Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Felix "Cat" Smith
Oct 22, 2015
Felix “Cat” Smith age 82 of Cave City died Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born August 9, 1933 at Harrisburg, Arkansas to William Henry and Dellar Britnell Smith. He was a construction worker having worked several years for Fluor Daniels and was a U.S. Army veteran. He enjoyed gardening, raising cattle, woodworking, hunting...
Ralph C. Lewis Jr.
Oct 22, 2015
Ralph C. Lewis Jr. age 59 of Batesville died Thursday October 22, 2015 at his home. He was born May 24, 1956 at Peoria, Illinois to Ralph Clois Lewis Sr. and Sarah Adeline Wece Lewis. He was a retired barber having worked in Fairfield Bay and owned a barber shop on Main Street in Batesville. He enjoyed reading books, particularly...
Mercedes "Sadie" Medlock
Oct 21, 2015
Mercedes “Sadie” Medlock age 18 of Poughkeepsie died Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. She was born July 28, 1997 at Searcy , Arkansas the daughter of Ken and Shelly Medlock. She was a 2014 graduate of Cave City High School and currently a cosmetology student at UACCB in Batesville. She was Miss Teen...
Jack Harmon Culbreath II
Oct 21, 2015
Jack Harmon Culbreath II age 34 of Damascus died Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Cherokee Village. He was born January 15, 1981 at Sulphur Rock, Arkansas to Jack Harmon Culbreath and Bernice Daphene Smith. He was a pipeliner and a member of the Sulphur Rock Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and all sports especially basketball. He was preceded in...
Boyce Ray Wood
Oct 18, 2015
Boyce Ray Wood age 90 of Cushman died Sunday, October 18, 2015 at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born June 23, 1925 at Lepanto, Arkansas to Joseph Edwin and Maggie (Thurlo) Wood. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lavon Baxter Wood;...
R.L. Beel
Oct 15, 2015
R.L. Beel, 80 of Pleasant Plains, passed from this life to his eternal life on October 15, 2015. He died peacefully at his home with his wife of 54 years by his side. Born on Hutchinson Mountain, a cold morning December 7, 1934, he was the first born to Joe and Rilla Johnston Beel. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy...
Marcella Smith
Oct 15, 2015
Marcella Smith age 93 of Batesville died Thursday, October 15, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born November 12, 1921 at Calamine, Arkansas to Charlie and Dora (Gay) Milligan. She was a homemaker and attended the First Assembly of God Church in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charlie Smith; one brother, Jack Milligan...
Nikki Ann Clark
Oct 8, 2015
Nikki Ann Clark age 59 of Southside died Thursday, October 8, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born October 22, 1955 at Monette, Arkansas to Everett Franklin and Elmer Vaughn Speer Mize. She worked many years for White Rodgers and Townsend both in Batesville. Since retirement she enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren and was looking forward...
Alene A. Holland
Oct 8, 2015
Alene A. Holland age 89 of Strawberry died Thursday, October 8, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born January 30, 1926 at Strawberry, Arkansas to Ephriam and Nettie (Doyle) Norman. She was retired from General Tire in Batesville and also had served on the Strawberry City Council for several years. She was a member of the Bold Springs Missionary...
Jerry Lynn Elkins
Oct 6, 2015
Jerry Lynn Elkins age 63 of Batesville passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was born February 3, 1952 at Newport, Arkansas to Harold Gene and Madeline Hubbard Elkins. He graduated from Tuckerman High School in 1970 and went on to earn an Educational Specialist Degree from Arkansas State University. He worked as high school...
Adam Osborn Jr.
Oct 4, 2015
Adam Osborn Jr. age 86 of Judsonia died Sunday, October 4, 2015 at his home. He was born January 27, 1929 at Russell, Arkansas to Adam and Dorothy Miller Osborn. He was a retired automotive mechanic. He was a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran and served several years in the Army National Guard. He was a member of the Pleasant...
Billy Bob Pinkston
Oct 2, 2015
Billy Bob Pinkston age 85 of Cave City died Friday, October 2, 2015 at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born June 20, 1930 at Cave City, Arkansas to Olaf and Orilla (Carpenter) Pinkston. He was employed by International Shoe Factory for 19 years and retired from LaCroix Optical both in Batesville. He was mayor of Cave City for...
Vera "Christine" Tuggle
Sep 30, 2015
Vera “Christine” Tuggle age 86 of Cave City died Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at her home. She was born June 5, 1929 at Red Bay, Alabama to Henry David and Nona Mae Walley Lindley. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Missionary Baptist Church at Cave City. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,...
Kathryn Lashley
Sep 27, 2015
Kathryn Lashley age 56 of Evening Shade had her sunset on Sunday, September 27, 2015. Her sunrise was on January 24, 1959 at Charlotte, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Vance and Jacqueline Miller Motley. She was a homemaker, enjoyed old cars and hot rodding. She was an avid NASCAR fan. She was a wife, best friend, mother and...
Stephen White
Sep 27, 2015
Stephen White age 71 of Calamine died Sunday, September 27, 2015 at his home. He was born April 18, 1944 at Hawthorne, California to Raymond and Opal White. He was a land surveyor and served as Sharp County Land Surveyor for 18 years. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Sandra White. Survivors include his wife...
Vila Wanda Russell Arnold
Sep 25, 2015
Vila Wanda Russell Arnold age 91 of Searcy, Arkansas went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 25, 2015 at the White County Medical Center in Searcy. Wanda was born on February 10, 1924 in Poughkeepsie, Arkansas to Houston and Martha Russell. She was the fourth of five children. She attended Arkansas College then taught school and had various...
Lois Brucilla Montgomery
Sep 23, 2015
Lois Brucilla Montgomery age 93 of Cave City died Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born October 4, 1921 at Wellington, Texas to Oscar Jethro Brewer and Martha Alice Askew Brewer. She was retired from General Motors in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George Montgomery; a son, Donald Montgomery;...
Roy B. Williams
Sep 23, 2015
Roy B. Williams age 83 of Cave City died Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was born March 23, 1932 at Laddonia, Missouri to Irene Williams. He was a retired truck driver. He was preceded in death by his parents and two grandsons, Ronald Vernon Curtis and Charles Adam Reynolds. Survivors include his wife, Edith Williams of...
Charles Edward Conyers
Sep 18, 2015
Charles Edward Conyers age 72 of Olive Branch, Mississippi died Friday, September 18, 2015 at a Memphis hospital. He was born November 2, 1942 at Hartford, Connecticut to Newman and Ruby Hyde Conyers. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Barbara Ann Watson Conyers. Survivors include one son, Jeremy Conyers...
Vonda Mae Johnston
Sep 12, 2015
Vonda Johnston age 72 of Batesville died Saturday, September 12, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born May 26, 1943 at Mt. Pleasant, Arkansas to Kenneth and Mary Edith Ruminer. She was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville, was a Grandma at West Elementary in Batesville and was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church in Batesville. She...
