Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Nelda Gay (Jones) Criman
Nov 26, 2014
Nelda Gay (Jones) Criman age 75 of Batesville died Wednesday, November 26, 2014 in a Batesville hospital. She was born August 14, 1939 in the Pfeiffer Community to Raymond (Barney) L. and Edith Fay (Mallett) Jones. She loved life, her children, grandchildren and family. She opened her home to many women in need and after supervising Dealers-Fleets retired from the...
Donald R. Vanston
Nov 25, 2014
Donald R. Vanston age 89 of Batesville died Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at a Batesville hospital. He was born March 29, 1925 at Waterloo, Iowa to Wesley Franklin and Mary Christina (Rasmussen) Vanston. He was a retired truck driver for T.I.M.E.- DC Trucking Company. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII and a member of the First United Methodist...
Alfred Rogers
Nov 21, 2014
Alfred Rogers age 101 of Ash Flat died Friday, November 21, 2014 at his home. He was born October 28, 1913 at Ash Flat, Arkansas to Lindsey and Sarah Ann (Estes) Rogers. He was a farmer, a rural mail carrier, a school bus driver and a bookkeeper for Jackson Auto Parts. He was a member of the Corinth United Methodist...
Richard L. Hilborn
Nov 20, 2014
Richard L. Hilborn age 75 of Cave City went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 20, 2014 at his home. He was born April 29, 1939 at Malvern, Arkansas to Roy B. and Hattie L. (Floyd) Hilborn. He was retired from Arkansas Power and Light with 35 years of service. He was a United States Air...
Ruby Pauline Sexton
Nov 19, 2014
Ruby Pauline (Light) Sexton age 91 of Batesville died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born November 16, 1923 at Shady Grove, Arkansas to John and Ellen (McGuffey) Light. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist Church in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,...
Maxine King
Nov 18, 2014
Maxine (Hurst ) King age 92 of Wichita, Kansas (formerly of Cave City) died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at a Wichita nursing home. She was born March 29, 1922 at Poughkeepsie, Arkansas to Horace William and Nancy Clementine (Freeman) Hurst. She was a homemaker and a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Wichita. She was preceded in death by...
Eric L. Peterson
Nov 16, 2014
Eric L. Peterson age 63 of Cave City died Sunday, November 16, 2014 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born October 20, 1951 at San Antonio, Texas to Dale and Virginia ( Brashear) Peterson. He was a truck driver having worked for Ronnie Dowdy Trucking in Batesville for many years. He was also an avid fisherman. He was a...
Janet Moody
Nov 10, 2014
Janet Moody age 70 of Batesville died Monday, November 10, 2014 at a Little Rock hospital. She was born November 6, 1944 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Talman Lee “Shorty” Johnson and Leona Johnson. She was a restaurant cook and a CNA. She was a member of the Evening Shade VFW Post 8042 Ladies Auxiliary and a member of the First...
Jimmy Dean Walton
Nov 9, 2014
Jimmy Dean Walton age 65 of Bethesda died Sunday, November 9, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born January 27, 1949 at Mountain Home, Arkansas to James Lloyd and Elsie May (Foster) Walton. He was a maintenance worker having worked several years for Arkansas Lime and retiring from Midwest Lime. He was a U.S. Army Veteran...
Clara Louise Lucas
Nov 9, 2014
Clara Louise Lucas age 59 of Cave City died Sunday, November 9, 2014 at her home. She was born September 24, 1955 in California to Eddie and Edwina (Workman) Bock. She was a restaurant manager and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include two sons, Jason Lisenby and John Elliott both of Sidney;...
Ashley Nikole Bell
Nov 9, 2014
Ashley Nikole Bell infant daughter of William Bell and Jessica Hodge of Cave City died Sunday November 9, 2014 at a Batesville hospital. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Clara Lucas. Survivors include her parents of Cave City; her grandmother, Charlene Herrin of Cave City and a host of other relatives. Graveside services will be Thursday, November 13,...
Pamela Kay Rhew
Nov 3, 2014
Pamela Kay Rhew age 64 of Pleasant Plains went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, November 3, 2014 at her home. She was born November 30, 1949 to Denver and Mary Lee (Aunspaugh) Roberson. She spent most of her life as a homemaker and care giver. She was an active member of Independence Missionary Baptist Church at...
Roy Lee Branscum
Oct 30, 2014
Roy Lee Branscum age 68 of Cave City died Thursday, October 30, 2014 at a Batesville hospital. He was born March 15, 1946 at Batesville, Arkansas to A.J. “Shorty” Branscum and Irene( Osborn) Branscum. He was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville and was a poultry farmer for several years. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of...
Glynn Wood
Oct 28, 2014
Raymond “Glynn” Wood age 75 of Batesville was called home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born on September 27, 1939 at Floral, Arkansas to Alvis Wood and Evelyn Lucille “Bea” Pitts Wood. He married the love of his life, Winnie “Evelyn” James on July 20,...
Adrian Wood
Oct 25, 2014
Adrian Wood age 88 of Pleasant Plains died Saturday, October 25, 2014 at his home. He was born February 8, 1926 at Oil Trough, Arkansas to Jessie L. and Mary Ellen (Pitts) Wood. He was a teacher and coach, a retired poultry farmer, and a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He was a member of the Union Grove Missionary Baptist...
Ray Gene Gann
Oct 25, 2014
Ray Gene Gann age 64 of Batesville went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at a Batesville hospital. He was born January 15, 1950 to Everett and Lauretta (Dillinger) Gann. He was preceded in death by his parents, Everett and Lauretta Gann; one brother, Eddie Gann; and his ex-wife of 26 years, Mary Gann. Survivors include...
Lloyd Lackey
Oct 21, 2014
Lloyd Lackey age 71 of Batesville died Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at a Batesville hospital. He was born May 13, 1943 at Calamine, Arkansas to Vivian and Estella (Christenberry) Lackey. He graduated from Arkansas College (now Lyon College) in Batesville and went on to receive a Masters Degree from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. He coached at Poughkeepsie for one...
Dorothy Combee
Oct 19, 2014
Dorothy Combee age 68 of Sulphur Rock died Sunday, October 19, 2014 at a Batesville hospital. She was born April 27, 1946 at Duvalls Bluff, Arkansas to Charles Wade and Rose Ellen (Hudson) Ervin. She was a homemaker and a member of the New Life Assembly of Jesus Christ at Magness. She was preceded in death by her parents; her...
Glenda Maxine Bailey
Oct 18, 2014
Glenda Maxine Bailey age 74 of Batesville died Saturday, October 18, 2014 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born January 21, 1940 at Concord, Arkansas to Roscoe Glen and Freda (Johnson) Brackett. She was a homemaker and a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leroy Bailey; one...
Maxine Joan Combs
Oct 17, 2014
Maxine Joan Combs age 79 of Dardanelle (formerly of Batesville) died Friday, October 17, 2014 at a Russellville hospital. She was born November 2, 1934 at Seattle, Washington to Wesley Marcus and Alma Frances (Nall) Combs. She was a chef for the Batesville Country Club for 26 years and was a member of the Sunny Gap Baptist Church at Conway....
