Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Bobby Dwane Harris
Oct 18, 2020
Bobby Dwane Harris, 79 of Southside died Sunday, October 18, 2020. He was born October 16, 1941 in Clarksville, Arkansas to Chester and Mamie (Pearson) Harris. On June 7, 1959 in Lilbourn, Missouri, he married Shirley Jordan. He was a member of the Southside Church of Christ, where he preached for thirty-four years before retiring in December 2014. He...
Flora Lee Roe
Oct 16, 2020
Flora Lee Roe, 98 of Batesville died Friday, October 16, 2020. She was born July 10, 1922 near Sidney, Arkansas to Oz and Lula Mae Crafton. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Batesville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John Roe; two brothers, Eldon Crafton...
Carl Walter Johnson
Oct 15, 2020
Carl Walter Johnson, 81 of Cave City died Thursday, October 15, 2020. He was born February 25, 1939 in Emery, Arkansas to Claude and Lee Johnson. He worked several years as a supervisor at GenCorp Automotive in Batesville and served 11years as Mayor of Cave City. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, was the first president of the Cave...
Frank Kenneth " F.K." Willmuth
Oct 13, 2020
Frank Kenneth “F.K.” Willmuth Jr., 93 of Strawberry died Tuesday, October 13, 2020. He was born July 21, 1927 in Strawberry, Arkansas to Frank Kenneth “Bud” Willmuth Sr. and Verna Mae Milligan Willmuth. He was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville, where he worked in maintenance and was also a cattle rancher. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a...
James Walter Martin
Oct 13, 2020
James Walter Martin, 62 of Mount Pleasant died Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at his home. He was born March 17, 1958 in Batesville, Arkansas, the son of Johnie Edward Martin and Reba Jo Stroud Martin Smith. He worked 26 years as a bus driver and maintenance worker for the Cushman School District and was currently employed as a bus...
Betty Louise Sartin
Oct 12, 2020
Betty Louise Sartin 78 of Locust Grove died Monday, October 12, 2020. She was born April 14, 1942 in Cave City, Arkansas to Wesley Lavon and Magness (Bradley) Brewer. She was a member of the Maple Springs Missionary Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Noble Sartin; two brothers, Ellis Dean Brewer and Ray...
Charlie Ann Clay
Oct 11, 2020
Charlie Ann Clay, 63 of Sidney died Sunday, October 11, 2020. She was born May 10, 1957 in Calico Rock, Arkansas to Samuel Ray and Thelma Pauline Kytle Neal. She was a homemaker and a member of the Sidney Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Johnny Ray Neal.
Survivors include her...
Kenneth Dale Wild Sr.
Oct 10, 2020
Kenneth Dale Wild Sr., 68 of Batesville died Saturday, October 10, 2020. He was born April 3, 1952 in Cairo, Illinois to Louis and Verda Mae Thompson Wild. He was retired from Neon Sign in Mount Vernon, Illinois and a member of Calvary Pentecostal Church in Mount Vernon, Illinois.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three...
Janet Lynn Lyons
Oct 7, 2020
Janet Lynn Lyons, 61 of Cave City died Wednesday, October 7, 2020. She was born May 9, 1959 in California to Frederick R. and Evalynn Lloyd Edgar. She was a U.S. Navy Veteran and a member of the Cave City United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert Lyons and a daughter, Diana...
Mylus Dwayne Jones
Oct 2, 2020
Mylus Dwayne Jones, 85 of Batesville died Friday, October 2, 2020. He was born December 28, 1934 in Cushman, Arkansas to Raymond L. and Faye Mallett Jones. He was a retired salesman for Kimball Midwest, a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Batesville.
He was preceded in death by his parents;...
Violet Peers Schoon
Oct 2, 2020
Violet Jean Peers Schoon, 90 of Sidney died Friday, October 2, 2020. She was born March 1, 1930 in Rolfe, Iowa to Albert and Ercell Hicks Peers. She was a legal secretary until her marriage in 1953 to Glen E. Schoon. She was a member of the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary and the Peace Lutheran Church in...
Gary Wayne Clinton
Sep 30, 2020
Gary Wayne Clinton age 54 of Strawberry died Wednesday September 30, 2020. He was born November 23, 1965 in Santa Paula, California to Kenneth Wayne and Barbara June Doyle Clinton. He was a retired truck driver, a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of Lifeway Baptist Church in Santa Paula, California. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, especially deep sea fishing...
Beatrice Ring Morgan
Sep 29, 2020
Beatrice Ring Morgan, 91 of Batesville Arkansas, formally of Cave City Arkansas, died September 29, 2020 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. Bea was born April 16, 1929 in Poughkeepsie Arkansas to William Thomas “Bud” Ring and Doll Easter Barnes Ring. Bea was the youngest of nine children. She married Lee Walter Morgan March 29, 1947 and...
Hershel Blankenship
Sep 23, 2020
Hershel Blankenship, 72 of Cave City (formerly of Wiseman) died Wednesday, September 23, 2020. He was born November 20, 1947 in Gassville, Arkansas to Nelson and Hattie Jane Moser Blankenship. He was retired from the City of Horseshoe Bend and of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Lester Blankenship.
Survivors include two...
Mackey Hightower
Sep 21, 2020
Mackey Hightower, 62 of Sidney died Monday, September 21, 2020 at his home. He was born on October 28, 1957 in Batesville, Arkansas to W.J. Hightower and Loural Brewer Hightower. He was a retired construction worker and of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Emily Hightower.
Survivors include a son, Austin Callaham...
Karen Kay Watkins
Sep 19, 2020
Karen Kay “Butterfly” Watkins, 73 of Batesville died Saturday, September 19, 2020. She was born August 29, 1947 in Mayville, North Dakota to Elmer and Louella Guttorson Jorgensen. She was a retired truck driver for Dowell Transport in Batesville and a member of Surrounded Hill Missionary Baptist Church near Newport.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother,...
Janice Hager
Sep 17, 2020
Janice Hager, 74 of Desha died Thursday, September 17, 2020. She was born February 11, 1946 in Batesville, Arkansas to Ray and Neva Patterson. She was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville and was a member of the Southside Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Edward...
Paul Moore
Sep 16, 2020
Paul Moore, 64 of Batesville died Wednesday September 16, 2020. He was born September 3, 1956 in Wynne, Arkansas to James Franklin Moore and Blanche Lee Moore-Smith. He was a truck driver and of the Pentecostal faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include two sons, Stephen Futrell of Elaine and Aaron Moore (Kari) of Batesville;...
John A. James
Sep 14, 2020
John A. James, 72 of Jonesboro died Monday, September 14, 2020. He was born June 11, 1948 in the Cedar Grove Community in Independence County to Kike and Marie James. He was a native of Cave City but his career took him to several towns in Arkansas. He was retired as a supervisor for United Parcel Service and also worked...
Margaret Walker
Sep 12, 2020
Margaret Walker, 100 of Batesville passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at her home. She was born June 26, 1920 in Russellville, Arkansas to William Nixon Lucy and Mary Bertha Kennedy Lucy. She was a homemaker and a member of West Baptist Church in Batesville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Billy Walker; one...
