Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Vernon Engelbrecht
Feb 24, 2012
Vernon Engelbrecht, age 89 of Batesville formerly of Cherokee Village, Arkansas died Friday, February 24, 2012 at a Jonesboro hospital. He was born March 24, 1922 at New Boston, Indiana to Ernest V. and Ida Mae Bauer Engelbrecht. He was a retired carpenter, enjoyed sports, gardening and flea markets.He was preceded in death by his parents.Survivors include his wife of...
Gail Rogers
Feb 24, 2012
Gail Rogers, age 56 of Cave City died Friday, February 24, 2012 at her home. She was born July 3, 1955 at Batesville, Arkansas to Gwin Dola and Mary Helen King Craig. She had worked at the Cave City Water Department and enjoyed her family and friends. She was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church on Matlock...
Willa Jean Dunehew
Feb 23, 2012
Willa 'Jean' Dunehew, age 78, of Cape Fair, Missouri, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2012, in her home. She was born August 7, 1933, in Dowdy, Arkansas, the daughter of Ethel (Inmon) McDoniel. On May 7, 1954, in Batesville, Arkansas, she was united in marriage to Robert Nash 'Bob' Dunehew, who survives. Also surviving are one son, Rodney 'Rod' Dunehew...
Glenna Oaks Lindsey
Feb 22, 2012
Glenna Mae Oaks Lindsey died in her sleep February 22, 2012 following a difficult recovery from hip surgery. Glenna is now reunited with her husband Adrian, her parents, Bill and Plancie Oaks, and her siblings, Inez, Clevous, and Delbert.Glenna was born in Knob Creek, Arkansas in 1928. She loved school and spent a great deal of her growing up years...
Terry Wayne Justice
Feb 21, 2012
Terry Wayne Justice, age 46 of Batesville died Monday, February 20, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born June 15, 1965 in Osceola to Junior Edward and Martha Ann Stone Justice. He was a farm laborer for Shamrock Farms. He was a member of the Rings Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.He was preceded in death by...
Billy Glenn Wilkerson
Feb 15, 2012
Billy Glenn Wilkerson, age 49 of Cave City died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at his home. He was born January 28, 1963 at Batesville, Arkansas to Billy Sunday and Glenna Wilkerson. He was a truck driver for 25 years, enjoyed his children, hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Park Avenue Missionary Baptist Church in Stuttgart.He was preceded...
Virgil V. Hix
Feb 14, 2012
Virgil V. Hix, age 71 of Batesville died Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born August 1, 1940 at Batesville, Arkansas to Winford and Minnie Cossey Hix. He graduated September of 1960 from beauty school in Batesville and later became owner/operator of Virgil's Hair Styling in Batesville. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church...
Sue Sandy
Feb 13, 2012
Sue Sandy, age 90 of Cave City died Monday, February 13, 2012 at a Cave City nursing home. She was born March 18, 1921 at Steele, Missouri to Ferlon and Winnie Bradford Lindsey. She had worked for J. K. Southerland and GenCorp Automotive both in Batesville, she enjoyed her family, gardening and flowers. She was a lifetime member of the...
Charles Wayne Massey
Feb 13, 2012
Charles Wayne Massey, age 87 of Batesville died Monday, February 13, 2012 at a Batesville hospital. He was born November 26, 1924 at Locust Grove, Arkansas to Ludie and Margie Webb Massey. He retired from Clark Equipment in Battle Creek, Michigan where he had worked for 32 years. He enjoyed little children and handing out candy to them, fishing and...
Roy King
Feb 8, 2012
Roy King Jr., age 81, of Hardy, Arkansas died Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Fulton County Hospital. He was born May 6, 1930 at Cherry Valley, Arkansas to Clifford and Mamie (Westner) King. He was an Auctioneer and was of a Christian faith.He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother; and an infant sister.Survivors include his wife Garlene...
Bonnie Garrett Smith
Feb 5, 2012
Bonnie Garrett Smith age 82 of Strawberry died Sunday February 5, 2012 at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Born October 17, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Pearl Garrett. She was a retired real estate broker and a member of the Mt. Harmony Free Will Baptist Church in Saffell.She was preceded in death by...
Pansy L. Zahn
Feb 4, 2012
Pansy L. Zahn age 65 of Batesville died Saturday February 4, 2012 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born October 21, 1946 at McAlester, Oklahoma to Albert and Louise Luna Wortman. She was retired from ConAgra Foods in Batesville and a member of the Cave Creek Church of God.She was preceded in death by her parents;...
Wanda Campbell Roach
Feb 2, 2012
Wanda Campbell Roach age 75 of Sandtown went to be with her Lord on Thursday February 2, 2012 at the Cave City Nursing Home in Cave City. She was born March 9, 1936 at Sandtown, Arkansas to Earnest C. and Belva E. Hastings Campbell. She worked for many years at International Shoe Factory in Batesville and retired from White Rodgers...
Anthony Biggers
Feb 2, 2012
Anthony 'Tony' Biggers, age 35 of Batesville died Thursday, February 2, 2012 at a Batesville hospital. He was born May 25, 1976 at Batesville, Arkansas to Linda Biggers. He enjoyed motorcycles, big trucks and fishing.He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Lonnie Staggs and E. J. Biggers.Survivors include his father, Billy Melton and his mother, Linda Biggers Walls and...
Corey Joe Young
Feb 1, 2012
Corey Joe Young, age 18, of Cave City, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at his home. He was born January 8, 1994 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a senior high school student at Cave City High School. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, horseback riding, wagon racing and rodeos. He was a member of the Fulton County Bow Hunters...
Carl G. Floyd
Feb 1, 2012
Carl G. Floyd, age 69 of Batesville died Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at a Batesville hospital. He was born January 4, 1943 at Floral, Arkansas to Odis and Goldie McDougal Floyd. He was a retired agricultural foreman and enjoyed fishing. He was of the Baptist faith.He was preceded in death by his parents.Survivors include his wife of 46 years Rosemary...
Lorene Sullivan
Jan 28, 2012
Lorene Wright Doyle Sullivan of Strawberry passed away in her sleep Saturday January 28, 2012 at the Newport Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Newport, AR. at the age of 94 years, 11 months, and 28 days; just two days shy of her 95th birthday.Lorene was born in Lynn, AR. to her parents, Charlie and Prudence Wright on January 30, 1917....
Thomas E. Norris
Jan 28, 2012
Tommy Norris, age 65 of Poughkeepsie died Saturday, January 28, 2012 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born August 8, 1946 at Williford, Arkansas to Charlie Alexander and Gertrude Mosley Norris. He was a truck driver and heavy equipment operator for the Sharp County Road Department and a member of the Little Springs Missionary Baptist Church at PoughkeepsieHe was...
Mable Plyna Dorris
Jan 27, 2012
Mable Plyna Dorris, age 93 of Poughkeepsie died Friday, January 27, 2012 at a Batesville hospital. She was born March 9, 1918 at Mountain Home, Arkansas to Andrew Green and Ellar Grant Carson. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. She enjoyed gardening, yard work, camping, boating and canning.She was preceded in death by her husbands, William Cyrus...
Wesley Stewart
Jan 25, 2012
Wesley Stewart, age 77 of McHue died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Little Rock hospital. He was born March 8, 1934 at McHue, Arkansas to Hugh Allen and Glennie Victoria Jones Stewart. He retired from Batesville school district after serving 36 years in education. He served as a teacher, coach and assistant principal while at the Batesville, Newark, Floral, Oil...
