Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Joseph Daniel Brown
Dec 18, 2013
Joseph Daniel Brown age 67 of South Haven, Mississippi (formerly of Mt. Pleasant) died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at his home. He was born April 1, 1946 at Sherman, Texas to Leonard and Faye Brown. He was a retired heating and air technician. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, James Samuel Brown, John David Brown, Leonard...
Lewellan "Skip" Franks
Dec 17, 2013
Lewellan “Skip” Franks age 80 of Evening Shade died Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at a Batesville hospital. He was born July 1, 1933 at Caraway, Arkansas to Leroy and Ruby Jewell (Collins) Franks. He was a retired construction worker and a U.S. Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Leon Edrington. Survivors include his...
Ben J. Harris
Dec 15, 2013
Ben J. Harris age 90 of Cave City went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at his home. He was born July 2, 1923 at Cliquot, Missouri to Ben Lemiel and Margaret Catherine (Rust) Harris. He was a retired U.S. Army veteran of WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War and had achieved the rank...
Tommie Jean Robinson
Dec 11, 2013
Tommie Jean Robinson age 86 of Cave City died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Cave City. She was born December 6, 1927 at Ben Gay, Arkansas to Vaxter Benton and Virgie (McLeod) Dawson. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Thomas Franklin Robinson; four brothers, Enos Dawson, Clydene...
Mary "Mert" Matlock
Dec 8, 2013
Mary “Mert” Matlock age 69 of Cave City died Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Cave City. She was born September 2, 1944 at Cave City, Arkansas to Dattie and Ruth Kerr Wooldridge. She was a homemaker and a member of the Maxville Missionary Baptist Church at Cave City. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Donald...
Larry D. Melton
Dec 7, 2013
Larry D. Melton age 58 of Batesville died Saturday, December 7, 2013 at his home. He was born July 30, 1955 at Fort Smith, Arkansas to Melvin Grady and Alma Margaret Pipkin Melton. He worked for Intimidator Inc. in Batesville, was a loving husband, father and brother and loved every aspect of life. He was of the Baptist faith. He...
Barbara Lou Starns Boshears
Dec 6, 2013
Barbara Lou “Bobby-Bob” Starns Boshears age 77 died Friday, December 6, 2013 at Crown Point Health and Rehab in Horseshoe Bend. She was born June 18, 1936 at Peach Orchard, Arkansas to Louis Henry and Cynthia Mae Adams Starns. She enjoyed playing the guitar, singing and fishing and was of the Full Gospel faith. She was preceded in death by...
George "Junior" Wright
Dec 4, 2013
George “Junior” Wright age 86 of Cave City went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at his home. He was born March 21, 1927 in the Needmore Community in Izard County to Thomas M. and Cora Ford Wright. He was a graduate of the Missionary Baptist Seminary in Little Rock and was a retired Missionary Baptist...
Shelby Wayne Kyle
Nov 27, 2013
Shelby Wayne Kyle age 51 of Poughkeepsie died Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at his home. He was born June 18, 1962 at Beaumont, Texas. He was a retired U. S. Marine Veteran with 20 years of service. He served in Operation Desert Storm in Iraq. He was a supervisor for Flowers Bakery in Batesville and was of the Christian faith....
Marvin C. Chavers
Nov 26, 2013
Marvin C. Chavers age 71 of Batesville died Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at a Batesville hospital. He was born June 30, 1942 at Batesville, Arkansas to Carthel C. and Fredith Kimbrough Chavers. He was retired from White River Medical Center in Batesville with 28 years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran and of the Baptist faith. He was...
Gracie L. Jones
Nov 25, 2013
Gracie L. Jones age 86 of Batesville died Monday, November 25, 2013 at a Batesville hospital. She was born October 21, 1927 at Wichita, Kansas to George and Grace French Hoenscheidt. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Gary Dwayne Jones...
Connie A. Worley Collier
Nov 23, 2013
Connie A. Worley Collier age 91 of Batesville died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Cherokee Village. She was born August 29, 1922 at Odell, Texas to Earnest L. and Ellen Jones Worley. She was retired owner/operator of Specialty Foods in Batesville and had also been post mistress and a gift shop manager both in Cherokee Village. She was a member...
Cloyce Naomi Wilcox
Nov 10, 2013
Cloyce Naomi Wilcox age 82 of Batesville died Sunday, November 10, 2013 at a local hospital. She was born December 29, 1930 at Searcy, Arkansas to Theodore and Ina (Meharg) Beaver. She was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville and a member of the Roosevelt Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 49...
Victor "Vic" Miesner
Nov 9, 2013
Victor “Vic” Miesner age 87 of Strawberry died Saturday November 9, 2013 at a Batesville hospital. He was born March 29, 1926 at Mora, Missouri to Martin Rudolph and Alma C. (Oelrichs) Miesner. He was a disabled veteran of the United States Marine Corps, having served in WWII. He was a member of the DAV, the VFW and was a...
William "W.E." Norris
Nov 8, 2013
William “W.E.” Norris age 85 of Batesville died Friday, November 8, 2013 at a Batesville hospital. He was born December 4, 1927 at Poughkeepsie, Arkansas to Otho and Mildred Norris. He was a U.S. Army Veteran having served from June 14, 1945 until January 1947. He was a retired Baptist minister and a member of the Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist...
Dorothy Hilda Gersch Lemon
Nov 8, 2013
Dorothy Hilda Gersch Lemon age 90 of Southside died Friday, November 8, 2013 at a local nursing home. She was born February 25, 1923 at Brookhaven, Mississippi to Wm. Gersch and Lethia Case Gersch. She was retired from International Paper in Bastrop, Louisiana and was a member of the Southside United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her...
Thurman A. Richardson
Nov 8, 2013
Thurman A. Richardson age 90 of Desha died Friday, November 8, 2013 at a Batesville hospital. He was born August 26, 1923 to John C. and Martha Stewart Richardson. He was a U.S. Army veteran, had worked for Keystone Steel and Wire in Bartonville, Illinois and Batesville Manufacturing in Batesville. In more recent years, he drove a van for the...
Bennie Adams
Oct 31, 2013
Bennie Adams age 69 of Heber Springs (formerly of Evening Shade) died Thursday, October 31, 2013 at his home. He was born January 2, 1944 at Batesville, Arkansas to Benjamin Franklin and Audley (Claxton) Adams. He was a retired school teacher and high school principal having served at Evening Shade, Dermott and Poughkeepsie. He was a veteran of the U.S....
Ted Farris
Oct 28, 2013
Ted Farris age 84 of Sidney died Monday, October 28, 2013 at a Batesville nursing home. He was born April 20, 1929 at Myron, Arkansas to John L. and Estel (Tadlock) Farris. He was a retired farmer, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers,...
Sue Johnson
Oct 22, 2013
Sue Johnson age 54 of Pleasant Plains died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at her home. She was born June 17, 1959 at Batesville, Arkansas to Alden Dale and Mary Jane (Girtman) Brightwell. She was co-owner of Tim Johnson Janitorial Service and a member of the Locust Grove Missionary Baptist Church. She enjoyed bowling, especially on Thursday mornings with the Ladies...
