Wanda Jean Lau, 89, of Batesville, departed this life on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at her home. She was born in Camp, Arkansas on August 26,1931 to John R. and Bertha Watkins Verdot. Jean and John Henry Lau were united in marriage on July 28,1949. She was a homemaker, seamstress,...
James B. Bumpous, 87 of Batesville, passed from this walk of life on October 29, 2020. He was born in Oil Trough on November 10, 1932 to Edgar and Dollie House Bumpous. During his working years, James was a heavy equipment operator. As a hobby, he enjoyed collecting knives. James is survived...
Bradley Robert Turner, 66, of Batesville, Arkansas, departed this life on Monday, November 30, 2020 at his home. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 6, 1954 to Robert and Vera Whittington Turner. During his working years he was a machinist and worked at ITW-BUILDEX for over 30 years....
Virginia Diane Cain, 70, of Southside departed this life on Monday, February 8, 2021 at her home. She was born in Visalia, California on March 24,1950 to Doyle and Mildred Pelts Anderson. She married Bobby Cain in May of 1967 and they enjoyed 48 years of marriage together. During her working...
Kimberly Lynn Wood, 59, of Batesville, departed this life on Monday, December 7, 2020 at White River Medical Center. She was born in Lincoln, Illinois on November 6, 1961 to Timothy Smith and Phyllis Gasaway Price. She and Allan Wood were married in Pfeiffer on November 24, 1978 and they...
Melvin Leroy Hawkins, 73, of Batesville, departed this life on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. He was born in Batesville on April 11, 1947 to Paul Marion and Zela Ann Barnett Hawkins. He and Diane Cooper were united in marriage in Batesville on May 17, 1975. Melvin was a member of...
Wallace Eugene Moore, 81, departed this life on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at his home in Southside. He was born in Huntington, West Virginia on March 1, 1939 to Ora and Mable Christian Moore. He married Carol Mixer on May 16, 1968 in Toledo, Ohio and they celebrated over 50 years in marriage....
David Wood Meier (“Dave”) passed at age 83 on December 18, 2020 under the care of Wood-Lawn Nursing Facility, Batesville, Arkansas following a long illness. He was born on December 17, 1937 in Glenridge, New Jersey to Bertha Davidson Meier and Gustave F.A. Meier, of Cedar Grove, New Jersey, both deceased. Dave...
Rhonda Carol Garner Bonee, 56, of Pleasant Plains, departed this life on January 6, 2021, at her home. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee on February 9, 1964 to Wayne McCammon and Carolyn Garner Gillespie. During her working years she worked in various factories. Her family described her as a “workaholic”. Rhonda...
Brian Keith Biggers, 46, departed this life on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at his home in Newark. He was born in Batesville on June 25, 1974 to Kendall Biggers and Cathy Stone Biggers. Brian was self-employed and worked in construction doing various jobs. He loved fishing and hunting. He was...
Patricia Elaine Beck Lacroix, 67, of Melbourne departed this life on January 5, 2021. She was born in Fort Worth, Texas on December 21, 1953 to William and Margaret Wortham Beck. Patricia was a homemaker who enjoyed sewing, crocheting, making jewelry, and being outdoors. She loved playing with her grandchildren....
Sue Kelly, 73, of Pleasant Plains, passed away on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2021, at St. Bernard’s Hospital in Jonesboro after complications from heart surgery. She was born in Batesville on December 2, 1947 to Ernest Carpenter and Glendine Johnson Carpenter. Sue was a devoted Navy/Coast Guard wife for 20 years...
Karen Sue Sharp, 55, of Batesville, departed from this walk of life on Thursday, February 18, 2021. She was born in Newport on April 3, 1965 to Delmar Darvin Sharp and Elizabeth Ann (Crump)Sharp. Karen was blessed with two brothers and three sisters, Ricky Wayne, Calvin, Gayle, Dorothy, and Nell...
Mona Lisa Hobbs, 64, of Floral, departed from this walk of life on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at her home. She was born in Lepanto on June 14, 1956, to Floyd and Lille (Williams) Blake. Mona loved to help people and during her working years she helped families with taking...
Phyllis Louise (Gasaway) Price, 81, of Batesville, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2021 at her home. She was born on April 1, 1939 to Walter and Marie Gasaway. She worked for many years as a waitress for the Batesville Country Club. Phyllis loved to travel especially with her daughter, Kim. Together...
