Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Jane Humphreys
Nov 19, 2012
Jane Humphreys age 87 of Evening Shade died Monday November 19, 2012 at her home. She was born February 27, 1925 at Tucson, Arizona to Joseph Warren and Helen Marie Lemont Rowen. She was a retired registered nurse and a Christian. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John Humphreys and one brother, Jay Rowen. Survivors include...
Colleen Marie Kephart
Nov 18, 2012
Colleen Marie Kephart, age 72, of Batesville, AR, left her earthly body on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at the local hospital. She was born at Huff, AR, on February 11, 1940, to Thearon Ray and Grace Marie Moore. She was a graduate of Pleasant Plains High school, and attended Arkansas College in Batesville. She had served as an executive secretary,...
Michael A. Hamilton
Nov 18, 2012
Michael A. “Mike” Hamilton age 60 of Sidney died Sunday November 18, 2012 at a Batesville hospital. He was born February 18, 1952 at Batesville, Arkansas to Milton Auston and Elzada Sipe Hamilton. He was a retired truck driver and a member of the Sidney Baptist Church in Sidney. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother...
Elnora Annette Qualls
Nov 18, 2012
Elnora Annette Qualls age 73 of Willisville, Illinois passed away at 8:10 p.m. Sunday November 18, 2012 at her daughter’s home in Fenton, Missouri. Elnora was born in Cave City, Arkansas on November 12, 1939, the daughter of William H. and Dellar Britnell Smith. She married Max A. Qualls on January 1, 1960 at Kessler AFB, Mississippi. He preceded her...
Charles D. Smith
Nov 16, 2012
Charles D. Smith age 58 of Poughkeepsie died Friday November 16, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born May 3, 1954 at Batesville, Arkansas to Raymond L. and Naomi Medlock Smith. He was retired from the Sharp County Road Department and was a member of the Poughkeepsie Church of Christ. He was preceded in death...
Lizzie Mae Smith
Nov 12, 2012
Lizzie Mae Smith age 93 of Black Rock died Monday November 12, 2012 at a Walnut Ridge nursing home. She was born January 26, 1919 at Stuttgart, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Thurman Smith and one sister. Survivors include one niece, Rita Long of Black...
Ronnie Lee Candler
Nov 11, 2012
Ronnie Lee Candler age 57 of Floral, Arkansas departed this life on Sunday November 11, 2012. He was born May 18, 1955 in Wynne, Arkansas. He was the son of Lottie Candler and the late Orie Candler of the Hutchinson Mtn. area. He retired from White Rodgers after 33 years of service as a Die Cast Supervisor. He was of...
Billy Don Smith
Nov 10, 2012
Billy Don Smith age 69 of Pleasant Plains died Saturday November 10, 2012 at the Rolling Hills Nursing Center in Batesville. He was born March 10, 1943 at Batesville, Arkansas to Willie and Elsie Jefferies Smith. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served in Vietnam. He was a brick mason and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded...
Beulah T. Pfitzner
Nov 8, 2012
Beulah Pfitzner age 93 of Batesville died Thursday November 8, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born September 22, 1919 at Newburgh, New York to Alexander and Susan Benjamin TenEyck. She was retired and a member of the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Russell...
Roy Moody
Nov 7, 2012
Roy Moody age 94 of Evening Shade died Wednesday November 7, 2012 at his home. He was born February 16, 1918 at Tuckerman, Arkansas . He was retired from the U.S. Navy after 30 years of service and was a Pearl Harbor Survivor. He had also worked for Northwestern Railroad. He was a member of the VFW Post 8042 at...
Cleave B. Weiss
Nov 6, 2012
Cleave B. Weiss age 80 of Batesville died Tuesday November 6, 2012 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born June 17, 1932 at Ravenden, Arkansas to Florence Jones Weiss. He was retired from Westvaco Paper in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served during the Korean Conflict, a member of the American Legion Post 336...
Jacqueline G. Hastings
Nov 6, 2012
Jacqueline G. Hastings age 76 of Cave City died Tuesday November 6, 2012 at her home. She was born July 28, 1936 at Batesville, Arkansas to Montgomery Gray and Hester Haley Gray. She was retired as personnel manager of GenCorp Automotive and was of the Methodist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband, Donald...
Frieda E. Melcher
Nov 2, 2012
Frieda E. Melcher age 86 of New Albany, Indiana died Friday November 2, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born January 26, 1926 at New Albany, Indiana to Corwin B. Keach and Irene Gurtz Porter. She was a homemaker and a member of the Graceland Baptist Church in New Albany, Indiana. She was preceded in...
Paul Dean McLeod
Oct 24, 2012
Paul Dean McLeod age 70 of Cave City died Wednesday October 24, 2012 at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born July 13, 1942 at Cave City, Arkansas to Homer Aldie and Eunar Hill McLeod. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, retired from ConAgra Foods in Batesville and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his...
Evelyn Lance
Oct 22, 2012
Evelyn Lance age 71 of Saffell died Monday October 22, 2012 at her home. She was born July 8, 1941 at Dowdy, Arkansas to Avery and Lena Sanders Kennedy. She was retired from White-Rodgers in Batesville after 35 years of service and was a member of the Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church at Dowdy. She was preceded in death by her...
J.D. Cossey
Oct 21, 2012
J. D. Cossey, age 68 of Cave City, died Sunday, October 21, 2012 at a Batesville hospital. He was born April 13, 1944 at Charlotte, Arkansas to Grover and Ruby Lundy Cossey. He married Lois Jean Spencer on August 2, 1968 in Lexington, Missouri. They settled in California after his discharge from the United States Air Force. He worked for...
Sudie T. Lindsey
Oct 17, 2012
Sudie Lindsey age 97 of Cave City died Wednesday October 17, 2012 at a Sheridan nursing home. She was born September 23, 1915 at Water Valley, Mississippi to W. R. and Josie Irby Thomas. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 31 years, Junior Lindsey and one...
Delbert Lee Justice
Oct 17, 2012
Delbert Lee Justice age 44 of Batesville died Wednesday October 17, 2012 at a Batesville hospital. He was born December 7, 1967 at Batesville, Arkansas to Odell and Lena Farris Justice. He was self-employed and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Laverne Barnett and an infant son. Survivors include his wife, Kate...
Bernard Boone
Oct 16, 2012
Bernard Boone age 90 of Denver, Colorado died Tuesday October 16, 2012 at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado. He was born February 3, 1922 at Fairfax, Oklahoma to John and Bertha Grimes Boone. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served during WWII, a retired truck driver and of the Protestant faith. He was preceded in death by...
Buelah Edith Norris
Oct 12, 2012
Buelah Edith Norris age 74 of Cave City died Friday October 12, 2012 at a Batesville hospital. She was born March 6, 1938 at Taylor, Nebraska to Oscar and Sylvia Dishman. She was a member of the Eastside Southern Baptist Church in Cave City. She spent her life as a homemaker, worked at Cave City Nursing Home and at a...
