Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Patricia Ann Horn
Mar 30, 2018
Patricia Ann Horn, 77 of Cave City died Friday, March 30, 2018. She was born August 26, 1940 at Beaumont, Texas to Chester and Birdie Mae Riviea Choate. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and a member of Eutopia Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents and six sisters. Survivors include her husband of...
Evelyn Snyder Evans
Mar 22, 2018
Evelyn Snyder Evans, 97 of Mountain View died Thursday, March 22, 2018. She was born January 1, 1921 at Kansas City, Missouri to Mitchell Francis and Rhoda May Stultz Burch. She was a bookkeeper and a member of Faith Baptist Church in Washington, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, Lawrence Albert Snyder and Edward Francis...
Mary Wanda Williams
Mar 20, 2018
Mary Wanda Williams, 93 of Strawberry died Tuesday, March 20, 2018. She was born August 1, 1924 at Strawberry, Arkansas to Frank Kenneth Willmuth Sr. and Mary Verna Milligan Willmuth. She was a homemaker and a member of the Strawberry Southern Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Clemon Williams; brother, James Murphy Willmuth and...
Amber Dawn Townsley
Mar 18, 2018
Amber Dawn Townsley, 38 of Batesville died Sunday, March 18, 2018. She was born July 25, 1979 at Okeechobee, Florida. She was a loving mother, daughter and devoted wife. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Leonard and Glyndene Marlette and Phillip and Myrtle LeBlanc and an uncle, Mark Marlette. Survivors include husband, Tim Townsley; son, Adam Townsley of...
Jeff Sims
Mar 17, 2018
Chief Deputy Jeff Sims, 44 of Sulphur Rock died Saturday, March 17, 2018. He was born March 4, 1974 at Batesville, Arkansas to Ronald McRae and Paula Jean (Osborne) Sims. He graduated from the Police Academy in 1998 and had worked 20 plus years for the Independence County Sheriff’s Office. He was currently serving as Chief Deputy. He attended Emmanuel...
Larry Manual Sharp
Mar 12, 2018
Larry Manual Sharp, 62 of Evening Shade died Monday, March 12, 2018. He was born September 27, 1955 at Flint, Michigan to Laddie and Alla Jean (Berry) Sharp. He was a farmer, a former detective for the Pocahontas Police Department, a former Sharp County Deputy and was employed by Arkansas Eastman for several years. He also received the Nightingale Nursing...
David Wayne Wesley
Mar 11, 2018
David Wayne Wesley, 66 of Cave City went to be with his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born June 9, 1951 in Raleigh, Illinois to John Henry and Ethel (Miner) Wesley. He was proud to be a Southern Baptist and served faithfully as a Minister of God’s...
Jasper Keaton Johnson
Mar 9, 2018
Jasper Keaton Johnson, infant son of Keaton and Danielle Bridgman Johnson of Batesville passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018 at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. Survivors include his parents and his sister, Quinn Johnson of the home; grandparents, Fred and Kim Bridgman of Floral, Blane Johnson of Bandmill and Leann Siler of Pleasant Plains; and a host of...
Jo Ann Sams
Mar 8, 2018
Jo Ann Sams, 75 of Evening Shade died Thursday, March 8, 2018 at her home. She was born September 16, 1942 at Perryville, Arkansas to Jo Darrell and Mildred Tate Allison. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Paul Sams. Survivors include two daughters, Ashley Corbitt of...
Levana Clark
Mar 6, 2018
Levana Clark, 93 of Cushman, passed into her heavenly home on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. She was born November 4, 1924 at Cushman, Arkansas to Leonard and Anna Wink Smith. She was a homemaker and the last surviving founding member of Harbor Lights Temple Pentecostal Church in Batesville, where she was a member for over 70 years. She was preceded...
Betty Archer
Feb 26, 2018
Betty Archer age 77 of Mountain Home died Monday, February 26, 2018. She was born June 30, 1940 in Florence Precinct, California to Ezra Edward and Norma Geraldine Hoffner Pickrell. She was a retired truck driver and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by a stepson, George Edward Archer; brothers, Jess Pickrell, Bobby Pickrell, Frank Pickrell and...
Donald Ray Hawkins Sr.
Feb 23, 2018
Donald Ray Hawkins Sr., 73 of Batesville died Friday, February 23, 2018. He was born November 23, 1944 at Alton, Missouri. He was owner of Stix and Stones in Batesville and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by mother, Edna Hawkins; brother, Bob Hawkins; sister, Elaine Sisco. Survivors include wife, Patsy Hawkins; son, Donald Ray Hawkins Jr....
Laverne "Dude" Rose
Feb 23, 2018
Laverne “Dude” Rose, 94 of Cave City died Friday, February 23, 2018. She was born August 31, 1923 at Walnut Grove, Arkansas to Albert and Abby Cason Brogdon. She was retired from International Shoe Factory in Batesville and a member of the Mount View Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Rodney Lewis; son, Ronnie...
Sue Coots
Feb 21, 2018
Gwendolyn Sue Coots, age 76 of Floral, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Woodlawn Heights Nursing Home. She was born to the late Woodrow and Guila (Jefford) Bailey on August 4, 1941. She served 6 years as deputy tax assessor and 18 years as the Tax Assessor for Independence County. She was a Christian and faithful member of...
Mary Katherine Johnson
Feb 21, 2018
Mary Katherine Johnson, age 87, of Batesville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at the Cave City Nursing Home. She was born January 8, 1931, in Moorefield, Arkansas, the daughter of Mumford and Ruthel Pool of Moorefield. Katherine is preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Billy Joe Pool. Survivors...
Bobbie Mitchell
Feb 11, 2018
Bobbie Mitchell, 84 of Batesville died Sunday, February 11, 2018. She was born February 26, 1933 at Lafferty, Arkansas to Robert and Verona Coleman Barksdale. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles Mitchell; son, Charles Alan Mitchell; brother, Othel Barksdale and sister, Edna Mae Franks. Survivors include sons, Bill Mitchell (Machelle) of Batesville and Mike Mitchell...
Lucille T. Maldonado
Feb 11, 2018
Lucille T. Maldonado, 93 of Melbourne died Sunday, February 11, 2018. She was born February 6, 1925 in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Ramon and Mercedes Hernandez Bairan. She was a salesperson for Altman’s Department Store in New Jersey and of the Catholic faith. She had lived in New Jersey and Florida before moving to Arkansas. She was preceded in...
Geraldine L. Phillips
Feb 10, 2018
Geraldine L. Phillips, 80 of Batesville died Saturday, February 10, 2018. She was born August 28, 1937 in Cabot, Arkansas. She was a retired customer service representative for Stone Container in Jacksonville and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Max Phillips. Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Miller of Poplar Bluff, Missouri;...
Gracie Marie Nail
Feb 9, 2018
Gracie Marie (Clark) Nail, 93 of Batesville passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018. She was born October 12, 1924 at Collietown, Arkansas to Charles Mack Clark and Nettie Fulbright Clark. She was a homemaker, caregiver, and loved her family dearly. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Raymond Nail; sons, Charles Richard Nail and Larry Raymond Nail;...
Frances L. Young Miser
Feb 6, 2018
Frances L. Young Miser, 86 of Batesville died Tuesday, February 6, 2018. She was born September 14, 1931 at Magness, Arkansas to Elvin and Ruby Travis Young. She was retired from Maybelline in North Little Rock and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jerry Miser; a son, Ronny Chisam; two brothers, E.J....
