Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Billy West
Nov 11, 2011
Mabrin William 'Billy' West age 94 of Batesville died Friday November 11, 2011 at Batesville. He was born May 29, 1917 at Cord, Arkansas to Jim and Lillie Mae Parr West. He was a U.S. Navy veteran having served during WWII, retired from the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department with 31 years of service and a member of the Sulphur...
Thomas C. Whitlow
Nov 11, 2011
Thomas 'Tom' C. Whitlow, age 64 of Saffell died Friday, November 11, 2011 at a Batesville hospital. He was born August 20, 1947 at Strawberry, Arkansas to Joseph 'Pink' Whitlow and Dolly Honeycutt Whitlow. He was a farmer, enjoyed hunting and fishing and visiting with his family and friends.He was preceded in death by his parents.Survivors include his companion and...
William Arthur Jones Jr.
Nov 8, 2011
William 'Bill' Arthur Jones Jr., a cherished husband, a loving father, grandfather and loyal friend, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2011, after a full and joyous life. Bill was born October 9, 1926, in Batesville, Arkansas, the son of William Arthur Jones Sr. and Opal McClure Lucket Jones. Bill served his country in World War II in the U.S. Army....
James E. Kapales II
Oct 31, 2011
James E. Kapales II, age 80 of Pocahontas died Monday, October 31, 2011 at Batesville. He was born November 17, 1930 at Hoxie, Arkansas to James Eugene Kapales Sr. and Bertha Mae Ward Kapales. He was a U. S. Army National Guard veteran, retired from the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department and a farmer. He enjoyed his family and...
Allen Albert Shaver
Oct 30, 2011
Allen Albert Shaver age 84 of Batesville passed away Sunday October 30, 2011 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born February 28, 1927 at Evening Shade, Arkansas to Allen M. and Lorena Baker Shaver. He was a graduate of Evening Shade High School and the University of Arkansas with a degree in agriculture. He was a...
Esthel Crews
Oct 27, 2011
Esthel Crews, age 95 of Saffell died Thursday, October 27, 2011 at a Cave City nursing home. She was born May 24, 1916 at Pocahontas, Arkansas to Frank and Claudia (Crays) Davidson. She was a homemaker, enjoyed yard sales, crocheting, baking, visiting the sick and family gatherings. She was the oldest living member of the Mt. Harmony Free Will Baptist...
Norman T. Stracener
Oct 23, 2011
Norman T. 'Pete' Stracener, age 70 of Drasco, formerly of Pleasant Plains died Sunday, October 23, 2011 at his home. He was born October 19, 1941 at Tyronza, Arkansas to Charles and Pauline O'Dell Stracener. He was a retired U.S. Air Force veteran having served in Vietnam.He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother Larry Stracener.Survivors include...
Stephen Lawson
Oct 17, 2011
Stephen Jackson Lawson, age 45 of Strawberry died Monday, October 17, 2011 at Lynn. He was born February 7, 1966 at Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to Cleo Jackson Lawson and Judy (Allen) Lawson Tidwell. He was a pipe fitter and welder, enjoyed his family and friends and being outdoors. He was a member of the Saffell Missionary Baptist Church in Saffell.He...
Ruth C. Hayes
Oct 10, 2011
Ruth C. Hayes, age 92 of Batesville died Monday, October 10, 2011 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born March 30, 1919 in Orange, New Jersey to Salvatore and Catherine Nesta Renga. She was retired having worked at Van Atkins, Miller's Fabric and Marshall's Fabric all in Batesville. She enjoyed cooking and giving baked goods to friends and family...
Erma Kauffman
Oct 9, 2011
Erma (Yutzy, Byler) Kauffman age 76 of Strawberry, Arkansas died Sunday October 9, 2011 at her home. She was born November 18, 1934 in Plain City, Ohio to Homer and Ada Viola (Frey) Yutzy. On September 20, 1956 she was married to Elmer A. Byler in Stuarts Draft, Virginia. To this union were born two children. They were married over...
