Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Wanda A. Jones
Jan 12, 2010
Wanda A. Jones age 79 of Concord died Tuesday January 12, 2010 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born August 22, 1930 at San Antonio, Texas to Clarence and Eula Mae (Smoot) Holland. She was retired from Power Technology in Little Rock.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Lamon Jones, one brother, Kenneth...
John Naile
Jan 10, 2010
John 'Little John' Naile, age 68 of Benton, Arkansas, formerly of Chattanooga, Tennessee, died Sunday, January 10, 2010 in a Chattanooga hospital. He retired from ABF Trucking after 20 years.Survivors include his wife, Betty Naile of the home, daughters, Jeana Cromer of Cordova, Tennessee, Adora Naile of Stillwater, Oklahoma, and Andrea Naile of Benton, Deborah Graham of Benton and Talma...
Mary Ann Coles Matthews
Jan 4, 2010
Mary Ann Coles Matthews, age 84 of Cave City, died Monday, January 4, 2010 at the Wood Lawn Nursing Home in Batesville. She was born December 10, 1925 at Sandtown, Arkansas, to William Thomas and Anna Gaines Coles. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Cave City.She was preceded in death by her...
Frankie C. Chastain
Jan 4, 2010
Frankie C. (Morrison) Chastain, age 81 of Timbo died Monday, January 4, 2010 at a Batesville hospital. She was born August 18, 1928 at Jonesboro, Arkansas to Claude and Carra (Passmore) Morrison. She was an accountant for J C Penney in Lamar, Colorado and Austin, Texas, a homemaker and a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Timbo.She was preceded...
James Franklin Hudson
Dec 30, 2009
James Franklin Hudson, age 88 of Pleasant Plains died Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at his home. He was born May 10, 1921 at Comanche, Texas to Walter Eugene and Margaret Etta Wright Hudson. He retired from the United States Army as Master Sergeant and was of the Methodist faith.He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Ursi Hudson...
Oal Ring
Dec 29, 2009
Oal Ring, age 94 of Cave City passed away December 29, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born May 28, 1915 to his parents, L. E. and Callie (Pinkston) Ring at Emery, Arkansas. He was a retired Bivocational Baptist Minister and a WWII veteran.Mr. Ring was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife...
Robert E. Rheinhold Jr.
Dec 29, 2009
Robert E. 'Skip' Rheinhold Jr., age 64 of Floral died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at his home. He was born July 1, 1945 at New York City, NY to Robert Edward Rheinhold Sr. and Audrey Goebel Rheinhold. He owned and operated Trade Show Express Trucking and enjoyed restoring old trucks.He was preceded in death by his parents.Survivors include two sons,...
Joe Edd Pearce
Dec 28, 2009
Joe Edd Pearce, 87, of Columbus, Georgia, died Monday, December 28, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital. Joe was born on October 11, 1922 in Salado, Arkansas to the late Norman and Beulah Jane Pearce. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 50 years Billie Jean Engles Pearce; brother Fred Pearce; and sister Norma Lee Henderson.Joe joined the Army during...
Frances Grimes Coleman
Dec 28, 2009
Frances Grimes Coleman, age 67 of Ash Flat, died Monday, December 28, 2009 at her home. She was born September 4, 1942 at Evening Shade, Arkansas, to Luther and Amie Farris Grimes. She was a homemaker and a member of the Cherokee Village Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her parents.Survivors include one son, Mike Coleman of Park Hills,...
Mabel Paul
Dec 28, 2009
Mabel Paul, age 92 of Cave City, died Monday, December 28, 2009 at the Cave City Nursing Home in Cave City. She was born December 15, 1917, at Pleasant Plains, Arkansas, to Judson Earl and Bertha Mabel (Caplinger) Pasley. She was a homemaker and a member of the Sidney Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,...
Don L. Gibbs
Dec 25, 2009
Don L. Gibbs age 68 of Batesville died Friday December 25, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born October 25, 1941 in the Cave Creek Community to Lawerance 'L.J.' and Mary (St. John) Gibbs. He was a farmer and a member of the New Faith Gospel Church in Batesville.He was preceded in death by his...
Daniel Boren
Dec 24, 2009
Daniel Boren age 29 of Batesville died Thursday December 24, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born July 4, 1980 at Delano, California to Stephen and Karen Peebles Boren. He was employed by I-Deal Autos in Batesville.He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Betty Ann Boren.Survivors include his parents, Stephen and Karen Boren...
Kenneth D. Smith
Dec 22, 2009
Kenneth D. Smith, age 63 of Batesville, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born April 10, 1946 at Heber Springs, Arkansas to Frank and Clydie (Stevens) Smith. He was a U.S. Army veteran, retired Batesville Postmaster having served with the postal service for 31 years and a member of the Ruddell...
Melvin Martin
Dec 17, 2009
Melvin Martin, age 79 of Strawberry died Thursday, December 17, 2009 at the Cave City Nursing Home in Cave City. He was born November 3, 1930 at Bethesda, Arkansas to Jim and Delsie Harmon Martin. He was a retired machinist and a member of Strawberry Church of Christ.He was preceded in death by his father, Jim Martin.Survivors include his mother,...
Barrett Jerone Rogers
Dec 17, 2009
Barrett Jerone 'B.J.' Rogers, age 37 of Pocahontas, died Thursday, December 17, 2009 at his home. He was born April 28, 1972 at Batesville, Arkansas, to Billy J. and Barbara Hutchison Rogers. He was a musician and of the Baptist faith.He was preceded in death by his grandparents, W.B. Hutchison, and Herbert and Ruby Rogers, and his great grandparents, Amos...
Nellie L. Crabtrey Sharp
Dec 12, 2009
Nellie L. Crabtrey Sharp, age 91 of Ash Flat, formerly of Searcy, died Saturday, December 12, 2009 at the Ash Flat Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ash Flat. She was born April 12, 1918 at Shirley, Arkansas, to Thomas and Della Nixon Gibbons. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.She was preceded in death by her parents; two...
Allan Hightower
Dec 2, 2009
Allan Ray 'Ray-Bob' Hightower, age 78 of Sidney, died Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at the Pioneer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Melbourne. He was born February 13, 1931 at Sidney, Arkansas, to Golden and Ethel Stroud Hightower. He was a U.S. Marine and U.S. Air Force veteran and a member of the Masonic Lodge #611 at Sidney. He was a...
William Evans
Dec 1, 2009
William 'Billy' Evans, age 63 of Batesville, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at the Cave City Nursing Home in Cave City. He was born December 31, 1945 at Dyess, Arkansas to William E. and Lucille Balch Evans. He was an Arkansas Army National Guard veteran, a retired electrician for Conagra Foods in Batesville and of the Baptist faith.He was preceded...
Lockie Mae Burge
Nov 27, 2009
Lockie Mae Burge age 90 of Gainesboro died Friday November 27, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born October 29, 1919 at Gainesboro, Arkansas to Horace Eli and Clara Mae (Simpson) Lundy. Lockie celebrated her 90th birthday shortly before her death. Lockie was married to Authur Burge. Together they lived on and ran their family...
Thelma Whitlock
Nov 26, 2009
Thelma Whitlock age 95 of Evening Shade died Thursday November 26, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born May 14, 1914 at Evening Shade, Arkansas to Calvin W. and Cora Alice (Royal) Rogers. She was co-owner of Whitlock Shoes in Union City, Michigan before retiring to Evening Shade and was a member of the Piney...
