Baptist Church in Cave City...
Brian R. Breckenridge
Feb 19, 2015
Brian R. Breckenridge age 72 of Cave City died Thursday, February 19, 2015 at the Ash Flat Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ash Flat. He was born December 23, 1942 at Van Nuys, California to Grant Clifford and Rosie (Maletta) Breckenridge. He was a farmer and a journeyman plumber. He was a veteran of the U.S. Naval Reserve and a...
Shanda L. (Ring) Shreve
Feb 19, 2015
Shanda L. (Ring) Shreve age 45 of Burleson, Texas (formerly of Batesville) died Thursday, February 19, 2015 at her home. She was born February 2, 1970 at Salem, Arkansas to Pete and Alanna Ring. She was a graduate of Harding University in Searcy with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology. She had worked as a group home administrator in Jonesboro and...
Ellen Kirkley
Feb 16, 2015
Ellen Kirkley age 91 of Evening Shade (formerly of Reno, Nevada) died Monday, February 16, 2015 at an Ash Flat nursing home. She was born October 25, 1923 in Los Angeles, California to Alfred and Ruth (Norton) McFarlin. She was retired from Nevada Energy having worked in the claims department, was a member of the DAR , was a Rainbow...
James Thomas Koch
Feb 14, 2015
James Koch age 34 of Cave City died Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Cave City. He was born May 3, 1980 at Salem, Arkansas to David and Pam (Wooldridge) Koch. He worked for Peco Foods in Batesville and was a brick mason. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by a brother, Jeff Koch; paternal grandfather,...
Lenora "Rusty" Gengo
Feb 13, 2015
Lenora “Rusty” Gengo age 88 of Cave City died Friday, February 13, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born July 6, 1926 at Childress, Texas to Loie Luther and Velma Lorea (Simmons) Pulliam. She was a retired secretary for GAB Insurance Adjusters in Batesville and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Cave City. She was...
Nathaniel Hale Keefer
Feb 10, 2015
Nathaniel Hale Keefer, infant son of Sam and Candy Keefer of Batesville died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Brenda Keefer. Survivors include his parents of Batesville; paternal grandfather, George Keefer of Kentucky; maternal grandparents, John and Kristi Deaton of Evening Shade; two brothers, Uriah Keefer and Chris Keefer both...
Vicki Kay Dalton
Feb 7, 2015
Vicki Kay Dalton age 51 of Charlotte died Saturday, February 7, 2015 at her home. She was born December 7, 1963 at Beloit, Wisconsin to Victor and Polly (Hovis ) Dill. She was a homemaker and a graduate of UACCB and Lyon College both in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her father. Survivors include her husband, Bobby Dalton...
Rev. David E. Adams
Feb 6, 2015
Rev. David E. Adams age 69 of Batesville, Arkansas died Friday, February 6, 2015 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born August 13, 1945 at Paducah, Kentucky to Alton and Stella Adams. He was a pastor for 45 years having served the past 36 years at the Full Gospel Fellowship Church in Batesville. He was preceded...
Lela Faye Hampton
Feb 2, 2015
Lela Faye Hampton age 84 of Batesville died Monday, February 2, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born October 12, 1930 at Bethesda, Arkansas to Charlie and Cecil Mae (Carey) Lee. She was retired from Wood Lawn Nursing Home in Batesville and was a member of the Central Avenue Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her...
Velmus Leo Bell
Feb 2, 2015
Velmus Leo Bell age 93 passed away Monday, February 2, 2015. He was born August 29, 1921 at Cave City, Arkansas to Alvis and Gertha Felts Bell. With an exception of four years in the U.S. Army, he resided in Sharp County all of his life. During World War II, he was with the 97th Signal Battalion, serving in England,...
