Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Rita Chism
Aug 11, 2009
Rita Kay Chism, 35 of Ash Flat, formerly of Batesville died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at her home. She was of the Baptist faith. She was born in Batesville on October 8, 1973, the daughter of Curtis Chism and Jana Ray (White).She is survived by her father, Curtis Chism of Lonoke, her mother, Jana Ray of Batesville, one son Shelby...
Mary Sparks Powers
Aug 11, 2009
Mary Sparks Powers, age 54 of Poughkeepsie died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at her home. She was born October 23, 1954 at Davenport, Iowa to Vern and Colleen Hogg Sparks. She enjoyed the outdoors, writing and her family was important to her.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Tommy Powers and an infant son, Jeffery.Survivors include three...
Thomas W. Melton
Aug 11, 2009
Thomas W. 'Jack' Melton, age 73 of Southside died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born October 29, 1935 at Cushman, Arkansas to Willie and Mentie Glenn Melton. He was a truck driver, enjoyed yard work, computers and was an avid ham radio operator. He was of the Assembly of God faithHe was preceded in...
Johnny Wayne Carter
Aug 7, 2009
Johnny Wayne Carter, age 58 of Cave City died Friday, August 7, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born July 30, 1951 at Batesville, Arkansas to Billy U. L. and Jeanne Mae Milligan Carter. He was a self-employed farmer, enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, hunting, fishing and attending ball games. He was a member...
Joe Edward Ford
Aug 7, 2009
Joe Edward Ford age 79 of Cave City died Friday August 7, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born November 22, 1929 in Cave City, Arkansas to Hassel and Agnes Howard Ford. He was united in marriage to Sue Williams Ford in November 1955. He was a farmer and a U.S. Army veteran having served...
Helen Louise Jackson McDuffee
Aug 4, 2009
Helen Louise Jackson McDuffee went to be with the Lord on August 4, 2009.Helen is survived by her sister, Erma Jackson Faulkner Hudson; two stepchildren, Jane Mills and Bobby McDuffee as well as many cousins, nieces, nephews, and step grandchildren and step great-grandchildren.Her husband of 36 years Luke Ernest McDuffee; her mother, Ruth Loux Jackson and father, Thomas Edward Jackson,...
John Stroud
Aug 4, 2009
John (J.L.) Stroud, age 91 of Evening Shade died Tuesday, August, 4, 2009 at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born March 19, 1918 at Evening Shade, Arkansas to Arthur and Mary Francis Dial Stroud. He was a retired farmer, worked at the Evening Shade Feed Mill, was a substitute mail carrier and worked at J.K. Southerland Poultry Processing...
Carl Berry
Aug 4, 2009
Carl Berry, age 83 of Batesville departed this life to enter his heavenly home Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at Batesville, Arkansas. He was born April 21, 1926 in Blytheville. He was a retired road driver. He enjoyed fishing, gospel music and working on small engines, especially lawnmowers. He was a veteran of World War II, a member of West Baptist...
Diana Lynn Preacher Lyons
Aug 1, 2009
Diana Lynn Preacher Lyons, age 27 of Cave City died Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. She was born January 26, 1982 at Newport, Arkansas. She was a homemaker, enjoyed spending time with her infant daughter, going to the lake with family and friends, NASCAR racing and Razorback ballgames. She was of the...
Almeda Padgett Thomas
Jul 31, 2009
Almeda Padgett Thomas age 87 of Concord died Friday July 31, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born November 16, 1921 at Newport, Arkansas to Herbert Oscar and Claudia Belle Sharp Padgett. She was a homemaker and a member of the Concord General Baptist Church at Concord.She was preceded in death by her parents, her...
James Edward Crawford
Jul 26, 2009
James Edward Crawford, age 69 of Batesville died Sunday, July 26, 2009 at the Wood-Lawn Nursing Home in Batesville. He was born August 5, 1939 at Batesville, Arkansas to John Fred Wesley and Nellie Marie Lexion Crawford. He retired from General Motors in Detroit, enjoyed driving a taxi-cab after his retirement, fishing and motorcycle riding. He was a member of...
Letha Killian
Jul 21, 2009
Letha Killian age 91 of Cave City died Tuesday July 21, 2009 at the Wood Lawn Nursing Home in Batesville. She was born September 5, 1917 at Garrettsbluff, Texas. She had lived in Oklahoma, California and Paris, Texas. She lived the past eight years in Cave City. She was a homemaker, enjoyed flowers and animals and was of the Christian...
Marilton P. Bradley
Jul 17, 2009
Marilton P. Bradley, age 84 of Cave City died Friday, July 17, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born March 2, 1925 at Batesville, Arkansas to Claude and Stella King Bradley. He was a farmer, owned and operated Bradley Produce in Batesville and was of the Baptist faith.He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Willa Dean Head
Jul 12, 2009
Willa Dean Head, age 83 of Southside died Sunday, July 12, 2009 at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born October 5, 1925 at Batesville, Arkansas to Nick and Stella Sandy Rutledge. She was a retired canteen operator for White Rodgers in Batesville and was a member of the Southside Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death...
Steve Davis
Jul 10, 2009
Steve Davis (Harris) age 60 of the Hutchinson Mountain Community died Friday July 10, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born December 15, 1948 at Batesville, Arkansas, the son of John and Betty Harris. He was of the Pentecostal faith and attended Cave Creek Church of God.He was preceded in death by his wife, Merle...
Robert Lucy
Jul 9, 2009
Robert 'Pete' Lucy, age 47 of Southside died Thursday, July 9, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born October 25, 1961 at Mishawaka, Indiana to Henry Robert and Rose Irene Branscum Lucy. He enjoyed trading antique cars and was of the Baptist faith.He was preceded in death by his parents and his grandparents, maternal grandparents,...
Ina Faye Presser
Jul 6, 2009
Ina Faye Presser, age 86 of Cave City died Monday, July 6, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born April 21, 1923 at Sandtown, Arkansas to Alvis Washington and Lottie Belle Phillips Pool. She was a homemaker and attended the First Free Will Baptist Church in Cave City.She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Vernell Black
Jul 4, 2009
Vernell Black age 83 of Ash Flat died Saturday July 4, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born September 24, 1925 in Izard County to Parks Harvey and Eliza (McNelley) Lankford. She worked for Boeing Aircraft in Kansas City, Missouri and worked as a waitress in Cherokee Village for several years.She was preceded in death...
Thomas Ralph LeBlanc
Jun 29, 2009
Thomas Ralph LeBlanc age 80 of Cave City died Monday June 29, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born January 4, 1929 at Wyandotte, Michigan to Frank and Coretta LeBlanc. He was a U.S. Army veteran, retired from Ford Motor Company in Monroe, Michigan and of the Catholic faith. He was a member of the...
Roy J. Keller
Jun 26, 2009
Roy J. Keller, age 80 of Cave City died Friday, June 26, 2009 at the Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born July 26, 1928 at Caraway, Arkansas to Oscar and Lucile Hensley Keller.He was preceded in death by is parents.Survivors include his wife Edna Keller of the home, one son, Alan Keller of Memphis, Tennessee, one...
