Frank Ellsworth Mertz, Jr.
Apr 9, 2024
Frank Ellsworth Mertz, Jr., 83, departed this life on Tuesday, April 09, 2024. He was born on November 22, 1940, in Hamburg, Pennsylvania.Frank was a steel worker and retired early from the Dana Corporation located in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Frank served our country in the Navy. Frank enjoyed fishing, traveling, and seeing the nature sights such as waterfalls, He loved to...
JoAnn Covington
Apr 7, 2024
JoAnn Covington, 84, of Southside, departed this life on Sunday, April 7, 2024. She was born on April 24, 1939, in Judsonia, Arkansas to Hubert Sellers and Flora Jewel Joyner Sellers. During her working years she was a secretary and bookkeeper in the family business.She was a faithful member of Maple Springs Baptist Church in Rosie. She also served as church...
Daniel Leonard Barrett, Jr.
Apr 5, 2024
Daniel Leonard Barrett, Jr., 59, of Cave City, departed this life on Friday, April 5, 2024 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born on December 6, 1964, in Mount Kisco, New York, to Daniel Leonard Barrett Sr. and Alice Moore Barrett.Daniel was a truly genuine and caring person with a work ethic second to none. He worked for many years...
Kim Phillips
Apr 4, 2024
Kim Phillips of Batesville passed away on Thursday April 4, 2024 at the age of 70. He was preceded in passing by his parents, V.L. and Marie Phillips, his brother Bob Phillips, grandparents Audary and Mary Matthews and Virgil and Helen Phillips, uncles James (Murval) and Jerry (Mary) Matthews, uncle Hayden (Sue) Phillips, and aunts Wanda (John Jr.) Morrow and...
Barbara Keen
Mar 31, 2024
Barbara Keen, 88, of Wynne, Arkansas, departed this life on Sunday, March 31, 2024. She was born on July 7, 1935 in Tallahassee, Florida, to Fred Smothers and Annalee Mills Smothers.Barbara worked as an operator for Bell South Telephone. She enjoyed shopping and she and her late husband were known for their ability to be considered a marksman in skilled...
Donald Roy Jackson
Mar 31, 2024
Donald Roy Jackson, 84, of Batesville departed this life on Sunday, March 31, 2024. He was born in Clarksdale, Iowa, to Roy Jackson and Oda Alice (Close) Jackson.Donald was a man full of life and well skilled. He was an engineer by trade and worked with several industry leaders such as George Nissen in developing the trampoline and designing the...
Tina Lynn Bone
Mar 29, 2024
Tina Lynn Bone, 51, of Batesville, departed this life on Friday, March 29, 2024. She was born on March 10, 1973, to Harold Alexander and Louise Kellem Alexander in Mountain Home, Arkansas.Tina was a woman of many skills. She enjoyed crafts and crocheting. Some of her crafts could be found in Batesville Antique Shops. She also was a vivid grant...
Cynthia Ann Mertz
Mar 28, 2024
Cynthia Ann Mertz, 70, of Batesville, departed this life on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at her home, She was born on December 13, 1953, in Reading, Pennsylvania, to Lawrence Wells and Josephine Gattone Wells. Cynthia worked in administration with various industries during her working years. She loved to travel and take road trips to see water falls, lighthouses, and beautiful scenes...
Johnnie Ray Sandy
Mar 22, 2024
Johnnie Ray Sandy, 77, of Lynn, departed this life on Friday, March 22, 2024, at his home. He was born on July 4, 1946, in Batesville to J. W. Sandy and Sue Lindsey Sandy. During his working years he drove long haul trucks all over the United States. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.Johnnie spent his life truck...
James Terrell Hall
Mar 22, 2024
James Terrell Hall, 70, of Oil Trough, departed this life on Friday, March 22, 2024 in Batesville. He was born on March 5, 1954, in Camden, Arkansas to Kathleen Hall Branan.James worked as an equipment operator for Union Pacific Railroad. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing and gardening.He is survived by his wife of forty-three years, Kathy, of the...
