Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Floy Gean Masner
Mar 8, 2025
Floy Gean Masner (Hastings) of Cave City, Arkansas went to be with the Lord on March 8th, 2025 at the age of 89. She was born October 3rd, 1935 in Cave City, the daughter of Johnny and Mildred Hastings (Montgomery). She loved her family and working in her flower and vegetable garden.
She was a member of First Baptist Church of...
Donna Sue Spurlock
Mar 7, 2025
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Donna Sue Spurlock, a beloved educator whose life was a testament to the power of kindness, patience, and a genuine love for making a difference in every life she encountered. “Mrs. Taylor”, a cherished member of the Evening Shade education system for 3 decades, touched countless young lives with...
James E. Brack Sr.
Feb 28, 2025
James E. Brack Sr., 85, of Batesville passed away Friday, February 28, 2025 at Batesville. He was born November 11, 1940 at Marked Tree to Eulis and Leona (Mobbs) Brack. He was a retired truck driver and a member of the Floral Auction family. James enjoyed spending time with family, helping people, traveling and attending auctions.
He is preceded in death...
Frances Lucille Lambert
Feb 27, 2025
Frances Lucille Lambert, 90, of Hutchinson Mtn. passed away Thursday, February 27, 2025 at Batesville. She was born January 6, 1935 at Freeport, IL to Francis and Lucille Herbig. She retired from Gen Corp and was of the Baptist faith. Frances enjoyed dancing, listening to music, sewing, crocheting and family time. She loved Wheel of Fortune and you better not...
Gabriel William Fields
Feb 26, 2025
Gabriel William Fields, 17, of Batesville passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at Little Rock. He was born September 24, 2007 at Batesville to Terry Joshua and Ashley Marie (Williams) Fields. Gabriel was a student at Batesville High School where he was a member of the High School Band, National English Honor Society and Beta Club. He loved music, was...
Harry "Skip" Furlow
Feb 24, 2025
Harry “Skip” Furlow, 61, of Evening Shade passed away February 24, 2025 in Evening Shade. He was born January 28, 1964 in Newport News, VA to Harry and Barbara Furlow. He was in customer service at Torro. He enjoyed motorcycle riding, smoking cigars, and traveling.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include wife, Dawn Furlow of 30 years; one...
Georgia Lee Gilmore
Feb 23, 2025
Georgia Lee Gilmore, 84, of Poughkeepsie, passed away Sunday morning, February 23, in Batesville, Arkansas. She was born February 22, 1941, in Longview, WA, to Clarington and Cleo (Tucker) Gilmore. She was retired from White Rodgers and was of the Christian faith. Although never married and no children of her own, she was a key figure in many lives and...
Lawrence "Larry" Rockwell Willis
Feb 22, 2025
Lawrence “Larry” Rockwell Willis, 83, of Cave City passed away February 22, 2025 in Cave City. He was born September 3, 1941 in Rochester, MI to Joseph Rockwell Willis and Gertrude Damacile Fons. He was a carpenter for Commercial Construction. He enjoyed building, gardening, socializing, hunting, fishing, and animals.
He is preceded in death by both parents.
Survivors include wife, Carmelita M....
Clell Ray Wilson
Feb 13, 2025
Clell R. Wilson, 84, of Cave City passed away February 13, 2025 in Cave City. He was born August 26, 1940 in Caneyville, KY to Clarence and Vicy (Renfrow) Wilson. He was a painter and a member of the East Side Southern Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, family, and square dancing.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include wife,...
Ruth Ann McElroy Mixell
Feb 12, 2025
Ruth Ann McElroy Mixell, 59, of Newark passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at Batesville. She was born September 23, 1965 at Greenwood, IN to Billy and Mary McElroy. She was a health care provider and of the Baptist faith. Ruth enjoyed sports, motorcycle riding, her dog and loved people.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Bill and Ruby...
