Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Royce Pendergrass
Mar 6, 2017
Royce Pendergrass, 75, of Cave City passed away on Monday, March 6, 2017 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born on September 13, 1941 at Gepp, Arkansas to Roscoe and Lorene (Pease) Pendergrass. He graduated from Viola High School in May of 1958. He completed degree requirements as a Vocational Agriculture teacher at the University of...
Olen Johnson
Mar 2, 2017
Olen Johnson age 86 of Smithville died Thursday, March 2, 2017 at his home. He was born November 4, 1930 at Center, Arkansas to Clem and Vera Thomas Johnson. He was retired from the White River Medical Center in Batesville and was a U.S. Air Force Veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Jeffery Olen Johnson;...
Ruby Blakley
Mar 2, 2017
Ruby Blakley age 86 of Batesville died Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Batesville. She was born March 28, 1930 in Buffalo, Oklahoma to Joseph E. and Lena (Shane) Mix. She was a retired business owner and a member of the West Baptist Church in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Merrill Max Blakley; brothers: Cecil...
Jimmy G. "Jimmy" Little
Mar 1, 2017
James G. “Jimmy” Little, 90 of Evening Shade died March 1, 2017 at Batesville. He was born November 13, 1926 at Savannah, Georgia, to Glen and Naomia (Duckworth) Little. He served in World War II in the Philippines and was a truck driver and furniture maker. He was a member of the Evening Shade Methodist Church. He was preceded in...
L C Qualls
Feb 28, 2017
LC Qualls, 76, finished his life’s race Tuesday, February 28, 2017. He was born January 10, 1941 in Evening Shade the son of the late Corbit Lee Qualls and Bertha Rogers Qualls. Moving to Little Rock after high school in 1959, LC worked at Gus Blass Dept. Store until he landed a job with the Arkansas State Employment Security Division....
Anita F. Gardner
Feb 24, 2017
Anita F. Gardner, 73 of Drasco died Friday, February 24, 2017. She was born August 20, 1943 at Wolf Bayou, Arkansas to Burley and Jessie Alma (Ramsey) Sutherland. She had worked for General Motors in Kokomo, Indiana and at the post office in Bloomingdale, Indiana. She was a member of the Banner Church of Christ. She was preceded in death...
Bob Baker
Feb 24, 2017
Bob Baker, 61 of Batesville died Friday, February 24, 2017. He was born October 18, 1955 at Garden City, Michigan to Joe and Lorine (Williams) Baker. He was preceded in death by his father and a brother, Tommy Brown. Survivors include his wife, Natalie Baker; daughter, Jessica Jackson of Batesville; mother, Lorine Baker of Walnut Ridge; brother, Ronnie Brown of...
Tonya Crowell
Feb 22, 2017
Tonya Crowell, 39 of Cave City died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at her home. She was born July 9, 1977 at Houston, Texas to Donnie and Jimmie (Everett) Johnson. She was a homemaker and a member of the Soul’s Harbor Pentecostal Church in Cave City. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ollie Eugene Pool and Frances Pool and...
Glendon Turner
Feb 21, 2017
Glendon Turner, 86 of Cave City died Tuesday, February 21, 2017. She was born December 28, 1930 at Batesville, Arkansas to Marshal and Leann (Jean) Wilkins. She was retired from International Shoe Factory in Batesville and a member of the First Baptist Church in Cave City. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Edgar M. “Jack” Turner;...
Doris Satterwhite
Feb 21, 2017
Doris Satterwhite, 79 of Cave City died Tuesday, February 21, 2017. She was born January 29, 1938 at Mt. Pleasant, Arkansas to Owen and Verna Anderson. She was a member of the Mt. View Missionary Baptist Church at Cave City. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lewis Dean Satterwhite; a son, Jimmy Satterwhite and a brother,...
James Bartis Hoggard
Feb 20, 2017
James Bartis Hoggard, 90 of Cave City died Monday February 20, 2017. He was born May 17, 1926 at Grange, Arkansas to Leo and Zola McLeod Hoggard. He married Juanita Wilson on August 28, 1944 and they were married for 68 years until her death in 2013. He was a farmer, a sawmill worker and retired as a custodian for...
Betty Jean Doyle
Feb 19, 2017
Betty Jean Doyle passed from this life on Sunday, February 19, 2017. Funeral services will be Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at the Saffell Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Union Cemetery located near Saffell with arrangements by Qualls Funeral Home of Cave City. Visitation will be Thursday, February 23, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. until service...
Reva Shands
Feb 14, 2017
Reva Shands, 88 of Evening Shade died Tuesday, February 14, 2017. She was born November 29, 1928 at Swifton, Arkansas to Thurlow and Ada (Anderson) Hudgens. She enjoyed painting, writing poetry and was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a member of the Faith Assembly of God Church at Evening Shade. She was preceded in death by...
Pauline Hawkins Sullivan
Feb 12, 2017
Pauline Hawkins Sullivan, 71 of Batesville died Sunday, February 12, 2017. She was born June 25, 1945 at Batesville, AR to Paul M. and Zela Barnett Hawkins. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, William Hawkins; sisters, Carolyn Dale and Alda Jean Hawkins. Survivors include her husband of 53...
Billie Engles
Feb 12, 2017
Billie Engles, 84 of White Hall died Sunday, February 12, 2017. She was born September 24, 1932 at Batesville, Arkansas to Joe and Alice Eubank Hunter. She was a retired beautician and a member of the White Hall United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Craig Hunter, Doyle Hunter and Dale Hunter. Survivors include her...
Ralph Garner Jr.
Feb 11, 2017
Ralph Garner Jr., 83 of Rogers died Saturday, February 11, 2017. He was born July 30, 1933 at Highpoint, North Carolina to Ralph Garner Sr. and Bessie Garner. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Carolyn Garner and a sister, Ruby Garner. Survivors include sons, James Garner of Rogers and Otis Garner of Lowell; daughters, Lisa Davis and...
Joyce L. Bailey
Feb 10, 2017
Joyce L. Bailey, 72 of Evening Shade died Friday, February 10, 2017. She was born May 8, 1944 at Ravenden Springs, Arkansas to Marvin and Mae Holland. She was a homemaker and a member of the Ash Flat Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Roy Bailey; brother, Raymond Holland and granddaughters, Cynthia Bailey and...
Gerald Wayne Lay
Feb 10, 2017
Gerald Wayne Lay, 74 of Batesville died Friday, February 10, 2017. He was born March 6, 1942 at Harrison, Arkansas to Edward Hugh and Bonnie Flo (Morris) Lay. He was a retired truck driver; a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran and of the Pentecostal faith. He was preceded in death by his parents; and sisters, Frankie Mae Morris and Jeanette Williams....
Danny Matthew "Matt" Harmon
Feb 9, 2017
Danny Matthew “Matt” Harmon, 39 of Floral died Thursday, February 9, 2017. He was born July 22, 1977 at Searcy, Arkansas to Robert Dale and Brenda Kaye (Ferguson) Harmon. He was a brick layer and a member of the Floral Baptist Church. Matt enjoyed being outdoors. His passion was sitting on a pond bank fishing. Those who met Matt always...
Gene "Geno" Nicklen
Feb 9, 2017
Gene “Geno” Nicklen, 86 of Batesville died Thursday, February 9, 2017. He was born July 20, 1930 at Omaha, Nebraska to Leroy and Opal Nicklen. He was retired from the Independence County Sheriff’s Office and had also worked at Sheriff’s Offices in Sharp and Arkansas counties. He was a U.S. Marine Veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents...