Phillip Floyd Potts
Mar 10, 2024
Phillip Floyd Potts, 72 of Newark Arkansas, passed away peacefully on March 10th 2024, at home. He was born on November 10th 1951, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Ervin and Oleta Potts who he was proceeded in death. He was a proud resident of Newark, Arkansas. Phillip was of Christian faith and believed that Jesus was his Lord and Savior....
Charlene Hailey
Mar 8, 2024
Charlene Smallwood Hailey, 81, of Batesville, departed this life on Friday, March 8, 2024, in Batesville. She was born on October 22,1942, in Charleston, Mississippi, to Charlie Patterson and Bertha Leona (Jaco) Smallwood. She enjoyed reading, music, Western movies, butterflies, and the color purple. Charlene loved hitting the casinos and loved her baby dolls, Jack and Baily. She was a very...
Nancy Mary Flynn
Mar 1, 2024
Nancy Mary Flynn, 80, of Floral, Arkansas, formerly of Burlington, North Carolina, passed away Friday, March 1, 2024, in Floral.
She was born in Manhattan, New York, on May 16, 1943, daughter of the late William Emmett and Anna Adele (Oikelmus) Flynn. During her working years, Nancy worked at King Kullen in Long Island, New York. She enjoyed crocheting and gardening....
June Varnell (J. V.) Davis
Feb 29, 2024
June Varnell Davis, 89, best known as J.V., departed this life on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at his home in Southside. He was born in Desha, Arkansas, on June 1, 1934, to Doyle C. Davis and Gertrude Eve Varnell Davis.
He married the love of his life, Laura Laverne Alvis on June 23, 1955, and together they enjoyed over sixty-eight...
Raymond Dewayne Bledsoe
Feb 22, 2024
Raymond Dewayne Bledsoe, 80, of Batesville, departed this life on Thursday, February 22, 2024. He was born on June 17, 1943 in Cairo, Illinois, to Raymond Bledsoe and Eulah Robbins.
Raymond was very skillful in working as a rock mason during his younger years. Later on he worked in the trucking industry.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and working on the farm with cattle....
Brenda Gail Jackson
Feb 14, 2024
Brenda Gail Jackson, 66, of Batesville, departed this life on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. She was born on April 25, 1957, in Manila, Arkansas to Charles Simpson and Mabel Raybey Simpson.. She was of the Baptist Faith and during her lifetime she worked as a deli manager.
Brenda loved to spend time with her family especially her grand children. She loved...
Maggie Plotner
Feb 8, 2024
Maggie Plotner, 72, of Hutchinson Moutain, Southside, departed this life on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at White River Medical Center with her family by her side.
She was born on March 2, 1951, in Harrisburg, Arkansas to James Harvey Caldwell and Pauline Elumbaugh Caldwell. During her working years she was a factory worker in Indiana. She belonged to the Moose Club....
Johnny Wayne Burnett
Jan 22, 2024
Johnny Wayne Burnett, 64, of Batesville, departed this life on Monday, January 22, 2024. He was born in Springfield, Missouri on December 8, 1959 to John Burnett and Julia Spurgeon Burnett.
During his lifetime he was a heavy equipment operator and worked for a period of time for the Independence County Road Department.
Johnny was a fun loving person who loved his...
Aaron Daniel “Danny” Lisenby
Jan 18, 2024
Aaron Daniel “Danny” Lisenby, 71, of Batesville, Arkansas died on Thursday January 18th 2024 at his residence. He was born on September 15, 1952. He was the son of Vic and Joyce Lisenby.
Danny graduated from Vidor High School in Vidor, TX. Following graduation, he worked as a 1st class machinist until his retirement.
Danny enjoyed singing, working on cars, and listening to his music way too loud.
In addition to his parents, he was proceeded in...
Jerry Levon Lewis, Sr.
Dec 26, 2023
Jerry Levon Lewis, Sr. 70, of Cave City, departed this life on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. He was born on March 16, 1953 in Tulare, California, to Raymond Lewis and Ethel Pierce Lewis.
He was a general laborer and member of the Pentecostal Faith.
Jerry loved fishing, being with his family, spending time with his sons, and his special...
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