Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Tommy Gene Dew
Sep 2, 2015
Tommy Gene Dew age 81 of Batesville died Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born January 24, 1934 at Batesville, Arkansas to Theodore Roosevelt and Myrtle Story Dew. He was a retired truck driver and of the Methodist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Tommy Lee Dew and Michael...
William Carroll "Bill" Thompson
Aug 31, 2015
William Carroll “Bill” Thompson age 65 of Ash Flat passed away Monday, August 31, 2015 at the Fulton County Hospital from complications of pulmonary fibrosis and congestive heart failure. He was born September 19, 1949 at Little Rock, Arkansas to William George Thompson and Allie Ellen Kunkel Thompson Saucier. He was preceded in death by his father, mother, brother Hubert...
Dorothy Mae Mount Anderson
Aug 30, 2015
Dorothy Mae Mount Anderson age 90 of Batesville died Sunday, August 30, 2015 at the Woodlawn Heights Nursing Home in Batesville. She was born June 24, 1925 at Pfeiffer, Arkansas to Warren and Birdie Mount. She was a 1948 graduate of Cave City High School. As the wife of a Methodist minister , she lived in various cities around Arkansas...
Corey Lee Justus
Aug 30, 2015
Corey Lee Justus age 33 of Batesville died Sunday, August 30 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was born August 5, 1982 at Newport, Arkansas to Chris and Eva Mohlke Justus. He was a truck driver enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and helping others. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Bobby Lee Justus and his maternal grandmother, Eva...
Keith McCrackin
Aug 28, 2015
Keith McCrackin age 88 of Strawberry died Friday, August 28, 2015 at his home. He was born October 18, 1926 at Jesup, Arkansas to Delzo and Hettie Mullen McCrackin. He worked many years for Midwest Lime Company in Batesville, was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII and was of the Methodist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents;...
Billie Campbell
Aug 28, 2015
Billie Campbell age 82 of Batesville died Friday, August 28, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born January 22, 1933 at Grubbs, Arkansas to Penn and Clara Grimes Evans. She was retired from the International Shoe Factory in Batesville and was a member of the North Heights Church of Christ in Batesville. She was also a member of the...
William "Bill" Franklin Norris
Aug 25, 2015
William “Bill” Franklin Norris age 84 of Cave City died Tuesday August 25, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was born April 16, 1931 at Bexar, Arkansas to Jessie Franklin and Sarah Ellen Canada Norris. He was of the Baptist faith. He was retired from the Sharp County Road Department. He spent his time cutting wood, building fences, fishing and...
Rev. Lonnie Palmer Jr.
Aug 23, 2015
Rev. Lonnie Palmer, Jr. age 83 of Allen, Oklahoma died Sunday, August 23, 2015 in Ada, Oklahoma. He was born March 9, 1932 in Pfieffer, Arkansas to Lonnie and Minnie Williams Palmer. He came to the Allen area in 2000. He married Lillian Bernice Crow on September 12, 1951. She preceded him in death in 2012. He received his degree...
Carl W. Pinkston
Aug 23, 2015
Carl W. Pinkston age 74 of Batesville died Sunday, August 23, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was born November 3, 1940 at Mobley, Arkansas to John Lowry and Ada Elsie “Sally” Andrews Pinkston. He was a retired land surveyor. He was elected as Independence County Land Surveyor from 1975-1982. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran. He was preceded in...
Roger Dale Zahn
Aug 22, 2015
Roger Dale Zahn age 48 of Batesville died Saturday, August 22, 2015 at his home. He was born March 4, 1967 at Phoenix, Arizona to Roger and Pansy Zahn. He worked for ConAgra Frozen Foods in Batesville for 30 years. He was a member of the Weaver’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Batesville. He was preceded in death by...
Betty Jean McHatton
Aug 19, 2015
Betty Jean McHatton age 83 of Cave City died Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at the Cave City Nursing Home. She was born April 26, 1932 at Evening Shade, Arkansas to George C. and Maureen Evans Ring. She was an LPN, attended Geyer Springs First Baptist Church in Little Rock for many years and was a member of the First Missionary...
Janet Faircloth
Aug 16, 2015
Janet Faircloth age 79 of Batesville died Sunday, August 16, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born November 1, 1935 at Mountain View, Arkansas to Thomas P. and Opal Warden Jefferson. She was retired from White Rodgers in Batesville and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Rick Faircloth; and two...
Leland Carl Baney
Aug 16, 2015
Leland Carl Baney age 74 of Cave City died Sunday, August 16, 2015 at his home. He was born May 15, 1941 at Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to William and Dollie Ferguson Baney. He was a retired farmer and a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Cave City. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers,...
Irene Lloyd
Aug 15, 2015
Irene Lloyd age 83 of Cave City died Saturday, August 15, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born February 2, 1932 at Poughkeepsie, Arkansas to Everett and Audrey Morgan Hyslip. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jack Lloyd and an infant brother. Survivors...
Marjorie Allen
Aug 13, 2015
Marjorie Allen age 80 of Pleasant Plains died Thursday, August 13, 2015 at her home. She was born December 4, 1934 at Yakima, Minnesota, the daughter of Peter and Marie Burk. She was a homemaker and a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church at Floral. She was preceded in death by her father Peter Burk; her mother, Marie Ryme;...
Max Phillips
Aug 8, 2015
Max Phillips age 76 of Batesville died Saturday, August 8, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was born September 28, 1938 at Dowdy, Arkansas to William Thomas and Hazel Irene (Long) Phillips. He was a farmer, a lifetime member and past board member of the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association and a member of Ramsey Heights Baptist Church in...
Fred Hammer
Aug 8, 2015
Fred Hammer age 57 of Salado died Saturday, August 8, 2015 at home. He was born December 5, 1957 at Maquoketa, Iowa to Roy Ray Weets and Ruth Virginia Hammer. He worked several years for ConAgra Foods in Batesville in the maintenance department. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing and spending time with family and friends. He attended Guion Baptist...
J.W. Roach
Aug 7, 2015
Pastor J.W. Roach age 81 of Sandtown went home to be with his Lord on Friday, August 7, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was born November 28, 1933 at Sandtown, Arkansas. He was the son of Jay A. & Zelma Baxter Roach. Bro. J.W. lived out his life here on earth with a great love for his Lord, his...
Johnny Kirk
Aug 7, 2015
Johnny Kirk age 27 of Cave City died Friday, August 7, 2015 at his home. He was born January 16, 1988 at Rochelle, Illinois to Dale Kirk and Cindy Medlock. He was employed by Western Rivers and was a member of the Cave City Church of God. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Bill and Charla Medlock....
Ima Lucille Vanatter
Aug 6, 2015
Ima Lucille Vanatter age 76 of Batesville died Thursday, August 6, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born July 27, 1939 at Batesville, Arkansas to Guy and Lois Wink. She was of the Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, Johnny Lannings and Tom Vanatter; and seven sisters, Mildred Tharp, Rudean Hightower, Wanda Ivy,...
