Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Neal Sipe
May 9, 2022
Neal Sipe, 92 of Mt. Pleasant passed away May 9, 2022 at Melbourne. She was born November 14, 1929 at Cushman to Morris and Timpie Glenn Johnson. She was a homemaker, a farmer and of the Pentecostal faith. Neal was the last living lady to drive a pair of mules in Izard County. She loved quilting, reading her Bible, and...
Patsy D. Stidman
May 1, 2022
Patsy D. Stidman, 81 of Sidney passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022 at her home. She was born October 17, 1940 in Monette, Arkansas to Charles Delphie and Carrie Ester Albert Snider. She was a homemaker and a school baker in Arizona. She was an active member of the Sidney Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday School...
Beverly Jean Kerlin
Apr 30, 2022
Beverly Jean Kerlin, 84 of Locust Grove passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Batesville.
She was born April 21, 1938 at Concord Arkansas to Elmer and Alice Hundley Grandstaff. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Beverly loved cooking and reading recipes.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers; Charles Grandstaff; and Richie Grandstaff;...
Doris Katherine Tate Apple Bullard
Apr 30, 2022
Doris Katherine Tate Apple Bullard, 71 of Locust Grove passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022. She was born November 13, 1950 in Lepanto, Arkansas to Willie and Dorothy Tate. She was retired from Future Fuel Chemical Company in Batesville and was a volunteer at the White River Medical Center for two years. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist...
June Williams
Apr 28, 2022
June Williams, 77 of Guion passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022 at Jonesboro. She was born June 11, 1944 in Macks, Arkansas to Ed and Ruby Constant Condrey. She was a CNA in Home Health before she became disabled; she also was a member of the Guion Pentecostal Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one son Stephen...
Christene Adams Bell
Apr 24, 2022
Christene Adams Bell, age 90 of Batesville passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022. She was born August 23, 1931 to Walter and Victoria Means Adams. Christene married Hayden Bell on April 12, 1949. They were married 64 years. Christene loved and cherished her family, especially her grandchildren. She was a member of the Newark Church of Christ.
Survivors include...
Robert Ring
Apr 24, 2022
Robert Ring, 67 of Cave City passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022. He was born August 2, 1954 in Batesville, Arkansas to Clifton and Norma Crigler Ring. He was a retired school teacher having taught at Strawberry, Evening Shade and Cave City. He loved working on his farm and was his happiest when he was on his tractor. He...
John James Nelson
Apr 22, 2022
John James Nelson, of Bethesda, AR. passed away on April 22, 2022 in his home. He was born on March 12, 1955 in Rolla, Missouri to James and Barbara Nelson.
He was a lifelong musician, with an immense love of music. He traveled extensively playing music for a wide variety of audiences. His contribution to the music world was...
Marcus Alan Stoner
Apr 21, 2022
Marcus Alan Stoner, 57 of Batesville passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022 at his home. He was born November 16, 1964 in Newport, Arkansas to William Earl and Kathryn Satterfield Stoner. He was a member of Maple Springs Missionary Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Earl Stoner.
Survivors include his wife Nancy Stoner of...
Ronald V. Whitmire
Apr 19, 2022
Ronald V. Whitmire, age 78, of Strawberry died Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at his home. He was born July 24, 1943 in Cord, Arkansas. He was the son of Vestern “Dutch” and Velma Long Whitmire. He was a lifelong farmer and carpenter. He loved to go for a drive, loaf at the coffee shop, and had a lasting...
Olivia "Tiny" Leonard
Apr 16, 2022
Olivia “Tiny” Josephine Lachney Leonard, 93, of Batesville, AR, was called home to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, April 16, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones. Olivia was born March 22, 1929 in Marksville, LA to Filmore and Lusina Lachney and was raised in the former river bank community of Egg Bend. She was of the Pentecostal...
Linda Kaye Bowers Ivie
Apr 10, 2022
Linda Kaye Bowers Ivie, 68, of Batesville passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022. Born September 4, 1953, she was the daughter of Carl and Irma Dean Bowers of Southside.
She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Batesville. She earned a biology degree from Arkansas College and a master's degree and education specialist degree from...
Patsy June Yocum
Apr 10, 2022
Patsy June Yocum, 71 of Newark passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022 at her home. She was born September 6, 1950 in Batesville, Arkansas to Charles Barlow and Sylvia Plaster Jackson. She had a long career in banking having worked at Citizens Bank and Arvest Bank and was currently employed by First Community Bank in Batesville. She started a...
Julia Fae Kelley Harmon
Apr 4, 2022
Julia Fae Kelley Harmon, 92 of Desha passed away Monday, April 4, 2022. She was born June 27, 1929 in Locust Grove, Arkansas to John C. and Lois Dishongh Kelley. She was a retired school teacher with 31 years of service at Desha Schools. She was a longtime member of Desha First Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by...
Debbie Davis
Apr 3, 2022
Debbie Davis, 65 of Cave City passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022 at her home. She was born April 4, 1956 in Batesville, Arkansas to Billy Gene and Verbalene Welch Platt. She was a homemaker and worked several years at General Tire in Batesville.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Billy Platt.
Survivors include her...
Virginia Olene Daggett
Apr 2, 2022
Virginia Olene (Sneed) Daggett, Age 89, of Saffell, Arkansas passed away peacefully on April 2, 2022. She was born to Alonzo and Sylvia Sneed in Strawberry, Arkansas on May 9, 1932.
Virginia spent her life devoted to her family and enjoyed cooking, gardening and sewing, often creating matching outfits for her seven daughters and nine granddaughters. After retiring...
Calvin C. Snow
Apr 2, 2022
Calvin C. Snow, of Cave City passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022. He was born March 8, 1925 in Cave City, Arkansas to Ralph Snow and Martha Ann “Annie” Goodman Snow. Anyone you ask will tell you that he was a shining example of the love of Christ, of the faithfulness that God requires of His children, and was a...
Joyce Mynatt
Apr 1, 2022
Joyce Mynatt, of Mount Pleasant, Arkansas, daughter of the late Marshel Alvis Bray and Vera Ethel McSpadden Bray, was born October 15, 1932. She departed this life on April 1, 2022 in Melbourne, Arkansas at the age of 89 years.
After graduation from Mt. Pleasant she married William Roy Mynatt on January 5, 1952 in Sidney, Arkansas. They just...
Vivian C. Martin
Mar 31, 2022
Vivian C. Martin passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022. She was born November 15, 1927 in Brewton, Alabama to Chesley and Gussie (Dixon) Smith. She was a member of Eastside Southern Baptist Church in Cave City.
Granny was a proud, spunky little Alabama girl who loved to go “down home” and visit every chance she could. Her family, extended and...
James Laroy Nast
Mar 31, 2022
James Laroy Nast 91 of Batesville passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022. He was born November 2, 1930 in Batesville, Arkansas to L.M. “Roy” Nast and Pearl Pate Nast. James owned and operated Jim Nast Garage for 20 plus years. He loved to repurpose old things and loved people. He dearly loved his family and friends.
He was preceded...
