of Batesville, AR
March 21, 1928 - March 7, 2015
Johnnie Medlock Haley, 86, of Batesville died Saturday, March 7, 2015, in a local nursing home.
Born March 21, 1928, in Poughkeepsie, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Coy Burl Medlock and Ella Mae Jarrett Medlock.
Johnnie was a waitress at Kelly-Wyatt's Restaurant and retired after 26 years with the Independence County Jail as a cook and supervisor of food services. She was strong-willed and loved to cook and read. She attended Central Avenue Church of Christ.
Survivors include a son, Cecil Haley Jr. of Batesville; a brother, Hicks Medlock also of Batesville; three sisters, Mildred Heater and Charlotte F. Toddy both of Batesville and Billie Henderickson of Arcadia, Florida.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Ted Medlock; sisters, Tommie Ellis and Nila Mae Cummings.
There will be no service.
Memorials may be made to the Arkansas State Troopers Teddy Bear Program
It was a great pleasureworking with-knowing, and loving Johnnie-I will always remember her Peanut butter Pies and her care for Officers and inmates at the Jail