Bobby Wayne Wolford, 68, of Batesville, departed this life on Friday, February 26, 2021 in Searcy, Arkansas. He was born in Batesville on October 2, 1952, to Robert Wilson Wolford and Monnie Ann Jones Wolford. During his working years he was employed at Banquet-Con Agra for over forty years. Bobby loved...
Jimmy Nelson Bunn, 59, departed this life on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at his home in Floral. He was born in Bradford on December 7, 1961 to James and Maxine Corter Bunn. During his working years he worked in the poultry business. He was of the Pentecostal Faith. He enjoyed...
Larry Phillip Huff , 76, of Batesville, departed this life on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 in Cave City, Arkansas. He was born in Batesville on June 26, 1944, to Austin J.R. Huff and Beatrice Lucille Haigwood Huff. During his working years he was in the logging industry. He enjoyed telling...
Robert Arthur Bennett, 83, departed this life on Friday, April 16, 2021 at his home in Pleasant Plains. He was born in Akron, Ohio on September 10, 1937 to Arthur and Winifred Barickman Bennett. During his working years he worked in nuclear power plants and 3M as an inspector. He...
Vance Lavon Boutwell, 68, of Locust Grove, departed this life on Friday, April 9, 2021, in Cave City. He was born on September 23, 1952 in Batesville to Everett Lavon “Pete” Boutwell and Sarah Angele Drake Boutwell. During his working years he was a truck driver. He also worked in...
Dorothy “Dot” Jean Starnes Enos went to be with her Lord on April 17, 2021 at the age of 86. She was born on December 16, 1934 to Ollie Sisk and Willene Welch Russell in Wynne, Arkansas. Most of her life she was homemaker. Later in life she opened a...
Christopher Owen Holt, 42, of Batesville, Arkansas, departed this life on May 17, 2021. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina on February 11th, 1979, to Daniel Owen Holt and Lisa Eileen Tipton Burnett. He was of the Pentecostal faith and during his working years he installed flooring. Christopher loved...
Charles Edward Riggs, 45, of Batesville departed this life on Saturday, April 17, 2021 in at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born in Batesville on July 28, 1975 to Gary and Rebecca Reding Riggs. During his working years he was a carpenter. He loved to fish...
Thelma May Caldwell Essmeyer, 83, of Batesville, departed this life on June 12, 2021, in Batesville. She was born in Batesville on June 15, 1937, to Ollie Otis and Alma (Gaskill) Caldwell. She was married to Henry “Hank” Essmeyer and together they celebrated over 53 years of marriage. She worked...
Rodney was born in Charleston, South Carolina on June 22, 1964, to Bobby Gray and Beryl Blum Gray. He lived most of his life in Georgia and then spent the rest of his years in Arkansas. He was an avid fisherman and loved being outdoors. He loved his family, especially...
James Richard Hancock, Jr., 76, of Concord, Arkansas, departed this life on Friday, June 18, 2021 at his home. He was born in Paducah, Kentucky on March 17, 1945, to James Richard Hancock, Sr. and Anna May Leidicker. He married Janice Collins on April 8, 1983, in Memphis, Tennessee and...
Beverly Anne Altman, 67, of Batesville, departed this life on June 21, 2021. She was born in Edinburg, Texas on January 8, 1954, to Eldon E. and Lorene Kelly Altman. During her working years she was an administrative assistant and retired from the Batesville School District. She was a member...
Frank Hartline, 90, of Desha, Arkansas, departed this life on Monday, June 28, 2021. He was born in Boone Place, Missouri, on December 2, 1930, the son of William Finley and Pearl Elizabeth Pruitt Hartline. He was united in marriage to Mary Young on January 18, 1957 and were blessed...
Regina Gail Barnett, 63, departed this life on Monday, July 26, 2021 at her home in Batesville. She was born in Batesville on October 8, 1957, to Junior and Glenda Louise Lucy Doyle. Gail was a loving and caring person and lived life to the fullest. She will be remembered for her love for her family, her church, and community....
Linda Delrene Slye-Mullins, 74, this life on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. She was born in California on January 10,1947, to Herman Slye and Irene Prine Slye. During her working years she worked for Kroger in Batesville as a cashier. Her favorite pastime was feeding the birds and squirrels around her home....