Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Avner "Sonny" McBride
Feb 1, 2013
Avner “Sonny” McBride age 65 of Rosie died Friday February 1, 2013 at his home. He was born November 15, 1947 at Batesville, Arkansas to Avner and Adrienne Martin McBride. He was a brick and stone mason, a farmer and an avid hunter. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his mother and an infant...
Cleva Campbell Lesley Carter
Jan 30, 2013
Cleva Campbell Lesley Carter age 84 of Sandtown died Wednesday January 30, 2013 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born August 26 1928 at Sandtown, Arkansas to Earnest and Belva Hastings Campbell. She was a former factory worker and a homemaker. She was a member of the Pool’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Sandtown. She...
Ronnie Owen Ward
Jan 27, 2013
Ronnie Owen Ward age 56 of Jacksonville died Sunday January 27, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born January 6, 1957 at Flint, Michigan to Tony and Joann Runyan Ward. Ronnie was gifted at the early age of 15 at buying and selling but his relationships with people were far more important than profit. Many became his lifelong friends. Ronnie...
James L. Evans
Jan 27, 2013
James L. Evans age 73 of Batesville died Sunday January 27, 2013 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born August 16, 1939 in Conran, Missouri to Mander and Mary Stubblefield Evans. He resided in Lawrence County Arkansas until 1986 when he moved to Batesville. He was employed at General Oil Co. until his retirement in 2002....
Johnny Ewelldean "Dean" Qualls
Jan 26, 2013
Johnny Ewelldean Qualls, age seventy-six years, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013 at his home in Evening Shade, Arkansas. He was born February 12, 1936 at Sidney, Arkansas to John Robert “Nig” Qualls and Nellie Pearl (Cole) Qualls. Most people know him as Dean Qualls. Dean was a heavy equipment operator and followed construction work for many years. In later...
Valerie Cheyenne Bailey
Jan 22, 2013
Valerie Cheyenne Bailey age 13 of Evening Shade died Tuesday January 22, 2013 at her home. She was born July 12, 1999 at Batesville, Arkansas to Kevin and JoAnn Bailey. She was a 8th grade student at the Cave City Middle School and a member of the Ash Flat Church of Christ. She enjoyed softball and volleyball. She was preceded...
Ida Bell Baxter
Jan 21, 2013
Ida Juanita “Ida Bell” (Roach) Baxter age 98 of Batesville died Monday January 21, 2013. She was a resident of Mountain Meadows Nursing Center (Batesville Southside). She was born April 4, 1914 in Sandtown, Arkansas in Independence County to Edwin W. and Eva L. Carter Roach. Ida married Austin Lawrence Baxter in 1935. They moved to Lawrence County in October...
David "Butch" Colton
Jan 20, 2013
David “Butch” Colton age 67 of Batesville died Sunday January 20, 2013 at his home. He was born August 19, 1945 at Chicago, Illinois to William Fred and Catherine Mae Hagler Colton. He retired from the U.S. Army after 20 years of service as a Chief Warrant Officer. He also retired as a District Manager for Aramark Laundry in Reno,...
Abner O. "Dobber" Martin
Jan 11, 2013
Abner O. “Dobber” Martin age 81 of Rosie died Friday January 11, 2013 at Batesville. Born December 17, 1931 at Rosie, Arkansas, he was the son of H.O. “Bake” Martin and Artie Stewart Martin. He was an accomplished stone mason and a dedicated brick layer. He was a member of the Rosie Baptist Church, where he served as a Sunday...
Tommie Ford Horn Smith
Jan 10, 2013
Tommie Ford Horn Smith age 103 of Cave City died Thursday January 10, 2013 at Batesville. She was born January 22, 1909 at Cave City, Arkansas. She was the last surviving child of John Edward and Margaret Paralee Ford. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Missionary Baptist Church in Cave City. She was preceded in death...
Ollie Mae Hall
Jan 9, 2013
Ollie Mae Hall age 83 of Hardy died Wednesday January 9, 2013 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born March 27, 1929 at Ash Flat, Arkansas to Walter and Leora Mae Couch Jackson. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Arthur Hall; eight brothers,...
Nathaniel "Nate" Rattler
Jan 6, 2013
Nathaniel “Nate” Rattler age 73 of Batesville died Sunday January 6, 2013 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born May 30, 1939 at Sidney, Arkansas to Eldora Alma Smith. He was a retired commercial truck driver and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Thelma Jones. Survivors include...
Donald Ray Bradford
Jan 5, 2013
Donald Ray Bradford age 76 of Evening Shade died Saturday January 5, 2013 at a Jonesboro hospital. He was born February 17, 1936 at Mountain View, Arkansas to David Ray and Julia Chambers Bradford. He was retired from Ford Motor Company in Milipitas, California after 36 years of service and was a member of the UAW. He had also worked...
Robert L. Sanders
Jan 4, 2013
Robert L. Sanders age 66 of Batesville died Friday January 4, 2013 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born June 4, 1946 at Batesville, Arkansas to Obert Carl and Mabel Defrice Sanders. He was a Master Machinist having owned Basic Manufacturing Company Inc. in Jonesboro. He was a former Cubmaster for Cub Scout Pack 51 in Batesville and a...
Daniel Wilson
Jan 4, 2013
Daniel Wilson age 76 of Cave City died Friday January 4, 2013 at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born June 1, 1936 at Williams, Oklahoma to Ivan and Samantha Bartholomew Wilson. He was a retired plumber, had served as mayor of Cave City for 2 years and had also served the City of Cave City in various capacities...
Michael Lynn "Wolfie" Kunkel
Jan 3, 2013
Michael Lynn “Wolfie” Kunkel age 46 of Evening Shade died Thursday January 3, 2013 at his home. He was born December 4, 1966 at Creve Coeur, Missouri to Arnold and Lena Fay Boyd Kunkel. He was married to Patricia Joy Kunkel on April 1, 1996 and they were married for 15 years. He was a graduate of Evening Shade High...
Paschal G. Spurlock
Jan 3, 2013
Paschal G. Spurlock age 75 of Evening Shade died Thursday January 3, 2013 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born June 4, 1937 at Center, Arkansas to William Layton And Lula Carver Spurlock. He was a retired supervisor from White Rodgers in Batesville and was a member of the Main Street Church of Christ in Evening...
Toby Nick "Archie" Archuleta
Jan 3, 2013
Toby Nick “Archie” Archuleta age 69 of Batesville died Thursday January 3, 2013 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born May 7, 1943 at Center, Colorado to Phillip and Andrea Gallegos Archuleta. He was a retired auto body repairman having owned Archie’s Auto Body in Batesville for several years. He enjoyed fishing, having barbeques with his...
Josephine P. Thompson
Jan 1, 2013
Josephine P. Thompson age 64 of Floral died Tuesday January 1, 2013 at Batesville. She was born November 10, 1948 at Oliver Springs, Tennessee to Oscar Franklin Matthews Sr. and Latha Pauline Dowdy Matthews. She had worked for Hawmet Turbine Components in Laporte, Indiana and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents and three...
Fannie Mae Brasher
Dec 31, 2012
Fannie Mae Brasher age 99 of Union, Missouri died Monday December 31, 2012 at her home. She was born October 18, 1913 at Cave City, Arkansas to Allie and Josephine Jones Sherrill. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Staton Marvin Brasher; one daughter, Wanda Curcio; three brothers,...
