Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Ethel Ann "Dooly" Yeager
Jun 1, 2013
Ethel Ann “Dooly” Yeager age 93 of Batesville died Saturday, June 1, 2013, at the Woodlawn Nursing Home in Batesville. She was born June 29, 1919, at Bellville, Arkansas, to Dr. J.A. and Roxy Sugg Dooly. She was a graduate of Bellville High School and St. Mary’s Nursing School in Russellville. She had worked at Dr. Gray’s Hospital in Batesville...
Ronald Glenn Stahly
May 30, 2013
Ronald Glenn Stahly age 67 of Cave City died Thursday May 30, 2013 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born August 3, 1945 at Newport, Arkansas to Floyd Earl and Jean Campbell Stahly. He was a welder and a member of the Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother,...
John W. Kirkley
May 21, 2013
John W. Kirkley age 89 of Evening Shade (formerly of Reno, Nevada) died Tuesday May 21, 2013 at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born July 3, 1923 at Reno, Nevada to John Morgan and Lola Bell Goff Kirkley. He was a retired police officer for the City of Reno, Nevada, following in his father’s footsteps who was the...
A.J. Wolford
May 20, 2013
A.J. Wolford age 78 of Batesville died Monday May 20, 2013 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born August 31, 1934 at Mt. Pleasant, Arkansas to Luther and Cora Needham Wolford. He was retired from AT&T in Little Rock and was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School where he...
Scott Donald Westendorf
May 18, 2013
Scott “Hoss” Westendorf age 34 of Batesville died Saturday May 18, 2013 at his home. He was born May 7, 1979 at Effingham, Illinois to Donald and Karen Bourgeois Westendorf. He was a correctional officer at the McPherson Unit in Newport. He was a member of the White River Chapter of the Law Dogs in Batesville having served as president....
Lorell Ford
May 15, 2013
Lorell Ford age 89 of Batesville died Wednesday May 15, 2013 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born May 23, 1923 at Cave City, Arkansas to Luther Wesley and Alice Pearl Jones Provence. She was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville and also worked several years at International Shoe Factory in Batesville. She was a member of Eastern Star...
Elsie "Darlene" Foushee
May 15, 2013
Elsie “Darlene” Foushee age 87 of Cave City died Wednesday May 15, 2013 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born May 27, 1925 at Strawberry, Arkansas to Lawrence Utah and Lillie Mae Richey Harris. She was a homemaker and a member of the Strawberry Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents; her...
Charles Owen "Tony" Ward
May 14, 2013
Charles Owen “Tony” Ward age 78 of Batesville died Tuesday May 14, 2013 at his home. He was born May 31, 1934 at Strawberry, Arkansas to Owen Edward and Juddie Bennett Ward. He was a retired car salesman. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Ronnie Owen Ward; one brother, Ed Ward and one sister, Delores Lepper....
Bill Austin
May 11, 2013
Bill Austin age 68 of Newark died Saturday May 11, 2013 at a Searcy hospital. He was born September 15, 1944 at Cord, Arkansas to Roe and Ruth Maxwell Austin. He was retired from GenCorp Automotive and had been owner/operator of Bill’sVending. He had been a member of the Newark Chamber of Commerce, the Newark City Council and the Batesville...
Ruby E. Matto
May 10, 2013
Ruby E. Matto age 93 of Ash Flat (formerly of Cave City) died Friday May 10, 2013 at an Ash Flat nursing home. She was born February 16, 1920 and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents and one son, Dell Reynolds. Survivors include one son, Dean Reynolds of Ash Flat; one daughter, Cheryl Butler of...
Thirsie Imogene Bettis Norris
May 1, 2013
Thirsie Imogene Bettis Norris was born February 8, 1919, in Salem, Arkansas and later moved to Poughkeepsie, Arkansas where she met and married the love of her life, Don Taylor Norris, to whom she was married for 67 years. She lived most of her married life in Poughkeepsie, and Kokomo, Indiana. She passed from this life in a nursing home...
Gail E. Kveum
Apr 30, 2013
Gail E. Kveum age 59 of Batesville died Tuesday April 30, 2013 at a Batesville hospital. She was born August 17, 1953 at Saint Clair, Michigan to Charles and Doris Smith. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband Robert Kveum of the home; three sons, Jeff Kveum of Burleson, TX, Jason Kveum of Lemoore, California and Wayne Kveum of...
Judy M. Dew Thompson
Apr 27, 2013
Judy M. Dew Thompson age 57 of Batesville died Saturday April 27, 2013 at a Batesville hospital. She was born January 21, 1956 at Batesville, Arkansas to Edgar William and Virble Lucille Wisdom Dew. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Sid Thompson and four brothers, General Dew,...
L. Dale Bacon
Apr 26, 2013
L. Dale Bacon age 71 of Bryant died Friday April 26, 2013 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born June 28, 1941 at Cave City, Arkansas to Sam and Audie E. Girtman Bacon. He was retired from Falcon Jet in Little Rock, was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a Mason. He was of the Baptist faith. He was...
Frank J. Delmonico
Apr 25, 2013
Frank J. Delmonico age 74 of Batesville died Thursday April 25, 2013 at White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born October 10, 1938 in Bronx, New York to Frank J. and Nellie Nicoletti Delmonico. He was a roofer for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Ernie Delmonico. Survivors include two sons,...
Evalene Williams
Apr 24, 2013
Evalene Waller Williams age 90 of Rogers (formerly of Batesville) died Wednesday April 24, 2013 at a Rogers hospital. She was born February 10, 1923 at Velvet Ridge, Arkansas to Claud and Beulah Pearl Richards Waller. She had worked several years for First National Bank in Batesville and was former owner of Crowell Cleaners in Batesville. She was member of...
Claude "Buddy" Bradley
Apr 23, 2013
Claude “Buddy” Bradley age 63 of Cave City died Tuesday April 23, 2013 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born January 3, 1950 at Newport, Arkansas to Marilton and Lola Mae Guthrie Bradley. He was a truck driver for many years and owner of Bradley’s Produce Market in Imboden. He was of the Baptist faith. He...
Lela A. Honkonen
Apr 20, 2013
Lela Honkonen age 100 of Batesville (formerly of Pleasant Plains) died Saturday April 20, 2013 at her home. She was born January 27, 1913 at Dora, New Mexico to Walter Eugene and Margaret Etta Wright Hudson. She was retired from the U.S. Government and was of the Methodist faith. She enjoyed traveling and dancing with her husband in the Arthur...
Millicent J. Lusk
Apr 15, 2013
Millicent J. Lusk age 77 of Batesville died Monday April 15, 2013 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born June 13, 1935 at Batesville, Arkansas to Brooks Charlie and Opal Retha Greenfield Barnes. She was a homemaker and a member of the Southside Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,...
Barbara Libby Paluck
Apr 14, 2013
Barbara Libby Paluck age 77 of Mountain View died Sunday April 14, 2013 at her home. She was born August 22, 1935 at Hartford, Connecticut to Ruldolph and Elma Libby. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mountain View. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Michael Paluck. Survivors include...
