Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Lawrence "Larry" Rockwell Willis
Feb 22, 2025
Lawrence “Larry” Rockwell Willis, 83, of Cave City passed away February 22, 2025 in Cave City. He was born September 3, 1941 in Rochester, MI to Joseph Rockwell Willis and Gertrude Damacile Fons. He was a carpenter for Commercial Construction. He enjoyed building, gardening, socializing, hunting, fishing, and animals.
He is preceded in death by both parents.
Survivors include wife, Carmelita M....
Clell Ray Wilson
Feb 13, 2025
Clell R. Wilson, 84, of Cave City passed away February 13, 2025 in Cave City. He was born August 26, 1940 in Caneyville, KY to Clarence and Vicy (Renfrow) Wilson. He was a painter and a member of the East Side Southern Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, family, and square dancing.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include wife,...
Ruth Ann McElroy Mixell
Feb 12, 2025
Ruth Ann McElroy Mixell, 59, of Newark passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at Batesville. She was born September 23, 1965 at Greenwood, IN to Billy and Mary McElroy. She was a health care provider and of the Baptist faith. Ruth enjoyed sports, motorcycle riding, her dog and loved people.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Bill and Ruby...
Rose Ellen Orrick
Feb 12, 2025
Rose Ellen Orrick, 73, of Batesville passed away February 12, 2025 at Batesville. She was born May 14, 1951 at Batesville to Herman Loyal and Lucy Berneace (Hodges) Matheny. She was a retired school teacher and a member of the Strawberry Church of Christ. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, time with family, reading, and sweet tea.
She was preceded in death by...
Eldon Smith
Feb 9, 2025
Doyce “Eldon” Smith son of Doyce and Wanda (Cannon) Smith born on October 23, 1953 and passed away on February 9, 2025 at the age of 71 in Southside.
Eldon is preceded in death by his parents, Doyce and Wanda Smith.
Left to cherish his memory are his brothers, KD Smith (Patty) of Almond, Melvin Smith (Jennie) of Batesville and Delvin Smith...
Bobby Dale Tosh
Feb 8, 2025
Bobby Dale Tosh, 78, of Batesville passed away Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Horseshoe Bend. He was born March 26, 1946 at Batesville to Alphus and Edna (King) Tosh. He retired after 44 years with Pepsi and was a devout Christian. Bobby was a lifelong song leader, Deacon and Gideon. He enjoyed bass fishing, scenic drives with Wanda and spoiling...
Ronnie Glen James
Feb 6, 2025
This is an address change notification: Ronnie Glen James, age 75, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend moved on to his Heavenly Home on Thursday, February 6, 2025, from a local hospital in Batesville, AR at 7:39 p.m. He was born April 1, 1949 in Newport, Arkansas to Glenn Eugene and Virginia McVay James.
Ronnie was a veteran of...
Ernest Harold Lance
Feb 5, 2025
Ernest Harold Lance, 87, of Saffell passed away February 5, 2025 in Saffell. He was born January 26, 1938 in Saffell to Ernie and Verna Lance. He was a cattle farmer, a member of the Arkansas Cattleman’s Association, and a member of Saffell Fire Department. He enjoyed farming, being outside working, mowing the yard, playing with the grandkids, picking pecans,...
Billy James Nelson
Feb 5, 2025
Billy James Nelson, age 86, passed away on February 5, 2025, at his home. He was born to Odis and Eadith Nelson on the Denison farm near Salado on July 8, 1938. He attended first through tenth grades at Cushman, AR, and finished his Junior and Senior years at Southside, where he was a star basketball player. He attended Arkansas...
Carol Gay Bates
Feb 4, 2025
Carol Gay (Dockins) Bates, daughter of the late Freeman Dockins and Estella (Brown) Dockins was born June 29, 1939, in Wideman, AR. She passed away February 4, 2025, surrounded by family in Batesville, AR, at the age of 85.
Carol graduated from Calico Rock High School in 1957. She married James C. Bates in 1958, and they spent the next 17...
Robert Wisdom
Feb 3, 2025
Robert Lee Wisdom, 62, of Cave City passed away February 3, 2025 in Cave City. He was born February 9, 1962 in Batesville to Bobby Hall Wisdom and Mary Ann Croslin. He was a truck driver and a member of the Cave City First Free Will Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on his farm, riding motorcycles, spending time...
Allen Armstrong
Feb 3, 2025
Allen L. Armstrong, 72, of Bethesda passed away February 3, 2025 at Batesville. He was born March 23, 1952 at Malvern to Johney and Pauline Armstrong. He was a machine operator at Arkansas Lime Company and enjoyed fishing, hunting, picking with the grandkids, and loved his family.
He was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Kenneth Armstrong.
Survivors include...
Oma Mae Miles
Feb 3, 2025
Oma Mae Miles, 92, of Batesville passed away February 3, 2025 at Batesville. She was born November 21, 1932 at Little Rock to Lonnie and Donna Middleton. She was retired from Con-Agra. She enjoyed gardening, family, canning, driving, thrift store shopping, and had a hobby of letter writing.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Lloyd Hamilton; one...
Douglas E. Garth
Feb 2, 2025
Douglas E. Garth, 72, of Batesville passed away Sunday, February 2, 2025 at Batesville. He was born December 21, 1952 at Batesville.
To all his family, friends and friends that have become family, there will be no memorial service per Douglas’ wishes. Just remember the good times you shared with him.
Lolita Ann Parsley
Jan 30, 2025
Lolita Ann Parsley, 69, went to be with the Lord at her home in Poughkeepsie Arkansas on January 30th, 2025. She was born in Biloxi MS and lived there most of her childhood and young adult years before coming to Arkansas. She worked at White River Medical center for many years, doing clerical work for the OB department. She loved...
Betty Ann Davidson Wyatt
Jan 28, 2025
Betty Ann Davidson Wyatt, 70, of Rosie, Arkansas entered eternal rest on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
She was born in Newport, AR on August 10, 1954, to John Henry Davidson and Betty Hall.
Betty Ann was a member of Rosie Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years. She was a loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend....
Billie Jean Foster
Jan 28, 2025
Billie Jean Foster, 96, of Pleasant Grove passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at Jonesboro. She was born July 20, 1928 at Pleasant Grove to James and Lola Davis. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Billie Jean enjoyed gardening, sewing and cooking.
She was preceded in by her parents; her husband, Emmett Foster and two brothers, Harold and...
Cheryl "Sherry" Denice Ballard Jackson
Jan 25, 2025
“Faith the size of a mustard seed”, Sherry wore a necklace with that meaning 24/7. That necklace explained her perfectly; she knew Jesus would always be by her side through the good, the bad and ugly. To know Sherry was to love her, she had a loving soul and kind heart. She was an amazing daughter, mother, granny, sister and...
Florence Louise Troop
Jan 23, 2025
Florence Louise Troop, 87, of Poughkeepsie passed away Thursday, January 23, 2025 in Poughkeepsie. She was born January 31, 1937 in Piggott to William Lamp and Virginia (Fuller) Farra. She was a chemical operator and a member of the Church of Christ. She enjoyed fishing, gardening, cooking, and spending time with her grandbabies.
She is preceded in death by her parents;...
Hoy Lee Melton
Jan 19, 2025
Hoy Lee Melton, 92, of Batesville passed away Sunday, January 19, 2025 at Batesville. He was born February 3, 1932 at Cushman to Aulden and Alta (Glenn) Melton. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War, owned Melton’s Grocery in Cushman for many years and was of the Pentecostal faith. Hoy enjoyed fishing, watching westerns and reading...
