Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
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...
Don J. Richardson
Oct 20, 2013
Don J. Richardson age 63 of Strawberry died Sunday, October 20, 2013 at his home. He was born February 10, 1950 at Saffell, Arkansas to Bus and Verlon Richardson. He was a truck driver for 40 years and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Barbara Haney. Survivors include his wife of...
Martha E. Moore
Oct 16, 2013
Martha E. Moore age 86 of Pleasant Plains died Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at a Searcy hospital. She was born June 30, 1927 at Memphis, Tennessee to Thomas Alex and Iva Hays O’Dell. She was a homemaker and a member of the Banner Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lowell Moore; one son,...
Tiffany Rae Ramsey
Oct 15, 2013
Tiffany Rae Ramsey age 31 of Cave City died Tuesday, October 15, 2013. She was born August 4, 1982 at Bakersfield, California to Billy Ray and Beverly Ann Miller Ramsey. She was a CNA at Batesville Health and Rehab in Batesville. She loved her children and her family. She was preceded in death by her father; her grandmother, Barbara Miller...
Edna "Mema" Koonce
Oct 14, 2013
Edna “Mema” Koonce age 91 of Mountain View died Monday, October 14, 2013 at her home. She was born April 23, 1922 at Blytheville, Arkansas to Elbert and Oma Williams. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mount Joy Church in Mountain View. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Earnest Koonce; one son, Wayne...
Paul J. VanHorn
Oct 4, 2013
Paul J. VanHorn age 73 of Batesville died Friday, October 4, 2013 at his home. He was born April 7, 1940 at Bunney, Arkansas to Lee and Willie Ann Maddox VanHorn. He was a retired heavy equipment operator, former owner of P.J.’s Lawn Care, and a member of the Cushman Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his...
Lois Maxine Morley
Oct 2, 2013
Lois Maxine Morley age 72 of Poughkeepsie died Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at a Little Rock hospital. She was born October 13, 1940 at Roswell, New Mexico to Otho Ray and Lois Head. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Marvin Dalton and one sister, Eulalia Young. Survivors...
Wanda Ruth Sylvester
Sep 30, 2013
Wanda Sylvester age 82 of Batesville died Monday, September 30, 2013 at a Batesville hospital. She was born April 15, 1931 at Pfeiffer, Arkansas to Joseph Jackson and Thelma Gladys Johnson Trent. She was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, William Sylvester. Survivors include...
Lylian Elizabeth Hudson
Sep 30, 2013
Lylian Elizabeth Hudson infant daughter of Randall Hudson III and Ashley Hudson of Floral died Monday September 30, 2013 at a Batesville hospital. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Randall Hudson Jr. and an uncle, Nick Hudson. Survivors include her parents of the home; grandparents, Terry and Diane Thompson of Floral, Lori Gwinn of Florida and John Whitmore...
Lowell Stroud
Sep 30, 2013
Lowell Stroud age 88 of Batesville died Monday September 30, 2013 at Woodlawn Heights in Batesville. He was born May 12, 1925 at Sandtown, Arkansas to Aldrith R. and Ida Horn Stroud. He was retired from the United States Postal Service after serving 29 ½ years at the Batesville Post Office. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII, a...
Clifton Spurlock
Sep 21, 2013
Clifton Spurlock age 74 of Center died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at his home. He was born January 17, 1939 at Sitka, Arkansas to Raymond and Una Carver Spurlock. He was a retired cattle farmer and carpenter and a member of the Bettis Town Church of Christ at Center. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his...
Lila Faye Coe
Sep 13, 2013
Lila Faye Coe age 91 of Batesville died Friday September 13, 2013 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born May 12, 1922 at Mount Pleasant, Arkansas to Jesse Dean and Mollie Emma Conyers Hodge. She was a homemaker, had worked for Marshall’s Dry Goods, White Rodgers and Lanier’s Hatchery all in Batesville. She was most recently a Foster Grandparent...
Robert D. Hutchins
Sep 6, 2013
Robert D. Hutchins age 50 of Rosie died Friday September 6, 2013 at his home. He was born December 8, 1962 at Newport, Arkansas to Bobby and Ima Jean Preston Hutchins. He had worked for Arkansas Steel in Newport for many years and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Hulen and Hazel Hutchins...
Thomas Jewell Qualls
Sep 2, 2013
Thomas Jewell Qualls age 75 of Evening Shade died Monday September 2, 2013 at his home. He was born August 10, 1938 at Evening Shade, Arkansas to Jewell Cleo and Opal Oretha Ring Qualls. He was retired from ConAgra Foods in Batesville with 43 years of service. He enjoyed farming and being around people. He was a Mason for many...
Robert C. "Bob" Burns Sr.
Sep 1, 2013
Robert C. “Bob” Burns Sr. age 78 of Pleasant Plains died Sunday, September 1, 2013 at a Batesville hospital. He was born October 15, 1934 at Houston, Texas to Adrian Clark and Maycel Quinn Clark. He was a heavy equipment operator for House and House Construction and George Cavaness Construction both in Batesville, was former owner of Joyce’s Used Furniture...
