Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
Brian R. Breckenridge
Feb 19, 2015
Brian R. Breckenridge age 72 of Cave City died Thursday, February 19, 2015 at the Ash Flat Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ash Flat. He was born December 23, 1942 at Van Nuys, California to Grant Clifford and Rosie (Maletta) Breckenridge. He was a farmer and a journeyman plumber. He was a veteran of the U.S. Naval Reserve and a...
Shanda L. (Ring) Shreve
Feb 19, 2015
Shanda L. (Ring) Shreve age 45 of Burleson, Texas (formerly of Batesville) died Thursday, February 19, 2015 at her home. She was born February 2, 1970 at Salem, Arkansas to Pete and Alanna Ring. She was a graduate of Harding University in Searcy with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology. She had worked as a group home administrator in Jonesboro and...
Ellen Kirkley
Feb 16, 2015
Ellen Kirkley age 91 of Evening Shade (formerly of Reno, Nevada) died Monday, February 16, 2015 at an Ash Flat nursing home. She was born October 25, 1923 in Los Angeles, California to Alfred and Ruth (Norton) McFarlin. She was retired from Nevada Energy having worked in the claims department, was a member of the DAR , was a Rainbow...
James Thomas Koch
Feb 14, 2015
James Koch age 34 of Cave City died Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Cave City. He was born May 3, 1980 at Salem, Arkansas to David and Pam (Wooldridge) Koch. He worked for Peco Foods in Batesville and was a brick mason. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by a brother, Jeff Koch; paternal grandfather,...
Lenora "Rusty" Gengo
Feb 13, 2015
Lenora “Rusty” Gengo age 88 of Cave City died Friday, February 13, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born July 6, 1926 at Childress, Texas to Loie Luther and Velma Lorea (Simmons) Pulliam. She was a retired secretary for GAB Insurance Adjusters in Batesville and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Cave City. She was...
Nathaniel Hale Keefer
Feb 10, 2015
Nathaniel Hale Keefer, infant son of Sam and Candy Keefer of Batesville died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Brenda Keefer. Survivors include his parents of Batesville; paternal grandfather, George Keefer of Kentucky; maternal grandparents, John and Kristi Deaton of Evening Shade; two brothers, Uriah Keefer and Chris Keefer both...
Vicki Kay Dalton
Feb 7, 2015
Vicki Kay Dalton age 51 of Charlotte died Saturday, February 7, 2015 at her home. She was born December 7, 1963 at Beloit, Wisconsin to Victor and Polly (Hovis ) Dill. She was a homemaker and a graduate of UACCB and Lyon College both in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her father. Survivors include her husband, Bobby Dalton...
Rev. David E. Adams
Feb 6, 2015
Rev. David E. Adams age 69 of Batesville, Arkansas died Friday, February 6, 2015 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born August 13, 1945 at Paducah, Kentucky to Alton and Stella Adams. He was a pastor for 45 years having served the past 36 years at the Full Gospel Fellowship Church in Batesville. He was preceded...
Velmus Leo Bell
Feb 2, 2015
Velmus Leo Bell age 93 passed away Monday, February 2, 2015. He was born August 29, 1921 at Cave City, Arkansas to Alvis and Gertha Felts Bell. With an exception of four years in the U.S. Army, he resided in Sharp County all of his life. During World War II, he was with the 97th Signal Battalion, serving in England,...
Lela Faye Hampton
Feb 2, 2015
Lela Faye Hampton age 84 of Batesville died Monday, February 2, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born October 12, 1930 at Bethesda, Arkansas to Charlie and Cecil Mae (Carey) Lee. She was retired from Wood Lawn Nursing Home in Batesville and was a member of the Central Avenue Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her...
Bennie Lou Denton
Feb 1, 2015
Bennie Lou Denton age 76 of Poughkeepsie died Sunday, February 1, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born March 30, 1938 at Evening Shade, Arkansas to Benjamin Franklin and Lucille (Brown) Emmerich. She was a homemaker and retired as a municipal court clerk in Sharp County. She was member of the Little Springs Missionary Baptist Church in Poughkeepsie. She...
Barbara Lea Ritter Carleton
Feb 1, 2015
Barbara Lea Ritter Carleton passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. Barbara was born June 17, 1948 in Batesville, Arkansas, to her parents, Wendell Laverne DeLoach Ritter and Eugene Leagon Ritter. She was preceded in death by her mother, Wendell Ritter. She is survived by her father, Eugene Ritter; her daughter, Denise Lea...
Hershel Gill
Jan 28, 2015
Hershel Gill, age 87 of Cave City, Arkansas passed away January 28, 2015 at his home in Cave City. He was born July 3, 1927 in Fisher, Arkansas to B.A. and Nettie (Mross) Gill. He was a United States Veteran serving five years in the U.S. Army and two years in the U.S. Navy. He retired from General Motors in...
Judy Marlin Sweet
Jan 26, 2015
Judy Marlin Sweet age 59 of Harrison died Monday, January 26, 2015 at a Mountain Home hospital. She was born November 30, 1955 at Batesville, Arkansas to Ernest R. and Lola Mae (Sims) Marlin. She was a social worker for Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. She graduated from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro with a Bachelors Degree in...
Willene Metcalf
Jan 24, 2015
Willene Metcalf age 98 of Batesville (formerly of Evening Shade) died Saturday, January 24, 2015 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born July 28, 1916 at Booneville, Arkansas to Edgar and Mary Jane “Maine” Duren. She was a retired school teacher , having taught many years at Evening Shade. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Batesville....
Dorothy Lee (Fike) Beckum
Jan 23, 2015
Dorothy Lee (Fike) Beckum age 71 of Rosie died Friday, January 23, 2015 at her home. She was born December 19, 1943 at Rosie, Arkansas to Paul Abner and Willie Amy (Hayes) Fike. She was retired from the Cedar Ridge School District and was a member of the Magness Missionary Baptist Church. She enjoyed fishing and spending time with her...
Clara E. Stevens
Jan 22, 2015
Clara E. Stevens age 97 of Edgemont ( formerly of Batesville) died Thursday, January 22, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born July 26, 1917 at Lunenburg, Arkansas to John Franklin and Mary (Brooks) Reeves. She worked several years for the Batesville Public Schools and was member of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Batesville. She was preceded...
Billie Sunday Saffell
Jan 21, 2015
Billie Sunday Saffell age 88 of Saffell died Wednesday, January 21, 2015 in Batesville. He was born July 8, 1926 in Saffell, Arkansas. He was the son of Hollie and Hattie Saffell. Billie was a farmer, sawmill operator, and bulldozer operator. He loved hunting, fishing, and trapping. His real passion was finding arrowheads. He was a United States Army Veteran...
Harmony Mischelle Culbreath
Jan 20, 2015
Harmony Mischelle Culbreath age 38 of O’Fallon, Missouri (formerly of Sulphur Rock) died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at her home. She was born September 25, 1976 at Sulphur Rock, Arkansas to Jack Culbreath and Bernice Daphene Smith. She was a professional singer in Missouri. She was a member of the Catholic Church in O’Fallon, Missouri. She enjoyed singing, basketball, kickboxing...
Virginia Mae Nicholson
Jan 19, 2015
Virginia Mae Nicholson age 82 of Concord died Monday, January 19, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born October 5, 1932 at San Antonio, Texas to Arthur and Veda Burdick. She was a homemaker and retired from ConAgra Foods in Batesville. She was a member of the Floral Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; two...
