Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
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...
Ernest Lavelle Stitcher
Feb 8, 2017
Ernest Lavelle Stitcher 94, of Marysville, Ohio formerly of Cave City, died Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at his home in Marysville, Ohio. He was born September 15, 1922 in Lanett, Alabama to the late Dennis and Mary Ethel (Gamel) Stitcher. He was a retired Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force where he served as a flight engineer, gunner...
Mary Louise Eagan
Feb 6, 2017
Mary Louise Eagan, 73 of Cave City died Monday, February 6, 2017. She was born February 3, 1944 at Banks, Alabama to Robert Ester and Gladys Louise (Williams) Willis. She was a homemaker and a Christian. She enjoyed fishing, gardening and spending time with her grandkids. She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Teresa Louise Jones; brothers, Robert...
Benny Headstream
Feb 6, 2017
Benny Headstream, 74 of Southside died Monday, February 6, 2017. He was born February1, 1943 at Salado, Arkansas to F. B. and Lorene Branscum Headstream. He was a self-employed truck driver and a member of the Salado Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father. Survivors include his wife Kathleen Headstream; sons, Dwayne Headstream and wife Lisa of...
Margaret Ann Jones
Feb 5, 2017
Margaret Ann Jones, 58 of Batesville died Sunday, February 5, 2017. She was born July 15, 1958 at Grand Rapids, Michigan to Charles Wilburn and Wanda Marcella (Moye) Barker. She had worked at GenCorp Automotive, and White Rodgers in Batesville. She also had worked as a bartender at the Moose Lodge in Batesville. She was of the Baptist faith. She...
Bruce A. Redding
Feb 2, 2017
Bruce A. Redding, 58 of Batesville died Thursday, February 2, 2017 at his home. He was born December 26, 1958 at Monroe, Louisiana to Prentice Lee and Leah Ann (White) Redding. He had 21 years of service with Graphic Packaging in West Monroe, Louisiana and was a member of the Cedar Crest Baptist Church in West Monroe, Louisiana. He enjoyed...
Jean Marie Milligan
Jan 28, 2017
Jean Marie Milligan, 73 of Cave City died Saturday, January 28, 2017. She was born December 22, 1943 at Canton, Illinois to Lorenzo Dillon and Gladys Elizabeth (Schmidt) Reeves. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include sons, Samuel Parker Homer of Cave City and Robert Wayne Milligan of Milan, Tennessee; brother, Bill Reeves...
Susie Harris
Jan 27, 2017
Susie Harris, 93 of Strawberry died Friday January 27, 2017. She was born July 25, 1923 at Strawberry, Arkansas to Tim and Lillie Osburn Watson. She was a homemaker and a member of the Saffell Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Noel Austin Harris Sr.; son, Noel Austin Harris Jr. and daughter, Loretta...
Harlon P. Carter Sr.
Jan 26, 2017
Harlon P. Carter Sr., 95 of Pleasant Plains died Thursday, January 26, 2017. He was born October 13, 1921 at Centertown, Kentucky to Leonard Lee and Violet Addington Carter. He was a retired railroad engineer for E J & E Railroad in Gary, Indiana, a U. S. Army Veteran of WWII and a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Southside....
Robert "Bob" Milligan
Jan 26, 2017
Robert “Bob” Milligan, 70 of Cave City died Thursday, January 26, 2017. He was born February 15, 1946 at Holcomb, Missouri to Jack and Judy Milligan. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and truck driver and a member of the Charlotte Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Paul Dale Milligan and Ronnie...
R.L. Sutterfield
Jan 23, 2017
R.L. Sutterfield, 77 of Locust Grove died Monday, January 23, 2017. He was born January 12, 1940 at Big Flat, Arkansas to Thomas Fairl and Ellen Lou Reese Sutterfield. He was a retired factory worker and a member of True Vine Baptist Church in Batesville where he served as a deacon. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother,...
Marcella May Ramsey
Jan 22, 2017
Marcella May Ramsey, 83 of Batesville died Sunday, January 22, 2017. She was born August 22, 1933 to Buster and Mamie E. Duncan. She was a member of the Desha VFW and Auxiliary foe a long while and dearly loved to go dancing with her best friends, Sara Burton and Betty Strickland. She and her mother enjoyed going and picking...
Robert Joseph "Joe" Fisher
Jan 22, 2017
Robert Joseph “Joe” Fisher, 66 of Cave City died Sunday, January 22, 2017. He was born January 7, 1951 at Newport, Arkansas to Don and Dorothy (Sutterfield) Fischer. He was a retired truck driver. He was preceded in death by his parents and one son, Eric Fisher. Survivors include his wife, Nora Fisher; one daughter, Robin Presser of Sandtown; brother,...
Maude Auten Nash
Jan 20, 2017
Maude Auten Nash, 83 of Cave City died Friday, January 20, 2017. She was born February 2, 1933 at Newport, Arkansas to James Ollie and Beulah Mae (Able) Auten. She was a retired LPN. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James E. Nash; brothers, Frank Auten, George Henry Auten and James Ollie Auten Jr. and sister,...
Faith Sky Freedom Fox
Jan 18, 2017
Faith Sky Freedom Fox, 16 of Cave City died Wednesday, January 18, 2017. She was born July 4, 2000 at Batesville Arkansas. She was a junior at Cave City High School and enjoyed softball, volleyball and tennis. She attended First Assembly of God Church in Cave City. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Susan Nichols and her grandfather,...
Arlie Smith
Jan 18, 2017
Arlie Smith age 72 of Batesville died Wednesday, January 18, 2017. He was born May 28, 1944 at Hayti, Missouri to Hughie and Idell Russom Smith. He was a retired maintenance worker and a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran. He attended Batesville First Assembly of God. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Roy Smith, Jody Smith and...
James Murphy Willmuth
Jan 16, 2017
James Murphy Willmuth, 83 of Strawberry died Monday, January 16, 2017. He was born September 14, 1933 at Strawberry, Arkansas to Franklin Kenneth “Bud” and Mary Verna (Milligan) Willmuth. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and of the Baptist faith. He attended Mt. View Missionary Baptist Church at Cave City. He was preceded in death by his parents and...
Nelson Earl Brown
Jan 14, 2017
Nelson Earl Brown, 78 of Batesville went to be with his Lord and Savior surrounded by his loved ones on Saturday, January 14, 2017. He was born on February 17, 1938 in Evening Shade, Arkansas to Earl and Maud Brown. He was a veteran of the Army National Guard and was retired from ConAgra Frozen Foods in Batesville with 33...
Dorothy Louise Reeves Smith
Jan 14, 2017
Early on January 14, 2017, Dorothy Louise Reeves Smith passed from this life to her eternal home. Dorothy was born on December 28, 1935 to Kenneth and Irene Reeves. She was of the Baptist faith, a member of the Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church at Dowdy, Arkansas. She passed away at the Bertrand Retirement Home in Bertrand, Missouri, at the age...
