Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Larry Michael Shaw
Aug 23, 2021
Larry Michael Shaw, 76 of Mount Pleasant passed away Monday, August 23, 2021. He was born December 3, 1944 in Batesville, Arkansas to Collie Morris and Nina Charlene McMahan Shaw. He was retired from Boeing Corporation in Melbourne and was a farmer. He was a member of Mount Pleasant Southern Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by...
Patricia Ruth Lumpkin
Aug 21, 2021
Patricia Ruth Lumpkin, 89 of Rosie died Saturday, August 21, 2021 at her home. Patricia was born in Wright, Arkansas on November 27, 1931 to Davis and Berthal Pearl Griffin. She was a homemaker, loving wife to Edward Alton Lumpkin and mother of three children. Together she and her husband, Alton, founded New Start America, a non-profit prison ministry, and...
Wilson Hunt
Aug 21, 2021
Wilson Hunt, 88 of Evening Shade passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021. He was born June 21, 1933 in Stanford, Arkansas to Virgil and Emma Hunt. He was retired owner of Hunt’s Hardware in Evening Shade and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Evening Shade.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Iva Mae Hunt...
Robin Sue Norman Qualls
Aug 20, 2021
Robin Sue Norman Qualls, 57 of Strawberry passed away, Friday, August 20, 2021. She was born December 24, 1963 in Cave City, Arkansas to Aris Ray and Linda Sue (Bacon) Norman. She was a farmer and of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed her horses and cattle and spending time with family and friends, especially her grandkids.
She was preceded...
Mack Young
Aug 20, 2021
Mack Young, 75 of Batesville passed away Friday, August 20, 2021. He was born August 18, 1946 in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas to Ernest Raymond and Velma C. (Sanders) Young. He was a farmer, construction worker and of the Pentecostal faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Faye Brooks.
Survivors include one son, Tommy...
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...