Frances Jean Osborne
Oct 9, 2011
Frances Jean Osborne, age 86 of Southside died Sunday, October 9, 2011 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born June 20, 1925 at Mountain View to Dow and Retha Poff Beckham. She was a beautician, a secretary for Osborne Plumbing and Electric in Southside and enjoyed entertaining her family and friends. She was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist...
Ethel King
Oct 7, 2011
Ethel King age 92 of Grange died Friday October 7, 2011 at the Cave City Nursing Home. She was born May 19, 1919 at Cave City, Arkansas to Jasper and Florence Arkansas Kibby Allen. She had lived in Arkansas all her life and was a long time member of the Ring's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. She enjoyed listening to gospel...
Ruby Jewell Dale
Oct 6, 2011
Ruby Jewell (Moody) Dale, age 87 died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Batesville. She was born October 4, 1924 at Iuka, Arkansas to Joe and Maggie (Smith) Moody. She was united in marriage on March 28, 1942 for sixty years to Earl Dale. She was a homemaker and a member of the Rehobeth Baptist Church in Moorefield.She was preceded in...
Don Williams
Oct 2, 2011
Don Williams, age 66 of Nelsonville died Sunday, October 2, 2011 at his home. He was born May 21, 1945 at Huron, South Dakota to Donald George and Evelyn Toogood Williams. He retired from Chrysler Corporation in Belvedere, Illinois, enjoyed gardening and working with the children in Children's Church at the First Assembly of God Church in Cave City where...
Addie Ruth Ford
Sep 29, 2011
Addie Ruth (Cox) McKay; Page; Ford passed away on September 29, 2011, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas, following a short illness. Born November 11, 1921, in Benoit, Texas in Runnels County, Addie Ruth attended schools in Benoit, Texas, and Ballinger, Texas. Her parents were Oscar and Annie (Clayton) Cox. She had one brother, Woodrow Cox, and...
Arthur G. Cushman Jr.
Sep 27, 2011
Arthur G. Cushman Jr., age 87 of Evening Shade died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at a Batesville hospital. He was born August 26, 1924 at Woodstock, Ohio to Arthur Garfield Cushman Sr. and Mary Ellen Blake Cushman. He was a U. S. Army World War II veteran where he served as a paratrooper, co-owner/operator of Springfield Sand and Gravel in...
Robert D. Cook
Sep 23, 2011
Robert D. Cook, age 70 of Evening Shade died Friday, September 23, 2011 at his home. He was born September 28, 1940 at Marshall, Illinois to Lawrence Eldridge and Madge Edna Newport Cook. He enjoyed restoring and looking at antique tractors and cars.He was preceded in death by his wife, Andrea Holt Cook, a son, Daniel Cook and two brothers,...
Darrell Ray Riggs
Sep 21, 2011
Darrell Ray Riggs, age 77 of Cave City, formerly of Walnut Ridge died Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at a Cave City nursing home. He was born August 26, 1934 in Hoxie, Arkansas to Logan and Elizabeth Dawson Riggs. He was a retired farmer and enjoyed gardening. He was a member of Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church in Walnut Ridge.He was preceded...
Norajean Ruth Lamson
Sep 19, 2011
Norajean Ruth Lamson, age 72 of Batesville, formerly of Jonesboro died Monday, September 19, 2011 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born June 26, 1939 in Flint, Michigan to Dwight Earl and Leona June Shaffer Lamson. She was a member of the Church of Christ.She was preceded in death by her parents.Survivors include three sons, Jeff...
Howard Whitener
Sep 18, 2011
Howard Whitener, age 90 of Floral died Sunday, September 18, 2011 at the Rolling Hills Nursing Home in Batesville. He was born June 30, 1921 in Mississippi to Grover Cleveland and Ruth Grissom Whitener. He was a retired truck driver and of the Southern Baptist faith.He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Mary Irene Whitener, six brothers,...
