Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
William Halfacre
Jul 14, 2014
William Halfacre age 82 formerly of Pleasant Grove passed away on July 14, 2014 at the Riverbluff Nursing Home in Rockford, Illinois. He was born April 7, 1932 in Truman, Arkansas to Tony and Mary (Howley) Halfacre. He was a farmer and worked for ConAgra in Batesville. William married his wife Alberta and the were happily married until her death....
Eithel Long Miesner
Jul 13, 2014
Eithel Long Miesner age 91 of Strawberry died Sunday, July 13, 2014 at a Jonesboro hospital. She was born February 26, 1923 at Dowdy, Arkansas to Adrian Columbus and Mary (Roffener) Long. She was a homemaker, worked for Skil Corporation in Walnut Ridge, worked as a Home Health Care Aide and in her early years worked in the shipyards in...
Eva Lee Paysinger
Jul 12, 2014
Eva Lee Paysinger age 96 of Batesville, AR, died on Sunday, July 13, 2014. She was born on August 18, 1917 in Evening Shade, Arkansas, and was the daughter of Jasper and Manerva (Wilkes) Whitten. She was united in marriage to Rev. Vernon Paysinger on February 9, 1941. Her tireless devotion to her husband and their ministry was noted by...
Bill Melton
Jul 12, 2014
Bill Melton age 70 of Cord died Saturday, July 12, 2014 at his home. He was born September 20, 1943 at Cord, Arkansas to Buster and Mary (Fry) Melton. He was a retired farmer and business owner and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his father, Buster Melton. Survivors include his wife of 24 years, Carolyn...
John David Glover
Jul 10, 2014
John “David” Glover age 63 of Batesville died Thursday, July 10, 2014 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born January 28, 1951 at Star City, Arkansas to John Eddie and Elline (Bennett) Glover. He was a retired meat market manager and a Free Will Baptist minister. He was a member of the Oakland Free Will Baptist Church at Bradford....
James R. "Rich" Kidwell
Jul 6, 2014
James R. “Rich” Kidwell age 67 of Cave City, Arkansas (formerly of Remsen, New York) died Sunday, July 6, 2014 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born February 11, 1947 at Uniontown, Pennsylvania to James Frank and Naomi Robinson Kidwell. He was a retired homebuilder. He was U.S. Army veteran having served in Vietnam in the Central Highlands and...
Terry Ann Anderson
Jul 3, 2014
Terry Ann Anderson age 69 of Batesville died Thursday, July 3, 2014 at a Batesville hospital. She was born July 14, 1944 at Altadena, California to H.W. and Bessie Mae (Allen) Johnson. She worked many years for the Batesville Daily Guard and also several years for ConAgra Foods both in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her parents and...
Glenn W. Reed
Jul 3, 2014
Glenn W. Reed age 89 of Batesville died Thursday, July 3, 2014 at a Batesville hospital. He was born October 9, 1924 at Letona, Arkansas to John Orval and Ada Zula (Pickens) Reed. He was retired from Frito-Lay in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He was of the Bahai faith. He was preceded in...
Lorene Hutchison
Jun 25, 2014
Lorene Hutchison age 83 of the Cave Creek Community died Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at a Little Rock hospital. She was born January 8, 1931 at Batesville to Amos and Estella Cummings Palmer. She was of the Church of God faith and enjoyed birds, flowers and geneaology. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Marvin Palmer and...
Boyd Reynolds
Jun 24, 2014
Boyd Reynolds age 78 of Batesville died Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at his home. He was born January 9, 1936 at Batesville, Arkansas to Earl and Nettie Dunegan Reynolds. He was a retired logger and of the Pentecostal faith. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, spending time with his family and walking with his dog Dolly. He was preceded in death...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
