Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Billy Dean Stair Sr.
Mar 29, 2015
Billy D. Stair Sr. age 79 of Jacksonville (formerly of Batesville) died Sunday, March 29, 2015 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born June 17, 1935 at Desha, Arkansas to Clarence Otto and Priscilla (Slayden) Stair. Mr. Stair enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1952 where he served honorably for four years before enlisting in the United States Air...
Modene Morris
Mar 26, 2015
Modene Morris age 81 of Evening Shade died Thursday, March 26, 2015. She was born May 18, 1933 at Magness, Arkansas to Clarence and Estella Mae Murphy. She attended the Piney Fork Church of Christ in Evening Shade. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Nelson Morris; one son, James Michael Paysinger; three brothers, Clarence Murphy Jr.,...
James Allen Harris Jr.
Mar 22, 2015
James Allen Harris Jr. age 22 of Southside went to meet his Lord on Sunday, March 22, 2015. He was born on March 20, 1993 at Harris Hospital in Newport, Arkansas. He was an avid Razorback Fan and enjoyed watching military movies. He was a member of the Oakhill Free Pentecost Church in Spring Mill. He was preceded in death...
Willene O. Harper
Mar 22, 2015
Willene O. Harper age 81 of Batesville died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born February 27, 1934 at Batesville, Arkansas to Bly and Viola Lexion Osborne. She had been a social worker for NADC in Batesville and also a substitute teacher for the Batesville School District. She had been the President of the NAACP in...
Vergil Edison "Britt" Melton
Mar 20, 2015
Vergil Edison “Britt” Melton age 98 of Strawberry died Friday, March 20, 2015 at his home. He was born December 5, 1916 at Dowdy, Arkansas to Percey and Cora Latting Melton. He was a retired field salesman for Armco Steel National Supply. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII and a member of the Missionary Baptist Church in Albion,...
Thomas "Tom" Foley
Mar 18, 2015
Thomas “Tom” Foley age 89 of Cave City died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was born July 9, 1925 at Jesup, Arkansas to Thomas and Myrtle (Smith) Foley. He worked at the International Shoe Factory in Batesville for 18 years and retired from the Cave City School District having worked in maintenance for 34 years, He...
Novis Modean Jackson
Mar 18, 2015
Novis Modean Jackson age 79 of Pleasant Plains died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born March 20, 1935 at Pangburn, Arkansas to Monroe and Jane Lewis McCollum. She was a homemaker and an artist. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, James Jackson. Survivors include three sons, James Jackson Jr. of...
Hazel Goff Russell
Mar 17, 2015
Hazel Goff Russell age 89 of Poughkeepsie passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Cave City. She was born January 22, 1926 at Smithville, Arkansas, the daughter of George and Nissa Peebles Goff. She married Owen Russell on January 26, 1946 and they were married for 49 years. She was a housewife, retired teacher and a member of the Church...
Carolyn L. Bailey
Mar 15, 2015
Carolyn L. Bailey age 53 of Evening Shade died Sunday, March 15, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born May 3, 1961 at San Francisco, California to Ronald Dean and Patricia Lee (Downey) Short. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her mother, Patricia Alvarado and one brother, Peter Alvarado. Survivors...
Wanda Lee Lasley
Mar 15, 2015
Wanda Lee Lasley age 84 of Cave City died Sunday, March 15, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born February 27, 1931 at Poughkeepsie, Arkansas to David Clarence and Savannah Bamma (Watkins) Huckabee. She was a homemaker and a member of the Cave City Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ernest L....
Bonnie Duke Maxwell
Mar 7, 2015
Bonnie Duke Maxwell age 71 of Cave City (formerly of Evening Shade) died Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the Cave City Nursing Home. She was born April 27, 1943 at Evening Shade, Arkansas to Otto and Osie (Bailey) Duke. She worked for AT&T for 27 years in Houston, Texas. She was a member of the Faith Assembly of God Church...
John Roland "Jack" Reynolds
Mar 6, 2015
John Roland “Jack” Reynolds age 86 of Batesville passed away peacefully on March 6, 2015 at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born July 26, 1928 in a small cabin on the family property on Sandtown Rd. in Batesville, Arkansas to Elmer and Climmie (Dickie) Reynolds. He was the third child of eight children. He moved to California in...
Amos T. Miller
Mar 5, 2015
Amos T. Miller Sr. age 86 years, 9 months, and 3 days died peacefully at his home in Strawberry, Arkansas on Thursday, March 5, 2015. He was born June 2, 1928 at Thomas, Oklahoma to the late Tobe and Mattie (Yoder) Miller. On March 15, 1951, he was married to Elva Miller and they shared life for almost 60 years....
Juanita Faye VanHorn
Mar 2, 2015
Juanita Faye VanHorn age 74 of Batesville died Monday, March 2, 2015 at her home. She was born February 23, 1941 at Murphysboro, Illinois. She had worked as a substitute teacher for the Batesville School District and also had worked several years for the Independence County Sheriff’s Department. She was a member of the Cushman Baptist Church. She was preceded...
Earl W. James
Feb 26, 2015
Earl W. James age 105 of Cave City died Thursday, February 26, 2015 at a Cave City nursing home. He was born June 13, 1909 at Cave City, Arkansas to John W. and Lee (Rawlings) James. He was a retired carpenter and a member of the Mount View Missionary Baptist Church at Cave City. He was preceded in death by...
Aurora Moore
Feb 25, 2015
Aurora Moore age 94 of Cave City died Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born April 24, 1920 at Strawberry, Arkansas to Redmond and Laura (Campbell) Hunter. She was a homemaker and a member of the Saffell Missionary Baptist Church at Saffell. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Spencer Moore; one brother,...
Jimmy Clem
Feb 24, 2015
Jimmy Clem age 88 of Cave City died Tuesday. February 24, 2015 at a Melbourne nursing home. He was born October 11, 1926 at Trumann, Arkansas to Jim and Bertie (Cupp) Clem. He was retired from Singer Sewing Machine in Trumann and was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a member of the Eastside Southern Baptist Church in Cave City...
Brian R. Breckenridge
Feb 19, 2015
Brian R. Breckenridge age 72 of Cave City died Thursday, February 19, 2015 at the Ash Flat Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ash Flat. He was born December 23, 1942 at Van Nuys, California to Grant Clifford and Rosie (Maletta) Breckenridge. He was a farmer and a journeyman plumber. He was a veteran of the U.S. Naval Reserve and a...
Shanda L. (Ring) Shreve
Feb 19, 2015
Shanda L. (Ring) Shreve age 45 of Burleson, Texas (formerly of Batesville) died Thursday, February 19, 2015 at her home. She was born February 2, 1970 at Salem, Arkansas to Pete and Alanna Ring. She was a graduate of Harding University in Searcy with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology. She had worked as a group home administrator in Jonesboro and...
Ellen Kirkley
Feb 16, 2015
Ellen Kirkley age 91 of Evening Shade (formerly of Reno, Nevada) died Monday, February 16, 2015 at an Ash Flat nursing home. She was born October 25, 1923 in Los Angeles, California to Alfred and Ruth (Norton) McFarlin. She was retired from Nevada Energy having worked in the claims department, was a member of the DAR , was a Rainbow...
