Obituaries

Bonnie Lou Diemond

Bonnie Lou Diemond

Dec 3, 2023

Bonnie Lou Diemond, 70, of Batesville, departed this life on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at her home.  She was born on July 14, 1953 to Robert Smather and Pauline Rigsby in Waynesville, North Carolina.

Bonnie worked in the medical field as an LPN in Fulton County Hospital in Salem and Network of Community Options of Batesville.

She enjoyed crocheting, cooking,...

Michelle LaDawn Hunkins

Michelle LaDawn Hunkins

Nov 20, 2023

Michelle LaDawn Hunkins, 57, of Bradford, departed this life on Monday, November 20, 2023, at her home.  She was born on March 14, 1966, in Lansing, Michigan, to Jerry Parks and Mary Waggle.

She retired from Life Plus where she was a Line Tech.  

Michelle loved her family very much especially playing with her grandbabies.  She enjoyed being outdoors,...

Randel Don Clark

Randel Don Clark

Nov 10, 2023

Randel Don Clark, 68, of Higden, Arkansas, departed this life on Friday, November 10, 2023.  He was born in Rossville, Georgia, on December 31, 1954, to Nannie Barrett and Woody Garrett.

He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.

Randel was a hard worker, did plumbing, drove a truck, and enjoyed fishing. He was a very sentimental man who loved...

Glenda Lou Peel

Glenda Lou Peel

Nov 9, 2023

Glenda Lou was born on March 20th, 1955. She was blessed with growing up on a chicken farm. Anyone who is a chicken farmer knows it takes the whole family sometimes. She went to school at Concord.

Glenda got married and had Wayne in 1972. In 1983, she got her real estate license and went to work with Ruby selling...

David Gerald Candler

David Gerald Candler

Nov 3, 2023

David Gerald Candler, 82, of Batesville, departed this life on Friday, November 3, 2023.  He was born on September 24, 1941, on Hutchinson Mountain, Arkansas to Earl Candler and Bertha O’Neal Campbell Candler.

He married Norma King in 1968 and they enjoyed over forty-eight years of marriage until her death in 2016.  He was a member of Believer’s Community Church...

Susie Fay Wilder

Susie Fay Wilder

Oct 30, 2023

Susie Fay Wilder, of Newark, Arkansas finished her fight and entered her eternal home in heaven on Monday, October 30, 2023.  Susie spent her entire life caring for anyone that was in need, not just family, but for friends, neighbors, strangers, and every animal that she came across that needed a bed, meal, or just a human hug.

She cared...

Norma Jean Womock

Norma Jean Womock

Oct 27, 2023

Norma Jean Womock, 84, of Floral, departed this life on Friday, October 27, 2023.  She was born in Batesville on June 24, 1939 to H. C. Wood and Beulah Johnston Wood.

She and Virgil Ralph Womock married on December 26, 1956 in Floral.  They were married over sixty-two years until his death in 2019.  During her lifetime she was a...

Curtis Gene Partee

Curtis Gene Partee

Oct 25, 2023

Curtis Gene Partee, 85, of Batesville, departed this life on Wednesday, October 25, 2023.  He was born in Mountain View, Arkansas on March 2, 1938 to Logan William Partee and Mottie Kathlene Lancaster Partee.  During his working years he was a heavy equipment operator and also farmed.  He was of the Baptist faith.

He and Lois Margarette Guynes Partee were...

Brenda Kay Duke

Brenda Kay Duke

Oct 3, 2023

Brenda Kay Duke, 65, of Concord, departed this life on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 in Batesville.  She was born on March 11, 1958 to Amos Mack Acklin and Geneva Osborne Acklin in Batesville.

Brenda was a homemaker who enjoyed her grandchildren and her beloved pets.  She also enjoyed yard sales.

She is survived by her son, Jason Acklin; daughter in-law,...

Earl Dean Anderson

Earl Dean Anderson

Oct 3, 2023

Earl Dean Anderson, 79, of Pleasant Plains, departed this life on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.  Dean was born in McCrory, Arkansas to Oscar Anderson and Audrey Williams Anderson.   During his lifetime he enjoyed farming, truck driving, and mechanic work.

He loved to watch the westerns on tv especially John Wayne movies.  He loved spending time with his grandchildren and being...

