Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Harvey P. Ball
Jul 17, 2008
Harvey P. Ball, age 76 died Thursday July 17, 2008 at the Ash Flat Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ash Flat. He was born October 14, 1931 at Cave City, Arkansas to Louis and Lucille Ball. He was a U. S. Air Force veteran, retired owner of the Sugar Shack in Cave City and of the Methodist faith.He was preceded...
Altha Fay Frazier
Jul 9, 2008
Altha Fay Frazier, age 86 of Cave City died Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born November 4, 1921 in Lebanon, Missouri the last of eight children of Jacob and Rachel Varner Detherow. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Missionary Baptist Church in Cave City.She was preceded in...
James Smithee
Jul 8, 2008
James 'Dub' Smithee , age 77 of Strawberry died Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at his home. He was born December 1, 1930 at Clover Bend, Arkansas to Vernon and Lorine (Hall) Smithee. He was a U. S. Army veteran and a mechanic.He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Bernice Smithee and two sisters Betty Walker and Esther...
David F. Kunkel
Jul 7, 2008
David F. 'Pug' Kunkel, age 79 of Cave City died Monday, July 7, 2008 at his home. He was born September 26, 1928 at Evening Shade, Arkansas to John Edward and Alta Kunkel. He was retired from the U. S. Army after 21 years of service, drove a school bus for the Cave City School District for 13 years and...
William E. Cummings
Jul 6, 2008
William E. Cummings, age 85 of Batesville died Sunday, July 6, 2008 at the Cave City Nursing Home in Cave City. He was born June 24, 1923 at Batesville, Arkansas to James Albert and Cora Letha (Ives) Cummings. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served during World War II, retired from Arkansas Power and Light Company and was...
Helen Colleen Ball
Jul 3, 2008
Helen Colleen Ball, age 72 of Thayer, Missouri formerly of Cave City died Thursday, July 3, 2008 at her home. She was born October 19, 1935 at, San Pedro, California to Carl and Dorothy (Drinkwine) Rinebarger. She was retired owner of the Sugar Shack in Cave City and a member of the First Baptist Church in Evening Shade.She was preceded...
Val W. Kirby
Jul 1, 2008
Val W. Kirby, age 100 of Strawberry died Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born September 5,1907 at Mammoth Spring, Arkansas to Ewing and Alice (Owens)Kirby. He was a farmer and carpenter. He was a member of the Strawberry Churh of Christ. He enjoyed coon hunting and playing pool.He was preceded in...
Claybourne Ford
Jun 24, 2008
Claybourne Ford, age 101 of Batesville died Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at the Rolling Hills Nursing Center in Batesville. He was born September 23, 1906 at St. James, Arkansas to Will and Lizzie Ford. He was a U. S. Army veteran serving during World War II, a farmer and a retired furniture salesman having worked for Maxville's Furniture and Sleep...
Jason John Smith Vanoven
Jun 22, 2008
Jason John Smith Vanoven, age 25 of Evening Shade died Sunday June 22, 2008 at the Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. He was born June 9, 1983 at Phoenix, Arizona to Danny and Alice Vanoven. He was a construction worker.Survivors include his parents, Danny and Alice Vanoven of Evening Shade, one sister, Jessica Lynn Tillman of Norman Park,...
Audrey Hoggard
Jun 21, 2008
Audrey 'Leon' Hoggard, age 71 of Cave City, Arkansas died Saturday, June 21, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born August 25, 1936 at Cave City, Arkansas to Orville and Zana (McLeod) Hoggard. He was a construction worker. He was preceded in death by his father and one son Johnny Hoggard.Survivors include three daughters, Shelly...
Fred Cyril Skeel
Jun 17, 2008
Fred Cyril Skeel died peacefully in his sleep on June 17th. He was 92 and had lived a long and interesting life full of love for his beloved wife Grace who passed away in May of 2007. They were married 67 years. He is survived by Bruce Timothy, Robert, James and David.He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and worked for...
Fred Cyril Skeel
Jun 17, 2008
Fred Cyril Skeel died peacefully in his sleep on June 17th. He was 92 and had lived a long and interesting life full of love for his beloved wife Grace who passed away in May of 2007. They were married 67 years. He is survived by Bruce Timothy, Robert, James and David.He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and worked for...
Norman J. Cox
Jun 16, 2008
Norman J. Cox, age 90 of Oil Trough died Monday, June 16, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born October 4, 1917 at Floral, Arkansas to John Cleveland and Hester Ann (Wood) Cox. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served during World War II in the Pacific Theater, retired Post Master at Bradford...
Iris Laverne Gould Kwok Millspaugh
Jun 14, 2008
Iris Laverne Gould Kwok Millspaugh of Pleasant Plains died at home in the embrace of her children at age of 74 June 14, 2008.She was born September 23, 1933, she was the daughter of Otis Prior and Wahreta Barnes Gould. She retired from GenCorp after 30 years and she helped start the Northside Baptist Mission which is now the Parkview...
Jane W. Cook
Jun 11, 2008
Jane W. Cook, age 89 of Germantown, Tennessee died Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at her home. She was born September 2, 1918 at Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to Charles C. and Zona (Hennessee) Wright. She was a member of the Eastern Star and retired co-owner of Memphis School of Commerce. She taught Sunday school for twenty years and was a member...
Ronnie Lee Thomas
Jun 2, 2008
Ronnie Lee Thomas, age 58 years and 3 months, of Batesville departed this world June 2, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born March 2, 1950 at Saint Louis, Missouri to Lee and Geneva Thomas. He was retired and co-owner of Thomas Auto Sales at Southside with his brother Les Thomas. He was a member...
William D. Hancock
May 28, 2008
William D. 'Bill' Hancock, age 81 of Evening Shade died Wednesday May 28, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born June 15, 1926 at Ulm, Arkansas to Will Marcus and Mary McKinzie Hancock. He was a retired plumber and a member of the Sidney Baptist Church where he served as the greeter.He was preceded in...
Dorothy Niemeyer
May 27, 2008
Dorothy Niemeyer, age 72 of Smithville died Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born July 8, 1935 at Prescott, Arkansas to Oscar and Grace Stivers. She was a homemaker, active in the Sharp County Extension Homemakers, a member of the Fit and Sew Club in Cave City, a master clothier and enjoyed...
Max Sullivan
May 27, 2008
Max L. Sullivan age 82 of Batesville died Tuesday May 27, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born February 12, 1926 at Calamine, Arkansas to Louis and Maude Sullivan. He was a U.S. Army Air Corp Veteran having served during WWII, retired district director for the Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service and a farmer. He attended...
Donovan R. Landers
May 24, 2008
Donovan R. 'Donny' Landers, age 48 of Batesville died Saturday, May 24, 2008 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born November 14, 1959 at Batesville, Arkansas to Naman R. and Ina Mae (Williams) Landers. He had worked for Kroger in Batesville for thirty-one years and enjoyed playing golf and spending time with his son. He was a member of...
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