Rose Ellen Orrick
Feb 12, 2025
Rose Ellen Orrick, 73, of Batesville passed away February 12, 2025 at Batesville. She was born May 14, 1951 at Batesville to Herman Loyal and Lucy Berneace (Hodges) Matheny. She was a retired school teacher and a member of the Strawberry Church of Christ. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, time with family, reading, and sweet tea.
She was preceded in death by...
Eldon Smith
Feb 9, 2025
Doyce “Eldon” Smith son of Doyce and Wanda (Cannon) Smith born on October 23, 1953 and passed away on February 9, 2025 at the age of 71 in Southside.
Eldon is preceded in death by his parents, Doyce and Wanda Smith.
Left to cherish his memory are his brothers, KD Smith (Patty) of Almond, Melvin Smith (Jennie) of Batesville and Delvin Smith...
Bobby Dale Tosh
Feb 8, 2025
Bobby Dale Tosh, 78, of Batesville passed away Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Horseshoe Bend. He was born March 26, 1946 at Batesville to Alphus and Edna (King) Tosh. He retired after 44 years with Pepsi and was a devout Christian. Bobby was a lifelong song leader, Deacon and Gideon. He enjoyed bass fishing, scenic drives with Wanda and spoiling...
Ronnie Glen James
Feb 6, 2025
This is an address change notification: Ronnie Glen James, age 75, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend moved on to his Heavenly Home on Thursday, February 6, 2025, from a local hospital in Batesville, AR at 7:39 p.m. He was born April 1, 1949 in Newport, Arkansas to Glenn Eugene and Virginia McVay James.
Ronnie was a veteran of...
Ernest Harold Lance
Feb 5, 2025
Ernest Harold Lance, 87, of Saffell passed away February 5, 2025 in Saffell. He was born January 26, 1938 in Saffell to Ernie and Verna Lance. He was a cattle farmer, a member of the Arkansas Cattleman’s Association, and a member of Saffell Fire Department. He enjoyed farming, being outside working, mowing the yard, playing with the grandkids, picking pecans,...
Billy James Nelson
Feb 5, 2025
Billy James Nelson, age 86, passed away on February 5, 2025, at his home. He was born to Odis and Eadith Nelson on the Denison farm near Salado on July 8, 1938. He attended first through tenth grades at Cushman, AR, and finished his Junior and Senior years at Southside, where he was a star basketball player. He attended Arkansas...
Carol Gay Bates
Feb 4, 2025
Carol Gay (Dockins) Bates, daughter of the late Freeman Dockins and Estella (Brown) Dockins was born June 29, 1939, in Wideman, AR. She passed away February 4, 2025, surrounded by family in Batesville, AR, at the age of 85.
Carol graduated from Calico Rock High School in 1957. She married James C. Bates in 1958, and they spent the next 17...
Robert Wisdom
Feb 3, 2025
Robert Lee Wisdom, 62, of Cave City passed away February 3, 2025 in Cave City. He was born February 9, 1962 in Batesville to Bobby Hall Wisdom and Mary Ann Croslin. He was a truck driver and a member of the Cave City First Free Will Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on his farm, riding motorcycles, spending time...
Allen Armstrong
Feb 3, 2025
Allen L. Armstrong, 72, of Bethesda passed away February 3, 2025 at Batesville. He was born March 23, 1952 at Malvern to Johney and Pauline Armstrong. He was a machine operator at Arkansas Lime Company and enjoyed fishing, hunting, picking with the grandkids, and loved his family.
He was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Kenneth Armstrong.
Survivors include...
Oma Mae Miles
Feb 3, 2025
Oma Mae Miles, 92, of Batesville passed away February 3, 2025 at Batesville. She was born November 21, 1932 at Little Rock to Lonnie and Donna Middleton. She was retired from Con-Agra. She enjoyed gardening, family, canning, driving, thrift store shopping, and had a hobby of letter writing.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Lloyd Hamilton; one...
