Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Calvin Dale McLeod
Jan 9, 2009
Calvin Dale McLeod age 63 of Cave City died Friday January 9, 2009 at his home. He was born July 26, 1945 at Cave City, Arkansas to Homer Aldie and Eunar Lucille (Hill) McLeod. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and a retired truck driver.He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, Amy McLeod, three brothers, James McLeod,...
Helen L. Wells Williams
Jan 8, 2009
Helen L. Wells Williams, age 78 of Newark died Thursday, January 8, 2009 at Batesville. She was born March 1, 1930 at McGehee, Arkansas to Rev. C. S. and Bertha Harbor Wells. She was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville and was a member of the Center Grove Baptist Church at Charlotte. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Rosalie Crumley Thomas
Jan 8, 2009
Rosalie Crumley Thomas, age 83 of Desha died Thursday, January 8, 2009 at her home. She was born June 11, 1925 at Cave City, Arkansas to Charles Emmitt and Naomi Mobley Crumley. She was a homemaker and a member of the Desha United Methodist Church.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Coy Thomas and five brothers, Clyde...
Clyde B. Simmons
Dec 29, 2008
Clyde B. Simmons, age 90 of Smithville died Monday, December 29, 2008 at the Cave City Nursing Home in Cave City. He was born May 13, 1918 at Cave City, Arkansas to Charlie and Lizzie Girtman Simmons. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served during World War II, a retired farmer and retired from White Rodgers in Batesville....
Jake Roath
Dec 25, 2008
Jake Roath, age 63 of Batesville, Arkansas died Thursday, December 25, 2008 at his home. He was born May 12, 1945 at Neveda, Missouri to Jake and Bertie May Roath. He was a United States Marine veteran having served during Vietnam, he worked several years in the lumber business and was a salesman for Tri-County Electric in Desha.He was preceded...
Zana McLeod Hoggard
Dec 23, 2008
Zana McLeod Hoggard, age 96 of Batesville died Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at her home. She was born November 26, 1912 in Cave City, Arkansas to Jasper W. and Nancy Johnson McLeod. She retired from the International Shoe Factory in Batesville and was of the Methodist faith.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Orville Hoggard, one son...
Billie Jean Satterwhite
Nov 30, 2008
Billie Jean Satterwhite age 76 of Batesville died Sunday November 30, 2008 at her home. She was born March 30, 1932 at Newport, Arkansas to Willie Abner and Mabel Taylor Gartland. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church at Bethesda.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, John Satterwhite, one half sister,...
Gail Wayne Steele
Nov 25, 2008
Gail Wayne Steele age 69 of Bald Knob died Wednesday November 26, 2008 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born February 28, 1939 at Cave City, Arkansas to Joe R. and Lettia White Steele. He was a U.S. Army veteran, owner of AAA Window Cleaning in Bald Knob, a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign...
Sue Harris
Nov 25, 2008
Sue Harris of Batesville died Tuesday November 25, 2008. She was born July 6, 1919 in Warren, Arkansas to Tom and Claudia Carroll. She was married to Gene Harris in 1942. They lived in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, before moving to Batesville. They later owned Harris Style Shop for 28 years. After selling their style shop in 1978, she and her...
Bernice Marie Grigutis
Nov 24, 2008
Bernice Marie Grigutis, age 82 of Cherokee Village died Monday, November 24, 2008 at a Morrilton nursing home. She was born February 7, 1926 at Waukegan, Illinois to Jacob and Antonette Zilolnik Dolinar. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Raymond Grigutis, one daughter, Patricia Wojcik and one...
Fay Hester Doolin Courtney
Nov 22, 2008
Fay Hester Doolin Courtney age 86 of Batesville died Saturday November 22, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born September 12, 1922 at Oneal, Arkansas to Elijah Vernon and Sena Mae Lynch Hester. She was a homemaker and a member of the Ruddell Hill Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her parents, three husbands,...
Harold D. Blount
Nov 18, 2008
Harold D. Blount, age 88 of Batesville, formerly of Floral died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born August 14, 1920 at Floral, Arkansas to Roe Shelby and Alice Lucinda Summers Blount. He was a U. S. Army Air Corps veteran having served during World War II, a U.S. government employee and...
Opal Smithee
Nov 15, 2008
Opal Smithee, age 95 of Batesville died Saturday, November 15, 2008 at the Batesville Healthcare Center in Batesville. She was born April 23, 1913 at Shelbyville, Arkansas to Frank and Sarah Jane (Milligan) Lackey. She waroked and took care of her family on the farm until moving to Batesville in 1969 where she worked for Arkansas Poultry. She enjoyed cooking,...
John Earl Rhodes
Nov 14, 2008
John Earl Rhodes age 62 of Poughkeepsie formerly of Little Rock died Friday November 14, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born September 21, 1946 in Lonoke, Arkansas the son of John Henry Rhodes Sr. and Floy Mae Powell. He was a truck driver and of the Assembly of God faith.He was preceded in death...
Darrell Harris
Nov 12, 2008
Darrell Harris, age 82 of Strawberry died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at Cave City. He was born July 8, 1926 in Lawrence County to Lawrence Utah and Lille Mae (Richey) Harris. He was a farmer and an avid coon hunter.He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Margie Marietta Harris and one granddaughter, Kesha Harris.Survivors include two sons,...
Henry Vestern Whitmire
Nov 8, 2008
Henry Vestern 'Dutch' Whitmire,age 86 of Strawbery died Saturday, November 8, 2008 at the Cave City Nursing Home in Cave City. He was born July 16, 1922 at Strawberry, Arkansas to John and Daisy Wilson Whitmire. He was a farmer and cattle rancher and a member of the Strawberry Church of Christ.He was preceded in death by his parents, his...
Nellie Pauline McGuire
Nov 8, 2008
Nellie Pauline McGuire, Age 95 years, 11 months and 5 days died Saturday, November 8, 2008 at the Ash Flat Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat. She was born December 3, 1912 at Simstown near Evening Shade to Warren Porter and Laura Elizabeth Sigsby. She was a member of the Franklin Extension Homemakers Club for over 50 years. She...
Alfred Jay Courtney
Nov 4, 2008
Alfred Jay Courtney, age 90 of Batesville died Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at the Wood Lawn Nursing Home in Batesville. He was born March 14, 1918 at Guion, Arkansas to Norman Ezra and Nannie Nancy (Engles) Courtney. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served during World War II as a medic, retired from the Arkansas Highway and Transportation...
Roberta Tilley
Nov 4, 2008
Roberta Tilley, age 85 of Dunedin, Florida died Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at Edinbourough Healthcare in Dunedin, Florida. She was born July 10, 1923 in Arkansas to Willis and Beula Reece Branscum. She was a professional tailorist at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colorado where she ran seven shops. She was a member of The Southside Bible Chapel in Colorado...
Margaret Jane Gennings Biard
Oct 27, 2008
Margaret Jane Gennings Biard, age 68 of Batesville died Monday, October 27, 2008 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born January 16, 1940 at Batesville, Arkansas to Edward and Evelyn Troy Gennings. She had been employed by Northeast Arkansas Human Services and The Batesville Daily Guard both in Batesville, was a bookkeeper and a homemaker. She...
