Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Doris V. Casper
Mar 29, 2021
Doris V. Casper, 88 of Batesville died Monday, March 29, 2021. She was born July 21, 1932 in Montgomery, Alabama to Roy Pearl and Martha Ruth Miller Strickland. She was a retired school counselor having worked in Redland California. She enjoyed knitting, rescuing horses and doing volunteer work for Arkansas Children’s Hospital. She loved all animals. She was a...
Max W. Moore
Mar 27, 2021
Max W. Moore, 89 of Batesville passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021. He was born March 2, 1932 in Huff, Arkansas to Truman and Mabel Moore. He was a retired mechanic and a farmer and was a United States Air Force Veteran.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Betty Faye Moore.
Survivors include two sons,...
Robin Richardson
Mar 23, 2021
Robin Richardson, 63 of Southside passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021. She was born December 12, 1957 in Batesville, Arkansas to William and Molly Richardson. She was a member of Allen Chapel Free Will Baptist Church where she served as secretary and music director.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Donald Richardson.
Survivors include...
Lota Ellen Helm Muncy
Mar 22, 2021
Lota Ellen Helm Muncy passed away on Monday, March 22, 2021 in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the age of 91. Lota was born near Melbourne, Arkansas on December 19, 1929 to Orgil and Ella Blevens Helm. She attended Melbourne Schools and graduated in 1947. After graduation, she worked as a secretary for the Agricultural Extension Service in Melbourne. On May...
Fay Downing Broadway
Mar 21, 2021
Fay Downing Broadway, 93 of Batesville passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021 at her home. She was born September 29, 1927 in Fifty-Six, Arkansas to Clarence and Inez (Newcomb) Sartin. She was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville and was a member of Little River Baptist Church in Manila.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands,...
Robert Arthur LaFlair
Mar 20, 2021
Robert Arthur LaFlair, 77 of Cave City passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021. He was born April 11, 1943 in Ogdensburg, New York to Arthur and Agnes Haines LaFlair. He was a retired machinist and a farm worker. He was of the Catholic faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lynn LaFlair and three brothers,...
Malicki Dameon Pizanowski
Mar 19, 2021
Malicki Dameon Pizanowski, 21 of Cave City passed away Friday, March 19, 2021. He was born October 3, 1999 in Mattoon, Illinois. He graduated from Cave City High School in 2018 and was a former employee of Bad Boy Mowers in Batesville. He loved his family and friends, had a great love for animals and loved playing football. He was...
Robert Lee "Bobby" Goforth Jr.
Mar 17, 2021
Robert Lee “Bobby” Goforth Jr., 63 of Batesville passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at his home. He was born September 30, 1957 in Batesville, Arkansas to Robert Lee Goforth Sr. and Vetola Ernestine Milligan Goforth. He was a long time employee of George’s Poultry (formerly ConAgra) in Batesville and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed the outdoors,...
Martha Jeanette Howard
Mar 11, 2021
Martha Jeanette Howard, 80, of Strawberry died on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at The Cave City Nursing Home following a short battle with cancer. She was born on May 7, 1940 in Strawberry, Arkansas to Earl C. and Virginia Naomi “Virgie” Bennett Clem. She was a 1958 graduate of Strawberry High School. On July 19, 1958, she...
Verbyl Irene Davis Caraway
Mar 9, 2021
Sidney – Verbyl Irene Davis Caraway, 89, died Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at the UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock, after a stroke.
She lived in Sidney, Ark., less than five miles from where she was born as the daughter of Delphia and Ora Davis. She was a member of the Sidney Baptist Church almost her entire life. She lived...
Marcia Nell George
Mar 8, 2021
Marcia Nell George, 64 of Batesville passed away Monday, March 8, 2021. She was born August 11, 1956 in Batesville, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Neil E. George and Gwen Watkins George Beadles. She worked as a patient care tech for several years at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was a member of the Church of...
Robert Ellis "Bub" Beel
Mar 8, 2021
Robert “Bub” Ellis Beel passed away on Monday, March 8, 2021 in Greers Ferry, Arkansas. He was born on May 15, 1965 to R.L. and Jane (Lamb) Beel. Bub was saved at a young age and professed his relationship with Jesus Christ to all who would listen. He was of the Baptist faith and attended Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist...
Altha Margaret DeFries
Mar 6, 2021
Altha Margaret DeFries, 96 of Tulsa, Oklahoma (formerly of Batesville) went to be with our Lord on Saturday, March 6, 2021. She was born November 29, 1924 in rural Izard County to Russell C. Stice and Mildred Hurst Stice. She was married to Fax Jeffery DeFries on January 4, 1941.
She was a long-time employee of International Shoe Factory...
Henry Wayne Clements
Mar 1, 2021
Henry Wayne Clements, 72 of Batesville died, Monday, March 1, 2021. He was born September 10, 1948 in Batesville, Arkansas to John and Clairene Scott Clements. He was a retired tree trimmer and of the Baptist faith. He was a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran and was proud to have fought in combat for his country in Vietnam.
He was...
Johnny Lee Brooks
Feb 28, 2021
Johnny Lee Brooks, 73 of Locust Grove passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021 at his home. He was born November 4, 1947 in Batesville, Arkansas to Clifford and Willie McKay Brooks. He was married to his wife of 52 years, Nora Fulbright Brooks on June 20, 1969. He was a retired architectural draftsman and former owner of Brook’s Custom Home...
Jean Stephens
Feb 23, 2021
On February 23, 2021, Mary “Jean” Stephens left her worldly body for a new, beautiful, pain free Heavenly body and to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Jean was born January 16, 1933 in Dubuque, Iowa to a young, unwed mother and given up for adoption, where her parents, James and Mary Williams adopted her from the...
Ruby Carter
Feb 22, 2021
Ruby Carter, 82 of Batesville passed away Monday, February 22, 2021. She was born January 7, 1939 in Evening Shade, Arkansas to Hayden and Floy Moore. She was a homemaker and a Meter Maid for the City of Batesville for many years. She was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Donald Moore...
Delmus Edward Caraway
Feb 20, 2021
SIDNEY – Delmus Edward Caraway, 90, died Saturday, Feb. 20, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville after a stroke.
He lived in Sidney, Ark., less than two miles from where he was born as the son of Eulis and Elsie Caraway. He returned to Sidney after living in several states in his youth, including Wenatchee, WA, and in...
Brenda Gail Polston
Feb 13, 2021
Brenda Gail Polston, 70 of Cave City passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021 at her home. She was born March 3, 1950 in Batesville, Arkansas to Floyd and Eula Mae Weaver Marshall. She was a homemaker, worked at White Rodgers in Batesville for 15 years and was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her...
Florence M. McClure
Feb 13, 2021
Florence Milligan McClure, 97 of Batesville passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021. She was born on February 7, 1924 in Batesville, Arkansas to Benjamin and Martha Milligan.
Florence was a member of the Asbury Methodist Church of Batesville. For many years, she was the bookkeeper for the McClure Plumbing Company, a family owned business. The joy of her life...
