Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Samuel Travis Anderson
Feb 13, 2014
Samuel Travis Anderson age 35 of Batesville died Thursday, February 13, 2014. He was born January 24, 1979 at Searcy, Arkansas to Leroy and Diann James Anderson. He was a river boat worker for Florida Marine and enjoyed woodworking and the outdoors. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Cornelius and Becky...
Scotty Lynn Downs
Feb 11, 2014
Scotty Lynn Downs age 55 of Cave City died Tuesday February 11, 2014 at Judsonia, Arkansas. He was born March 9, 1958 at Batesville, Arkansas to William J. and Betty Ruth (Dew) Downs. He worked at the Wal-Mart Distribution Center in Searcy and attended Cave Creek Church of God. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Eddie Wayne...
Joe L. Sherrill
Feb 10, 2014
Joe L. Sherrill age 88 of Heber Springs died Monday, February 10, 2014 at a Heber Springs hospital. He was born October 30, 1925 at Cave City, Arkansas to Allie and Josephine Jones Sherrill. He was a journeyman lineman for 42 years having worked for L.E. Myers and Union Electric. He was a member of IBEW Local 309 in Collinsville,...
Virginia Odell "Jenny" Qualls
Feb 9, 2014
Virginia Odell “Jenny” Qualls age 88 of Mammoth Spring died Sunday February 9, 2014 at a Salem hospital. She was born August 8, 1925 at Sardis, Mississippi to James Hardy and Beulah M. Johnson Bradley. She was married to Jewell Qualls on November 11, 1961. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Mammoth Spring....
Loyce Chalker
Feb 7, 2014
Loyce Chalker of Batesville died Friday, February 7, 2014 at Woodlawn Heights Nursing Home in Batesville. She was born at Sidney, Arkansas to Vertie Mullins. She was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her husband Jewell Chalker and her mother, Vertie Mullins. Survivors include two sons, Jim Chalker and...
Freda B. Spangler
Feb 6, 2014
Freda Spangler age 90 of Little Rock passed away on Thursday February 6, 2014. She was born February 22, 1923 in Sharp County, Arkansas to Sam and Susie (Nichols) Bishop. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bill Spangler a veteran of WWII; two sisters, Effie Thurman and Verlie Hinchman. Survivors include one sister, Wanda Ring of...
Sylvia Ann Altom Shelton
Feb 5, 2014
Sylvia Ann Altom Shelton age 93 of Tulsa, Oklahoma (formerly of the Hutchinson Mountain Community died Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born May 22, 1920 at Bald Knob, Arkansas to Levi and Effie Mae (Sheffer) Turner. She was a homemaker and retired from Banquet Foods in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her parents; two...
Oras D. Miller
Feb 3, 2014
Oras D. Miller age 93 of Cave City died Monday, February 3, 2014 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born July 8, 1920 at Sidney, Arkansas to E.L. and Eula Mae (Chaudoin) Miller. He was a retired Postmaster at Sidney with 24 years of service and a farmer. He was a U.S. Army Air Corp veteran of WWII having...
Merleen Gunn
Jan 31, 2014
Merleen Gunn age 74 of Batesville died Friday, January 31, 2014 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born September 18, 1939 at Pumpkin Bend, Arkansas to Rufus Luke and Raney May Wiggins Browning. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; David Gunn; one brother, Marshall Browning and...
Helen Crafton
Jan 29, 2014
Helen Crafton age 88 of Batesville died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born January 24, 1926 in Independence County to Felix and Stella Dale Tate. She was a homemaker and a member of the Southside United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Morris Crafton; two brothers, T.J. Tate...
Ella L. Jolly
Jan 26, 2014
Ella L. Jolly age 91 of Cave City (formerly of Cordova, Tennessee) died Sunday, January 26, 2014 at the Cave City Nursing Home. She was born October 2, 1922 at Chaffee, Missouri to Otto and Anna (Menz) Westrich. She was retired from Sears in Memphis, Tennessee and was of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her parents;...
Alicia (Gann) Smith
Jan 24, 2014
Alicia (Gann) Smith age 34 of Desha (formerly of Cave City) died Friday, January 24, 2014 at her home. She was born June 6, 1979 at Salem, Arkansas to Eddie Dean and Janet Marie (Langston) Gann. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Wesley Watts and a twin sister, Heather...
Samuel Ray Gann
Jan 21, 2014
Samuel Ray Gann age 74 of Poughkeepsie died Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at a Batesville hospital. He was born November 26, 1939 at Diaz, Arkansas to Dale and Catherine Lexie (Morgan) Gann. He was retired from GenCorp Automotive in Batesville with 35 years of service. He was a member of the Curia Masonic Lodge #144 at Cave City, a member...
Hoyt D. Linker
Jan 19, 2014
Hoyt D. Linker age 75 of Poughkeepsie (formerly of North Little Rock) went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Cave City. He was born January 18, 1939 at Russellville, Arkansas to Woodberry Williamson and Betty Lou Brown Linker. He was retired from Wonder Bread in Little Rock and a retired Arkansas Army National Guard veteran....
Willis Andrew "Andy" Davis
Jan 19, 2014
Willis Andrew “Andy” Davis age 42 of Batesville lost his battle with cancer and died Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Newport. He was born February 22, 1971 at Mountain View, Arkansas to Earin Ray and Shirley (Turner) Davis. He was a river boat worker and of the Pentecostal faith. He was preceded in death by one son, Scott Hunter Davis....
Ervin E. Barnett
Jan 14, 2014
Ervin E. Barnett age 86 of Batesville died Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born July 23, 1927 at Sandtown, Arkansas to Robert A. and Dora (Perrin) Barnett. He was a retired farmer and a U.S. Army veteran, having served in the Korean War. The youngest of eight children, he was preceded in death...
Leslie Shane
Jan 12, 2014
Leslie Shane age 65 of Batesville died Sunday January 12, 2014 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born March 24, 1948 at Batesville, Arkansas to Homer and Ann McDougal Shane. He was retired from the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department after 38 years of service. He was a U. S. Army veteran. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed...
Earlene "Dixie" Brown
Jan 12, 2014
Earlene “Dixie” Brown age 77 of Batesville died Sunday January 12, 2014 at a Searcy hospital. She was born November 5, 1936 at Denmark, Arkansas to Cleddie and Ora (Roberson) Middleton. She was a homemaker and retired from White Rodgers in Batesville. She was member of the Lifeline Southern Baptist Church at Pleasant Plains. She was preceded in death by...
Jimmy Cordell
Jan 10, 2014
Jimmy Cordell age 67 of Higden (formerly of Cave City) died Friday January 10, 2014 at a Batesville hospital. He was born September 23, 1946 at Cave City, Arkansas to Webster Lee and Nona Faye Rawlings Cordell. He was a carpenter; former owner of Cordell’s Athletics and had worked for worked for Nevco Scoreboards. He was a 1965 graduate of...
Loretta Jane Conyers
Jan 10, 2014
Loretta Jane Conyers age 79 of Cave City died Friday, January 10, 2014 at a Batesville hospital. She was born July 4, 1934 at Melbourne, Arkansas to Elmer and Annie Jones. She was a homemaker, a member of Eastern Star and a member of First Baptist Church in Evening Shade. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,...