Charles Franklin Johnston

Charles Franklin Johnston

Oct 2, 2023

Charles Franklin Johnston, 59, of Desha, departed this life on Monday, October 2, 2023.  He was born on December 11, 1963 in Bellflower, California, to Clarence Franklin Johnston and Mary Clark Johnston.

During his life he was a truck driver and a musician.  He enjoyed traveling, writing music, and singing. He was a golden glove champion in boxing.  He also...

Jennie Mae Leonard

Jennie Mae Leonard

Sep 23, 2023

Jennie Mae Engles Leonard, of Batesville, Arkansas went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 23, 2023, with her family by her side.  She was born on June 8, 1930, to Frank and Myrtle Jernigan Engles in Batesville.

Jennie was happily married for over fifty-one years to Jim Leonard and was a devoted and caring wife, mother, grandmother,...

James Ernie Headley

James Ernie Headley

Sep 17, 2023

James Ernie Headley, 65, of Wynne, Arkansas departed this life on Sunday, September 17, 2023 in Batesville, Arkansas.

He was born on August 3, 1958, in Bakersfield, California, to William “Bill” Headley and Myrtle Lemay Headley.

He is survived by his sisters, Martha Jane Falcone, Auary Kroneberger, and Bonnie Bruce.

James is preceded in death by his parents, brother, Larry...

Cynthia Jo Grantham

Cynthia Jo Grantham

Sep 14, 2023

 

Cynthia Jo Grantham, 55, of Cave City, departed this life on Thursday, September 14, 2023.  She was born in Germany on April 3, 1968, to James Marshall Jacobs and Connie Lea McSparrin.

During her working years she worked in the factory at Peco Foods.  She was of the Methodist Faith. 

Cynthia enjoyed coloring and camping.  She loved her dogs...

Russell Sanford Moyer

Russell Sanford Moyer

Aug 30, 2023

Russell Sanford Moyer, 86, of Sulphur Rock, departed this life on Thursday, August 30, 2023.  He was born in Graniteville, Missouri, on September 14, 1936, to Russell and Ann Ruple Moyer.

During his working years he was a Maintenance Superintendent in the mining industry.  He and Maxine Moyer were united in marriage on September 10, 2008, at the Sulphur Rock...

Sherry Lynn Thompson

Sherry Lynn Thompson

Aug 23, 2023

Sherry Lynn Thompson, 41, of Batesville, Arkansas, fell asleep in death, Wednesday, August 23, 2023.

She was born in Marysville, California, on March 29, 1982, the daughter of Damon Chisolm and Patricia Goodman. Sherry was united in marriage to Zachary Thompson on February 1, 2014, in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Sherry loved her husband, Zach, and her daughter Summer, very much!...

Joseph Panariello

Joseph Panariello

Aug 20, 2023

Joseph Panariello, 40, of Cave City, Arkansas, passed away, Sunday, August 20, 2023, in Batesville, Arkansas.

He was born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 27, 1983, the son of John and Catherine Panariello. He worked for Bad Boy in Batesville. Joe was married to Jade Vaiz in Cave City on May 11, 2019.Joe was an outgoing, social person who...

Joyce Ivon Baldridge

Joyce Ivon Baldridge

Aug 17, 2023

Joyce Ivon Baldridge, 84, of Batesville, Arkansas, passed away, Thursday, August 17, 2023, in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

She was born in Newport, Arkansas, on July 28, 1939, the daughter of Luke and Mary Estella (Eubanks) Grady. Joyce was united in marriage to Noel Baldridge on September 7, 1962, in Newport, Arkansas. Joyce was employed with Southwestern Bell for 25 years, White...

Nariah Nicole Smart

Nariah Nicole Smart

Aug 15, 2023

Nariah Nicole Smart, 22, of Magness, left her temporary home to her forever home with wings on August 15, 2023.  She was born in Newport on August 15, 2001, to Lloyd Smart and Jessica Riggs Burge. 

She was loved dearly by many and enjoyed working on cars and anything that was tool related. She also liked drawing and fishing...

Betty Jean Long

Betty Jean Long

Aug 10, 2023

Betty Jean Chrisco Long, 89, of Pleasant Plains, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2023, at Mountain Meadows Nursing Home in Batesville.

Betty was the only child born to the late Delbert Lee Chrisco and Wilma Edna Harris Chrisco on October 21, 1933, in Pleasant Plains. Growing up on a farm, she learned the meaning of hard work at a...