Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Lee Owen Milligan
Aug 20, 2021
Lee Owen Milligan, 95 of Cave City passed away Friday, August 20, 2021. She was born June 14, 1926 in Cave City, Arkansas to Owen Ray and Maudie Ruth (McLeod) Hoggard. She worked many years at White Rodgers in Batesville, was a paper carrier for the Batesville Daily Guard for 33 years and was a member of First United...
Stephen J. Pilot
Aug 19, 2021
Stephen J, Pilot, 63 of Batesville passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021. He was born February 16, 1958 in Newark, New Jersey to Joseph G. Pilot Sr. and Ruth Agnes Yarulli Pilot. He was retired and of the Catholic faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Joseph G. Pilot Jr. and sister, Dottie Schuster.
Survivors include...
Charles Ronald "Ron" Pruett
Aug 15, 2021
Charles Ronald Pruett “Ron”, 73 of Batesville passed away Sunday, August 15, 2021. Ron was born August 30, 1947, in Cord, Arkansas to Charles Nathaniel and Pansy Mae (Bennett) Pruett. After moving to Dupo, Illinois with his parents and brother Steven, Ron started his draftsman training at Rankin Trade School. This served as the foundation for a successful career...
David Wilkerson
Aug 14, 2021
David Wilkerson, 67 of Cave City passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021. He was born November 21, 1953 in Batesville, Arkansas to Allen and Maxine Carpenter Wilkerson. He attended Believers Community Church in Batesville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Charles Wilkerson and a nephew, Ian O’Brien.
Survivors include one son, Shawn Wilkerson...
Leonard Willis McKenzie
Aug 14, 2021
Leonard Willis McKenzie, age 83, of Evening Shade passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021. He was born on Oct. 19, 1937 in Waterford, Mississippi. Leonard was a 1954 graduate of Santa Cruz Valley High School in Eloy, AZ. He attended college and took flying lessons in AZ but relocated to Barstow, California where he was a fireman and engineer...
Mark Beckum
Aug 13, 2021
Mark Beckum, 51 of Rosie passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at his home. He was born December 16, 1969 in Trumann, Arkansas to Jack F. and Dorothy Lee (Fike) Beckum. He was a disabled construction worker and of the Baptist faith. He loved hunting and fishing and spending time with his family and friends.
He was preceded in...
Daniel Lee Spurgeon
Aug 13, 2021
Daniel Lee Spurgeon, 82 of Batesville passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at his home. He was born May 17, 1939 in Carthage, Missouri. He was the son of Calvin Lee Spurgeon and Julia Delilah Chambers Burnett.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Loyta May Tharp.
He is survived by two sons; five daughters;...
Ellen Erwin
Aug 9, 2021
Ellen Erwin was born on April 1, 1951, on a farm near Lynn, Arkansas, the 5th child of Rudolph & Bessie McLeod Erwin. She grew up picking okra, strawberries, cotton and raising farm animals. She died August 9, 2021, at Mountain Meadows Nursing Home in Batesville.
She attended Lynn elementary school & graduated from Sloan Hendrix High School...
James Stanley Linck
Aug 6, 2021
James Stanley Linck, age 73, died August 6, 2021, at Care Manor Nursing Home, Mountain Home, AR after a brief battle with cancer. Jim was born May 7, 1948, in Flippin, AR to Ike K. and Velma L. (Poole) Linck. In 1968, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving as a Green Beret, and achieving rank of Staff Sergeant. Following...
Marla Jean Powers Thompson
Aug 6, 2021
Marla Jean Powers Thompson of Cave City, AR passed away on August 6, 2021, at the age of 76. Marla was born on December 13, 1944, in Paris, AR to Sid & Opal Powers. She graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 1978 and was a dedicated school teacher for over 20 years. Marla married the love of her...
Joseph G. Pilot Jr.
Aug 4, 2021
Joseph G. Pilot Jr., 76 of Charlotte passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2021. He was born April 23, 1945 in Newark, New Jersey to Joseph G. Pilot Sr. and Ruth Agnes Yarulli Pilot. He was a graduate of Arkansas College (now Lyon College) and held a Masters Degree in Microbiology. He was a retired supervisor of medical technology for ARCare...
Donnie Marie Marlin Ring
Aug 3, 2021
Donnie Marie Marlin Ring, 84 of Cave City went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 after a short battle with cancer. She was at home with loved ones. She was born April 7, 1937 in Maxville, Arkansas to Jessie and Ollie Mae Willis Marlin. She was retired from GenCorp Automotive in Batesville and a member...
Richard Owen "Rick" Pauley
Aug 2, 2021
Richard Owen “Rick” Pauley, 71 of Cave City passed away Monday, August 2, 2021. He was born January 30, 1950 in Charleston, West Virginia to Jack and Bernadine Pauley. He was a retired electrician and a U.S. Navy Veteran. He loved riding motorcycles.
He was preceded in death by his father and a nephew, Jack Pauley.
Survivors include his...
Ronald D. Preston
Jul 30, 2021
Ronald D. Preston, 68 of Cave City passed away Friday, July 30, 2021. He was born May 1, 1953 in Newport, Arkansas to Dexter Eugene and Norma Jean (Brock) Preston. He was a retired carpenter and also a shoe cobbler for several years. He enjoyed the outdoors and hunting and also loved to search for arrowheads. He was of...
Sheila Ann England
Jul 30, 2021
Sheila Ann England, 53 of Batesville passed away Friday, July 30, 2021. She was born May 5, 1968 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was the daughter of George Samuel Wilson and Audrey Faye Finster Brown. She was a disabled factory worker and of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed spending her free time making crafts.
She was preceded in death by...
Thomas P. Engles
Jul 29, 2021
Thomas P. Engles, 94 of White Hall passed away Thursday, July 29, 2021 in Maumelle. He was born November 17, 1926 in Salado, Arkansas to Joel June and Virgie May (Huff) Engles. He was a longstanding civil service employee with the Department of Defense and the FDA. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of World War...
Pamela Denise Smith
Jul 26, 2021
Pamela Denise Smith (née Long) passed away on July 26, 2021 in Overland Park, KS. She was born on July 17, 1955 in Concord, California to R.L. Long and Rita (Freeman) Long.
She is survived by her loving husband of 50 years, David, her mother Rita Long of Cave City Ar. and 3 devoted children; Stacey of Kansas City, MO,...
Danny Paul Conway
Jul 25, 2021
Danny Paul Conway, 60 of Ash Flat passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021. He was born May 20, 1961 in Salem, Arkansas to Lester Fenton and Jessie Lee (McGuire) Conway. He was a retired drywall finisher.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Lloyd Dean, Billy Max, Timmy Charles and Lowell Glen Conway and one sister,...
Nona Marie Perkey
Jul 24, 2021
Nona Marie Perkey, 89 of Cave City passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021. She was born March 19, 1932 in Batesville, Arkansas to Charlie and Gertie Miller Turner. She was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville and worked several years as a cafeteria worker for the Cave City School. She was a 60 year member of the Maxville...
Craig Allen Lopez
Jul 24, 2021
Craig Allen Lopez, 39 of Cave City passed away Saturday July 24, 2021 at his home. He was born February 1, 1982 in Fort Worth, Texas to Santiago and Tomasa Ayala Lopez.
Survivors include his parents, Santiago and Tomasa Lopez of Poughkeepsie; his wife, Samantha Lopez of Center; four sons, Ethan Lopez, Braydon Lopez, Aaron Lopez and Jayden Lopez...
