Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
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...
Campbell Wilkerson
Jan 19, 2015
Campbell Wilkerson age 93 of Cave City died Monday, January 19, 2015 at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born January 20, 1921 at Calamine, Arkansas to Edgar and Esther (Milligan) Wilkerson. He retired as parts manager for Hollis Motor Company in McGeehee, Arkansas, was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and a Mason. He was a...
Leonora Irene Baker
Jan 14, 2015
Leonora Irene Baker age 93 of Cherokee Village died Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at an Ash Flat nursing home. She was born August 2, 1921 at St. Joseph, Illinois to George Owen and Clara Jane (McCullam) Penrod. She was a homemaker and a member of the Ward Street Church of Christ in Hardy. She was a volunteer for the Cherokee...
Brenda Ann (Howington) Keefer
Jan 13, 2015
Brenda Ann (Howington) Keefer age 69 of Poughkeepsie died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Cave City. She was born September 9, 1945 at Detroit, Michigan to Emory and Martha (Lee) Howington. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. She was preceded in death by her parents and two daughters, Sheri Lynn Wharram and Tonda Lee Hetrick. Survivors include...
Treva L. (Haigwood) Hall
Jan 13, 2015
Treva L. (Haigwood) Hall age 75 of Batesville died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born April 27, 1939 at Batesville, Arkansas to Claude and Bess (Bray) Haigwood. She was a retired cook having worked at several restaurants in the Batesville area and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents;...
Yvonne Marie Michel Tritsch Meskimen
Jan 12, 2015
Yvonne Marie Michel Tritsch Meskimen age 83 of Cave City died Monday, January 12, 2015 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born November 19, 1931 at Shenandoah, Iowa to Harry Edwin and Nora Hazel Griffin Michel. She was a homemaker; a member of Lydia’s Circle; a member of The NATS and a member of the Independence County Master Gardeners....
Blanche Johnson Hollandsworth
Jan 8, 2015
Blanche Johnson Hollandsworth age 105 of Sidney died Thursday January 8, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born January 2, 1910 at Cave City, Arkansas to Washington and Louise Johnson. She was a homemaker and a member of the Sidney Baptist Church. She was a member of the Extension Homemakers Club at Sidney. She was preceded in death by...
Arlene Bradley
Jan 8, 2015
Arlene Bradley age 90 of Cord died Thursday, January 8, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born June 22, 1924 at Dowdy, Arkansas to James and Zeffie (Sullivan ) Lance. She was a homemaker and a member of the Oak Ridge Methodist Church at Cord. She served as secretary/treasurer of the Union Cemetery Board for 44 years. She was...
Janet K. Hagman
Jan 6, 2015
Janet K. Hagman age 67 of Cave City died Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at a Batesville hospital. She was born November 27, 1947 at Hillsboro, Illinois to Caleb Otis and Nina Mae (Brown) Bost. She worked 15 years at the Ash Flat Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her mother;...
