Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Dortha Haigwood Qualls
Jul 23, 2012
Dortha Haigwood Qualls, age 91 of Batesville died Monday, July 23, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born April 24, 1921 at Sandtown, Arkansas to Hubert and Virgie Kelley Haigwood. She was a homemaker and a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses north congregation in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her...
Pat Darnell Benett
Jul 15, 2012
Pat Darnell Bennett age 64 of Batesville died Sunday July 15, 2012 at a Batesville hospital. She was born March 11, 1948 at Sitka, Arkansas to Mack K. and Alma Jean Fisher Darnell. She was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville after 34 years of service and was a member of the Peaceful Harbor PCG Church in Batesville. She liked...
Sibyl Leon Girtman
Jun 27, 2012
Sibyl Leon Gay Girtman age 86 of Cave City died Wednesday June 27, 2012 in a Batesville hospital. She was born February 25, 1926 in the Big Creek Community near Cave City. She was the daughter of Joseph Elbert and Maxie Lee McCrackin Gay. She was a homemaker and a retired cook having worked at the Cave City School for...
Sue Bacon Norman
Jun 26, 2012
Sue Bacon Norman, age 68 of Strawberry died Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at her home. She was born March 18, 1944 at Cave City, Arkansas to Robert Samuel and Audie Esther Girtman Bacon. She was a homemaker and was a cross-country truck driver alongside her husband for 17 years for Arnold Brothers Trucking Company. She enjoyed spending time with her...
Betty Jean Cranford
Jun 23, 2012
Betty Jean Cranford, age 83 of Locust Grove died Saturday June 23, 2012 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born February 9, 1929 at Mesa, Arizona. She was the daughter of Fredico and Maria Austin. She was a homemaker and a member of the Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her parents and...
Charles C. Whitener
Jun 20, 2012
Charles C. Whitener age 71 of Newark died Wednesday June 20, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born February 17, 1941 at Tyler, Arkansas to Howard and Irene Whitener. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, retired truck driver, diesel mechanic, farmer and an awful good daddy. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded...
Tressie Louise Bennett
Jun 18, 2012
Tressie Louise Lucy Bennett age 69 of Spring Mill died Monday June 18, 2012 at her home. She was born July 27, 1942 at Calico Rock, Arkansas to Henry Robert and Rose Irene Branscum Lucy. She had worked many years for GDX Automotive and International Shoe Factory both in Batesville. She was also an avid collector. She was a member...
Georgia "Nell" Price
Jun 15, 2012
Georgia “Nell” Price age 75 of Cave City died Friday June 15, 2012 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born September 12, 1936 at Jefferson, Texas to Elmer Virgil and Emma Rhodes See. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Wesley Finley; two daughters, Anna Mae Sullivan...
Willie E. Millsaps
Jun 12, 2012
Willie E. Millsaps, age 67 of Pleasant Plains died Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at a Searcy hospital. He was born February 25, 1945 at Searcy, Arkansas to Charles and Bertie Gamblin Millsaps. He was a U.S. Navy veteran having served in Vietnam, retired from Entergy in 2003, was a Mason and member of the Cornerstone Lodge #511, a member of...
Harold Leroy Stuntz
Jun 5, 2012
Harold Leroy Stuntz, age 67 of Cave City died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born October 15, 1944 at Plymouth, Indiana to Sharon Henry and Thelma Beatrice Matchette Stuntz. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served in the Vietnam War where he received a Vietnam Service Medal W/1 Bronze Service Star, National...
Bobbie Lea Hunt
Jun 3, 2012
Bobbie Lea Hunt, age 27 of Cave City died Sunday, June 3, 2012 at Benton. She was born September 18, 1984 at Little Rock, Arkansas to Bobby Wayne Hunt and Marilyn Elizabeth Bryant Hunt. She enjoyed her family, listening to music and traveling. She was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Jonathon Bryant and A. J. Hunt and an uncle,...
Oscar "Snooks" Reeves
Jun 1, 2012
Oscar “Snooks” Reeves, age 98 of Floral died Friday, June 1, 2012 at his home. He was born February 14, 1914 at Floral, Arkansas to Rufus and Mattie DeLoach Reeves. He was a sawmill worker having been employed at Dossett Lumber Co. in Floral and Martin Lumber Co. in Concord and a farmer. In the Floral community he was well...
Fred A. O'Dell
May 29, 2012
Fred A. O’Dell, age 92 of Pleasant Plains died Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born July 15, 1919 at Imboden, Arkansas to Thomas A. and Martha Jones O’Dell. He was a U.S. Army World War II veteran, retired from the Memphis State University where he worked as an armed security officer....
Otto Bishop
May 28, 2012
Otto Bishop age 75 of Batesville died Monday May 28, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born March 30, 1937 at Belt Junction, Texas to Otto Hamilton and Linnie Gertrude Fenn Bishop. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, a businessman and farmer. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his...
Crystal Suzanne Wilson
May 24, 2012
Crystal Suzanne Wilson, age 38 of Cave City died Thursday, May 24, 2012 at her home. She was born July 6, 1973 at Batesville, Arkansas to Junior and Martha Stone Justice. She was a homemaker and enjoyed fishing and softball. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant son, Justin Wilson, an...
Ricky Wayne Watkins Jr.
May 24, 2012
Ricky Wayne Watkins Jr., age 31 of Batesville died Thursday, May 24, 2012 at his home. He was born April 10, 1981 at Little Rock, Arkansas to Ricky Wayne Watkins Sr. and Angela Degunion Watkins. He had worked as a carpenter and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He had attended the Believer’s Baptist Church in Griffin, Georgia. He was preceded in...
Treva K. Haskins
May 23, 2012
Treva Haskins, age 94 of Ash Flat died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at an Ash Flat nursing home. She was born January 14, 1918 at Ash Flat, Arkansas to Elmer and Phoebia Barnes Kissinger. She was a homemaker, enjoyed helping others and her grandchildren. She was a member of the Ash Flat Church of Christ where she worked for many...
Margaret Perrin
May 21, 2012
Margaret Perrin, age 84 of Batesville died Monday, May 21, 2012 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born September 30, 1927 at Nowata, Oklahoma to Elvie Daniel and Roberta Bell Wright Easter. She had worked at White Rodgers Co. in Batesville for eighteen years and enjoyed her grandchildren. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death...
James Doyle Cossey
May 20, 2012
James Doyle Cossey age 84 of Cave City died Sunday May 20, 2012 at his home. He was born January 15, 1928 at Charlotte, Arkansas to Ernest and Lucille Walton Cossey. He was a retired mold setting specialist, a church song leader for 25 years and enjoyed hunting as his hobby. He was a member of the Cedar Grove Missionary...
Peggy J. Brezler
May 18, 2012
Peggy J. Brezler, age 77 of Cave City died Friday, May 18, 2012 at her home. She was born November 21, 1934 at Hagerstown, Maryland to Walter and Victoria Ellen (Kemp) Hughes. She retired after 22 years from ConAgra in Batesville, enjoyed farming and going to the lake. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Cave...
