Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Johnnie Paul Taylor
Aug 21, 2014
Johnnie Paul Taylor age 67 of Batesville, formerly of Cave City, died Thursday, August 21, 2014 in a Little Rock hospice center. Born January 11, 1947 in Cave City, he was the son of Clay and Ila Taylor. He was a carpenter and a contractor by trade and a long time member of Desha First Baptist Church. He served on...
Terry L. Garlin
Aug 15, 2014
Terry L. Garlin age 47 of Batesville died Friday, August 15, 2014. He was born November 26, 1966 at Batesville, Arkansas to James W. and Tommie Perkey Garlin. He was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church at Southside. He was preceded in death by his father, James W. Garlin and his grandparents, Onis and Elizabeth Garlin and Charlie...
Verbel G. Ring
Aug 10, 2014
Verbel G. Ring age 77 of Brockwell, Arkansas formerly of Evening Shade died Sunday, August 10, 2014 at a medical center in Calico Rock, Arkansas. He was born June 3, 1937 at Evening Shade, Arkansas to George and Morine Evans Ring. He was a pipe Fitter and a member of the Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by...
Shannon Aaron Martin
Aug 9, 2014
Shannon Aaron Martin age 33 of Calamine, Arkansas died Saturday, August 9, 2014 at his home. He was born October 10, 1980 at Salem, Arkansas to Tim A. Martin and Victoria J. Heron. He was a factory worker and a member of the Bettis Town Church of Christ. He was preceded death by three grandparents O. A. Martin, Ima Joan...
Jesse Columbus Hoggard
Aug 8, 2014
Jesse Columbus Hoggard age 86 of Strawberry died Friday, August 8, 2014 at a Cave City nursing home. He was born October 18, 1927 in Cave City, Arkansas to Leo and Zola McCloud Hoggard. He married Maye Mullen on March 9, 1948. They were married 58 years before her death in 2005. He was a retired farmer and a member...
Raymond Blaine St. John
Aug 7, 2014
Raymond Blaine St. John age 93 of Cave City died Thursday, August 7, 2014 at a Batesville hospital. He was born September 16, 1920 at Chamberlain, South Dakota to Lee and Mabel “Burger” Ransford St. John. He was a carpenter and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Dorothy St. John, one daughter,...
Pauline Mobley Christenberry
Aug 7, 2014
Pauline Mobley Christenberry age 96 of Smithville died Thursday, August 7, 2014 at a Cave City nursing home. She was born February 2, 1918 at Cave City, Arkansas to Homer and Cecile “ Brown” Mobley. She was a homemaker and a member of the Corinth Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her Parents, her husband James Jewel...
William Joe Marlin
Aug 5, 2014
William Joe Marlin age 70 of Cave City died Tuesday August 5, 2014 at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born May 20, 1944 at Cave City, Arkansas to John Henry and Irene McGuire Marlin. He worked in lawn care in the Cave City area and was of the Pentecostal faith. He was preceded in death by his parents...
Avelina Thomas
Aug 4, 2014
Avelina Thomas age 65 of Batesville died Monday, August 4, 2014 at a Searcy hospital. She was born September 26, 1948 at Dulog Leyte, Phillipines. She was a caregiver, enjoyed playing bingo and going to casinos. She was of the Catholic faith. Survivors include one son, John Thomas of Corpus Christi, Texas; three daughters, Tammy Jane of Phoenix, Arizona, Cynthia...
Johnnie Sue Wright Wall
Aug 3, 2014
Johnnie Sue Wright Wall age 78 of Clayton, OK passed from this world Sunday, August 3, 2014 in Stratford, OK. Sue was born February 26, 1936 in Strawberry, Arkansas to Roy and Virginia (Croom) Wright. After high school she moved to Norman, Oklahoma and spent several years in the Oklahoma City area. She has spent the past 30 years in...
Rodney D. Bearden
Aug 2, 2014
Rodney D. Bearden age 49 of Batesville died Saturday, August 2, 2014 at his home. He was born November 30, 1964 at Batesville Arkansas to McArthur and Hazel Bearden. He was a cosmetologist and a member of the Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his father McArthur Bearden; maternal grandparents, Marvin and Mae Holland and paternal grandparents,...
Virginia Brown
Jul 30, 2014
Virginia Brown age 65 of Bartlett, Tennessee(formerly of Mount Pleasant) died Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at her home. She was born April 12, 1949 in Indiana. She was a retired nurse. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Joseph Daniel Brown. Survivors include one son, Scott Pellman and wife Beth of Bartlett, Tennessee; three grandchildren, Shadeau...
Ronnie Hollowell
Jul 30, 2014
Ronnie Hollowell age 45 of Brockwell died Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born February 2, 1969 at Batesville, Arkansas to Michael Roy and Irene Moser Hollowell. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by his father, Michael Roy Hollowell. Survivors include one daughter. Halle McTige of Batesville; his mother, Irene Hollowell...
Barton Neil "Bart" Chambliss
Jul 26, 2014
Barton Neil “Bart” Chambliss age 26 of Heber Springs died Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Heber Springs. He was born May 10, 1988 at Batesville, Arkansas. He was employed by Defiance Metal Products in Heber Springs. He was a member of the Wilburn Volunteer Fire Department. He enjoyed spending time in the outdoors. He was a member of the Pleasant...
Glenda Nelson Carlton
Jul 20, 2014
Glenda Nelson Carlton age 75 of Cave City died Sunday, July 20, 2014 at her home. She was born March 15, 1939 at Ruddell Hill, Arkansas to Ellis and Opal Ethel (Clark) Nelson. She was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Kenneth Ronald Carlton;...
Virgil Eugene Peel
Jul 19, 2014
Virgil Eugene Peel age 84 of Batesville died Saturday, July 19, 2014 in Batesville. Virgil was born September 17, 1929 at Jamestown, Arkansas to Gilmore Virgil (Cap) Peel and Elmira Magouyrk Peel. Virgil was a 1947 graduate of Desha High School and attended Arkansas College, now Lyon College. He was a veteran of the Arkansas National Guard and the U.S....
Velma M. Boyd
Jul 16, 2014
Velma Boyd age 91 of Glenwood (formerly of Poughkeepsie) passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at a Glenwood nursing home. She was born October 28, 1922 at Alicia, Arkansas to Jim and Pearl Chastain. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ernest Boyd; four brothers, Edward Chastain, Maxie Chastain, Frank Chastain and Sam George Jr. and one...
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...
