Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Lue St. John
Dec 20, 2020
Lue St. John, 86, of Cave City died Sunday, December 20, 2020. She was born September 12, 1934 near Melbourne, Arkansas. She was retired from GenCorp Automotive in Batesville and was a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Annieville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Thurman St. John; grandson, Hunter Darnell and grandson-in-law, James Canard.
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Ruby Lee Vanpelt
Dec 20, 2020
Ruby Lee Vanpelt, 82 of Batesville died Sunday, December 20, 2020 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born on May 9, 1938 in Yuma, Arizona to Mildred Riverside of Utah and Lee Roy Neeley of Joplin, Missouri. Ruby loved to sing, play music, dance and go places with her karaoke machines. She loved being...
Jimmy Beams
Dec 16, 2020
Jimmy Beams, 57 of Cave City died Wednesday, December 16, 2020. He was born October 5, 1963 in Blytheville, Arkansas to Albert Beams Jr. and Patsy C. Renfro Beams. He was a mechanic for the Arkansas Department of Transportation in Batesville and was a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Cave City. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and playing with...
Claudia Jean Herzig
Dec 13, 2020
Claudia Jean Herzig, 78 of Strawberry passed in peace Sunday, December 13, 2020. She was born June 9, 1942 to Claude Eulis and Daisy Lucille (Neeley) Winkle in Batesville, AR. She married George Lee (Vown) Herzig in 1961 and was married for 51 years at the time of his passing in 2012.
Claudia was an owner and operator of The...
Kelley W. Foster
Dec 12, 2020
Kelley W. Foster, 87 of Batesville died Saturday, December 12, 2020. He was born November 19, 1933 in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas to George and Ida Kelley Foster. He was retired from National Welding Supply in Batesville, a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of North Heights Church of Christ where he served as a Deacon for several years.
He...
Gary Hayden Loggains
Dec 12, 2020
Gary Hayden Loggains, 69 of Cave City died Saturday, December 12, 2020. He was born on June 16, 1951 in Batesville, Arkansas to William and Corrine Loggains. He was retired from FABCO Welding and Fabrication in Southside. He worked 6 years with the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department in Batesville, was Ranch Manager for 15 years for Wildcat Ranch (Stephens...
LeeRoy Harold Weaver
Dec 9, 2020
LeeRoy Harold Weaver, 86 of Pleasant Plains died Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at his home. He was born October 21, 1934 in Harrisburg, Arkansas to William and Alpha Weaver. He was a retired farmer, a U.S. Army Veteran and of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Michael Weaver, infant daughter, Lisa Ann Weaver...
Shelby Dean Baxter
Dec 8, 2020
Shelby Dean Baxter, 89, of Batesville passed away peacefully at his home on December 8, 2020 due to complications of Parkinson’s Disease.
Shelby was born in Cushman, Arkansas to Remmel and Mary Wilson Baxter on October 29, 1931. After 30 years of service, he retired as County Supervisor from the Arkansas Department of Human Services and worked the first...
Larry Bruce Miller
Dec 7, 2020
Larry Bruce Miller, 76 of Paragould died Monday, December 7, 2020. He was born September 11, 1944 in Cave City, Arkansas to Lowell Ray and Nona Lee Hunter Miller. He was married to Mary Wackerly on November 23, 1967. He was a retired typewriter sales and serviceman and a member of New Haven Baptist Church in Paragould. He was...
Janna Lou Pinkston Freeman
Dec 7, 2020
Janna Lou Pinkston Freeman, 88 of Cave City died Monday, December 7, 2020 at the Cave City Nursing Home. She was born September 8, 1932 in Cave City, Arkansas to Olaf Don and Orilla Jane Carpenter Pinkston. She taught school at Cave City and Poughkeepsie and retired as Administrator of the Cave City Nursing Home. She was a member of...
Sharon Sue Birmingham
Dec 6, 2020
Sharon Sue Birmingham, 74 of Batesville died Sunday, December 6, 2020. She was born March 29, 1946 in Jonesboro, Arkansas to Clarence Alvin and Eula Davis Reynolds. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Darrell Ray “Rohoe” Birmingham Jr. “; two brothers, Bill Reynolds and Lennis Reynolds...
Ella Clotene Masner
Dec 6, 2020
Ella Clotene Masner was born on September 9, 1930 in Judsonia, Arkansas, the first child, and only daughter, of Clay Homer Williams and Lois McLure Williams. She died on December 6, 2020, while in hospice care. The cause of death was complications from Covid-19. Her legal residence at the time of her death was Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Clotene, as she...
Jeanette Boudreau
Dec 5, 2020
Jeanette Boudreau, 90 of Evening Shade died Saturday, December 5, 2020 at her home. She was born September 12, 1930 in Vanndale, Arkansas to Everette and Vera Banton Miller. She was a retired factory worker and a member of Cave City Church of God.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Nelson Boudreau; one daughter, Judy...
Russell Edward Pfitzner
Dec 4, 2020
Russell Edward Pfitzner, 99 of Cave City passed away Friday, December 4, 2020. He was born February 15, 1921 in Waldwick, New Jersey to Edward Russell and Harriett Lockwood Pfitzner. He was a retired accountant, a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Batesville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife,...
Margaret "Ann" Annetta King
Dec 4, 2020
Margaret “Ann” Annetta Milligan King of Grange passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at her home. She was born on August 26, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri to Wilson “Hugh” and Virgie Omega (Moore) Milligan. She was retired from Wal-Mart and the Cave City School District. She was married to Mack King on May 26, 1989. She enjoyed flowers,...
Ramona Jean Weaver
Dec 3, 2020
Ramona Jean Weaver, 79 of Batesville died Thursday, December 3, 2020. She was born April 29, 1941 in Pfeiffer, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Abe Brokaw and Anna Mae (Milligan) Brokaw Jobe. She was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville and was a member of the Southside United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one...
Hazel Cross
Dec 1, 2020
Hazel Cross, age 91 of Cave City, formerly of Mountain View died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at the Cave City Nursing Home. She was born November 19, 1929 in Sandtown, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Ottie Satterwhite and Carl and Ruby Davis. She was a retired bookkeeper.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband, Bill...
Ethan William Dorris
Dec 1, 2020
Ethan William Dorris, 17 of Clever, Missouri died Tuesday, December 1, 2020. He was born November 5, 2003 in Batesville, Arkansas to Karry Dale and Autumn Marie Childers Dorris. He was an eleventh grade student at Nixa High School in Nixa, Missouri. He enjoyed music, fishing, bowling, riding dirt bikes and swimming. He loved doing back flips and you...
John Howard Dittmar III
Nov 30, 2020
John Howard Dittmar III, 67 of Cave City died Monday, November 30, 2020. He was born November 6, 1953 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to John Howard Dittmar II and Oletta Mae Ford Dittmar. He was a truck driver and a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife Rhonda Dittmar of the...
Glindeen Simpson Cowan
Nov 30, 2020
Glindeen Simpson Cowan, 97 of Cave City went to her heavenly home on Monday, November 30, 2020. She was born on November 10, 1923 to Marvin and Anne (Hoggard) Simpson. She was a very devoted, kind and hard working lady. She was a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Cave City.
She was preceded in death by her parents;...
