Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Mason Andrew Riley
May 23, 2015
Mason Andrew Riley infant son of Wayne Riley and Allison Colvin of Floral died Saturday, May 23, 2015 at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. He was preceded in death by his great grandfather, Robert Patterson and great grandmother, Edith Riley. Survivors include his parents of Floral; paternal grandparents, Charles and Kimberly Riley of Pleasant Plains; paternal great grandparents,...
Mildred Hunter
May 21, 2015
Mildred Hunter age 81 of Newark died Thursday, May 21, 2015 at her home. She was born July 27, 1933 at Whitten, Arkansas to Allie and Lillie (Minor) Garey. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband B.F. “Buck” Hunter; one son, Denver Hunter; five brothers, Edward Garey, Homer...
Gertrude Chadister
May 19, 2015
Gertrude Chadister age 88 of Batesville died Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at Benton Harbor, Michigan. She was born November 12, 1926 at Osceola, Arkansas to John and Violet Wagster Underwood. She was a retired factory worker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Linda Ruth Wadley; one brother, T.J. Underwood; one sister,...
John Henry Ray
May 17, 2015
John Henry Ray age 80 of Batesville died Sunday, May 17, 2015 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born April 17, 1935 at Mount Pleasant, Arkansas to Edgar Esco and Zora (Kirks) Ray. He was a business owner; had worked several years for GenCorp Automotive in Batesville and had also been a newspaper carrier for the Batesville Daily Guard...
Lavonda White
May 16, 2015
Lavonda White age 48 of Calamine died Saturday, May 16, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born August 8, 1966 at Batesville, Arkansas to Doyle Jackson and Myrtle Elizabeth Anderson Banks. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include one son, Jesse Daniel White of Mississippi; her stepmother,...
Peggy Reed
May 13, 2015
Peggy Reed age 79 of Evening Shade died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at the Cave City Nursing Home. She was born August 18, 1935 at Evening Shade, Arkansas. She was an LPN for many years having worked at the North Arkansas Clinic and Gray’s Hospital both in Batesville and at the Sidney Nursing Home. She was of the Baptist faith....
Donald R. Plautz Sr.
May 11, 2015
Donald R. Plautz Sr. age 80 of Concord died Monday, May 11, 2015 at his home. He was born February 14, 1935 at Erie, Pennsylvania to Howard C. and Luella (Balko) Plautz. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran having served as a Staff Sergeant. He was retired from Pennsylvania Electric Company and was a member of the First Baptist...
Grace Lewallen
May 6, 2015
Grace Lewallen age 89 of Nelsonville died Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born March 14, 1926 at Russellville, Arkansas to John and Daisy Mars Evants. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church located at Nelsonville. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Cecil Lewallen; one brother,...
Darlene Hastings
May 6, 2015
Darlene Hastings age 65 of Sandtown died Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at her home. She was born May 5, 1950 at Marion, Indiana to James and Dorothy Schmitt. She was a homemaker and of the Free Will Baptist Faith. She was preceded in death by her father and one sister, Debbie Presser. Survivors include her husband, Charles Hastings of the...
Norman Fred Guinnip Sr.
May 4, 2015
Norman Fred Guinnip Sr. age 72 of Evening Shade passed from this life on the beautiful, warm, sunny afternoon of May 4, 2015. Fred was born on November 3, 1942 at Hickory Hill, Missouri to Woodrow and Birdie Guinnip. He went to school at Evening Shade. He made Malanie Jean Padgett his bride on September 12, 1964. They had three...
Thomas Azor Penn
May 2, 2015
Thomas Azor Penn age 92 of Cave City died Saturday, May 2, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was born April 1, 1923 in Lynn, Arkansas to Joseph and Pearl Ann Osborn Penn. He grew up in the Portia area and went on to marry Mary Trice Dalton on June 7, 1947. He graduated high school at Portia and then...
Avalene Taylor
May 1, 2015
The family of Avalene Taylor is deeply saddened by the loss of our dear mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Avalene Taylor age 95 passed away Friday, May 1, 2015 in Palm Springs, California. She was born on April 1, 1920 to Elvin and Virgie Milligan of Strawberry, Arkansas. She is survived by two daughters, Freda Main and husband Leland of...
Lela "Sissy" Wright
Apr 28, 2015
Lela “Sissy “ Wright age 89 of Batesville died Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born December 12, 1925 at Newark, Arkansas to Neal and Essie (Tilley) Crutchfield. She was a homemaker and a member of the Ramsey Heights Baptist Church at Batesville. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, R.J. “Coonie” Wright...
John O. Brown
Apr 26, 2015
John O. Brown age 89 of Cave City died Sunday, April 26, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was born February 15, 1926 at Calamine, Arkansas to T.C. and Essie Hoggard Brown. He was retired from GenCorp Automotive in Batesville and was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He was a member of Curia Masonic Lodge #144 in Cave City;...
Georgia Lee Duncan
Apr 25, 2015
Georgia Duncan age 73 of Evening Shade died Saturday, April 25, 2015 at an Ash Flat nursing home. She was born January 15, 1942 at Manila, Arkansas to Truie and Lona Maxine Bright Duncan. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Shirley Jean Duncan. Survivors include two brothers, J.T. Duncan and wife Betty of Evening Shade...
Ada Bell Ives
Apr 25, 2015
Ada Ives age 84 of Cave City died Saturday, April 25, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born November 10, 1930 at Butte, Montana to Thomas and Gladys Chaffin Thompson. She was a homemaker and a member of the Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Billie Ives; two brothers, Sam...
Dalton Dean Blankenship
Apr 23, 2015
Dalton Dean Blankenship age 92 of Batesville died Thursday, April 23, 2015 at a Batesville nursing home. He was born April 30, 1922 at Floral, Arkansas to Noah and Beulah Sutter Blankenship. He was a self employed businessman and a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He attended the Mt. Zion Baptist Church at Southside. He was preceded in death by...
Bearl W. Huff
Apr 23, 2015
Bearl W. Huff age 81 of Batesville died Thursday, April 23, 2015 at his home. He was born May 27, 1933 at Spring Mill, Arkansas to William Wallace and Myrtle Ottie Bales Huff. He was a retired United States Air Force Veteran having served in the Korean War. He was a Mason, a member of the Bayou Meto Bow Club...
Pauline Lassiter Bray
Apr 22, 2015
Pauline Lassiter Bray, age 97, of Evening Shade went home to be with the Lord on April 22, 2015 in the Lonoke Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Lonoke, Arkansas. She was born November 11, 1917 to Robert and Lorena Claxton Lassiter at Sidney, AR. She was united in holy matrimony to Thomas Lowell Bray on July 8, 1934 and they...
Gloria "Lilly" Barber
Apr 20, 2015
Gloria “Lilly” Barber age 88 of Sulphur Rock died Monday, April 20, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born March 4, 1927 at Denver, Colorado to John P. and Blanche Colman Brott. She was a homemaker and of the Protestant faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, J.P. Barber and a granddaughter, Crystal Huffine. Survivors...
