Anna Beth Crabtree

Anna Beth Crabtree, 91, of Cave City, Arkansas, passed away on September 1, 2025, at WRMC in Batesville, Arkansas. She was born on May 29, 1934, in Grange, Arkansas, to Jim and Gladys Townsley.

Anna Beth worked at White Rodgers for 30 years and spent the rest of her time as a loving housewife. She was a member of Mount View Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She loved watching basketball, gardening, flower gardening, and canning. She especially cherished time spent outdoors on the family farm at 50 Puckett Rd., where she resided for 75 years.

She was a strong-willed woman who always spoke her mind—whether you wanted to hear it or not. She will be dearly missed.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jim and Gladys Townsley; her husband, Conway Crabtree; her brother, James Otto Townsley; and her son-in-law, Jerry Bristow.

Survivors include her son, Samuel Crabtree and wife, Linda, of Cave City, Arkansas; her daughter, Brenda Bristow of Batesville, Arkansas; her brother, Jerry Townsley and wife, Connie, of Batesville, Arkansas; and her sister, Evelyn Ross and husband, Benny, also of Batesville, Arkansas.

She is also survived by two granddaughters, Samantha Johnson and husband, Jared, of Oxford, Arkansas, and Jennifer Walling and husband, Nathan, of Cave City, Arkansas; and seven great-grandchildren: Quinn, Reese, and Karsyn Johnson, and Seth, Avery, Evan, and Sammie Jo Walling. She leaves behind several nieces and nephews as well.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 5, 2025, 2:00 p.m. at the Qualls Batesville Funeral Service Chapel with Bro. Ron Canard and Bro. Scott Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Mount View Cemetery in Cave City, Arkansas.

Arrangements by Qualls Funeral Homes. 

Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., prior to the service, at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be Jared Johnson, Nathan Walling, Victor Townsley, David Townsley, Alan Ross, and Bryan Ross.

Honorary pallbearers are Jerry Townsley, Benny Ross, Curtis Townsley, and Adam Curtwright