Isabell Jane Dobbs Ring, 92, of Batesville, Arkansas, passed away May 10, 2025. She was born in Strawberry, Arkansas, on April 19, 1933, to Rebecca Jane Jullian and Elmer Dobbs.
She attended First Freewill Baptist Church until she became ill and unable to attend.
Isabell (Bell) was the youngest of nine children. Bell always looked forward to ”sister day”, when the sisters would all get together. They would shop, eat, and shop some more. It was always a happy time for her. That and the family reunions.
Bell operated a daycare in her home. She loved children and kept many through the years. On Saturdays, she would clean house, go shopping, and be ready for kids on Monday. After Bell retired, she and Bill would travel all over going to yardsales. They also enjoyed camping.
Bell loved cats and enjoyed cooking, especially for her family. Bell’s family was her world.
Survivors include sons, Nickey Ring (Phyllis) of Sulphur Rock, and David Ring (Phyllis) of Batesville; grandchildren, Nicole Gay (Matt) of Paragould, and Erik Goodrich of Batesville; great-grandchildren, Grace, Ella, and Grant Gay of Paragould, and sister, Juanita Smithee of Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Bill Ring; her parents, two brothers, W.T. Dobbs and Roscoe Dobbs, and five sisters, Zelma Milligan, Virginia ”Jinnie” Grady, Zela Holland, Lucille King, and Ina Fay Huddleston.
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 16, 2025, at 1:00 pm at the Roller-Crouch Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.
