Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Jimmie Ray Smith Sr.
Jun 23, 2014
Jimmie Ray Smith Sr. age 82 of Mount Pleasant died Monday, June 23, 2014 at his home. He was born June 13, 1932 at Delaplaine, Arkansas to James Andrew and Hazel Pearl (Moore) Smith. He was a retired heavy equipment operator for the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by...
Ryan Clark
Jun 21, 2014
Ryan Clark age 36 of Pleasant Plains died Saturday, June 21, 2014 at his home. He was born February 13, 1978 at Searcy, Arkansas to Kenneth Wayne Clark Jr. and Debra Whisnant Clark. He was a farmer and a spreadman/engineer for Michael Simpson Pipeline Co. of Clinton. He was a member of the Blackland Free Will Baptist Church. He enjoyed...
Mary I. Presley
Jun 20, 2014
Mary Presley age 99 of Batesville died Friday, June 20, 2014 at her home . She was born November 9, 1914 at Oronogo, Missouri to Lafayette Harrison and Audrey Irene (Haggman) Young. She was retired from International Shoe Factory in Batesville and was a charter member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Southside. She was preceded in death by her...
Larry Allen Lawrence
Jun 20, 2014
Larry Allen Lawrence age 70 of Cave City died Friday June 20, 2014 at a Cave City nursing home. He was born July 15, 1943 at Alicia, Arkansas to Marvin and Johnie (Haigwood) Lawrence. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Merle Ann Lawrence; one son Dana Lawrence; one daughter, Regina Lawrence; three sisters, Peggy Lawrence Parker,...
Snodie A. Ferguson
Jun 18, 2014
Snodie Ferguson age 93 of Batesville died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born April 20, 1921 at Saddle, Arkansas to Robert Lee and Joann Benton Ferguson. She was a homemaker and a member of the Desha Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Dick V. Ferguson; three brothers,...
Ralph E. Avey
Jun 16, 2014
Ralph E. Avey age 91 of Evening Shade died Monday, June 16, 2014 at his home. He was born April 10, 1923 at Marion Center, Pennsylvania to William and Sarah Wetzel Avey. He was a retired United States Air Force veteran of WWII and a decorated Korean War Vet. He served 23 years and retired as a Captain. He was...
Dick V. Ferguson
Jun 16, 2014
Dick V. Ferguson age 90 of Batesville died Monday, June 16, 2014 at a Batesville nursing home. He was born November 30, 1923 at Salem, Arkansas to Garland and Rosa (Carruthers) Ferguson. He was a retired soil scientist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Batesville. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and Korea. He was a member...
Ivan Miller
Jun 14, 2014
Ivan Miller age 67 of Pleasant Plains died Saturday June 14, 2014 at his home. He was born October 26, 1946 to Dave and Pearl Miller. He was a carpenter and worked in the building industry for 40 plus years until force to stop due to his illness. He enjoyed traveling and being outdoors. He especially enjoyed exploring the State...
Cliff Knappenberger
Jun 13, 2014
Cliff Knappenberger age 49 of Evening Shade died Friday June 13, 2014 at his home. He was born October 5, 1964 at Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin to Paul Knappenberger and Janet Johnson Knappenberger. He was a construction worker and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by a great niece, Nova Skye. Survivors include his wife, Anna Arnold...
Gorden L. "Hoss" Bristow
Jun 13, 2014
Gorden L. “Hoss” Bristow age 81 of Cave City died Friday, June 13, 2014 at a Batesville hospital. He was born April 10, 1933 at Ash Flat, Arkansas to Samuel Tillman and Sarah Irene (Roberts) Bristow. He was a retired mechanic and auto body technician having worked for Patterson Ford in Cave City for 37 years. He was of the...
Bob G. Wright
Jun 12, 2014
Bob G. Wright age 85 of Evening Shade died Thursday, June 12, 2014. He was born September 9, 1928 at Marmaduke, Arkansas to Floyd and Myrtle (Reddick) Wright. He was a cattle farmer and business owner. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Wanda Griffith. Survivors include three sons, Jim Wright of Evening Shade, Robby Wright...
John L. Ketron
Jun 11, 2014
John L. Ketron age 81 of Cave City died Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born March 23, 1933 at Wichita, Kansas to Louis and Dorothy (Miller) Ketron. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a retired truck driver and heavy equipment operator having worked for Fleming Foods and Prairie States Construction...
Olga J. Morales
Jun 10, 2014
Olga J. Morales age 90 years, 10 months and 14 days of Horseshoe Bend died Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at her home. She was born July 27, 1923 at San Juan, Puerto Rico to Ramon Hernandez and Mercedes Bairan Hernandez. She was a retired administrative assistant for IBM in Boca Raton, Florida. She was of the Roman Catholic faith. A...
Earl Guinn Franks
Jun 9, 2014
Earl Guinn Franks age 73 of Cushman died Monday, June 9, 2014 at his home. He was born April 15, 1941 at Diaz, Arkansas to Billy Guinn and Mary Elizabeth (Wyiott) Franks. He was a retired master electrician and heating and air technician. He was a ordained minister and served several years in jail ministry. He was a member of...
Edith Avanell Saffell
Jun 7, 2014
Edith Avanell Saffell age 85 of Saffell went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born May 5, 1929 at Saffell, Arkansas to Everett and Edith Godwin. She was married to Billie Saffell on October 10, 1947. She was a homemaker . She loved gardening, flowers and...
Linda Jo Stingley
Jun 4, 2014
Linda Jo Stingley age 65 of Southside died Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Batesville, AR. She was born April 26, 1949 at Ada, Oklahoma to Fred and Jo Canada. She attended school in Oakman, Oklahoma, Francis, Oklahoma and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and nursing school in Batesville. Linda was a devout Christian. She didn’t always go to church but her Bible...
Nancy Lee Ford Mitchell
May 28, 2014
Nancy Lee Ford Mitchell age 89 of Batesville died Wednesday, May 28, 2014 in Batesville. She was born August 19, 1924 at Needmore, Arkansas to George and Nettie Carpenter Ford. She was retired from Sterlings and Wal-Mart both in Batesville. She was a member of the Harrison Street Church of Christ in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her...
Lola Mae Bradley
May 27, 2014
Lola Mae Bradley age 86 of Cave City died Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at her home. She was born January 19, 1928 at Newport, Arkansas to Jewell and Ellen Warden Guthrie. She was a homemaker and co-owner and operator with her husband of Bradley’s Produce in Batesville. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her...
Michael Scott Fengel
May 25, 2014
Scott Fengel age 52 of Cave City died Sunday May 25, 2014 at his home. He was born September 3, 1961 at Rockford, Illinois to William Henry and Elizabeth Jane Sexton Fengel. He enjoyed gardening and being around people. He was of the Presbyterian faith. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Rick Fengel, Brent Fengel...
Calvin Houston Allen
May 23, 2014
Calvin Houston Allen age 82 of Southside died Friday May 23, 2014 at a Batesville nursing home. He was born June 1, 1931 at Batesville, Arkansas to Zack and Lola Allen. He was a retired plumber. Calvin was a very friendly and out going person that never met a stranger. He enjoyed talking to people. He enjoyed working outside sawing...
