Robert Dee Arnold

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“The Tomahawk,” Wednesday, May 1, 1968
Robert D. Hale Arnold, age 70, of 121 Oak Street, died unexpectedly Monday, 10:30 A.M., while with the Mountain Electric Cooperative, as a line foreman. Mr. Arnold was a native of Johnson County, son of the late Grant and Ellen Forrester Arnold. Mr. Arnold attended the First Christian Church of Mountain City.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dora W. Arnold, Mountain City; one son, Harold Arnold, Mountain City; two daughters, Miss Helen Arnold of the home and Mrs. Frances Hall, Minnesota; one brother, Tom Arnold, Norfolk, Va.; one sister, Mrs. George Burton, Norfolk, Va.; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survice[sic].
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, 2:00 P.M., from the Lewis Gentry Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. H.T. Mabry and Rev. James Atkins officiated. Burial was in the Sunset Memorial Park.
Pall-bearers[sic] were George Stout, Fred Smith, Ralph Poteet, Jack Greer, Bruce Roberts, and James Blankenbeckler.
Flower-bearers[sic] were Janice Walker, Jean Hines, Karen Cunningham and friends and neighbors.
Honorary pall-bearers[sic] were employees of the Mountain Electric Cooperative, and Robert Curd.
Mrs. James Lefler was in charge of music.

Robert married Dora W. Wilson about 1920. Dora was born about 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Coach Harold Arnold, age 90, passed away Monday, July 10, 2017 in Mountain Home Care Center.

He was born March 9, 1927 to the late Robert Dee Arnold and Dora Wilson Arnold. He was a member of First Christian Church and was a U.S Navy veteran having served in WWII. Coach loved Duke basketball, golfing and fishing. He was also a member of Taylorsville 243 F & M (a 50 year Mason), Tennessee Retired Teachers' Association, Golden 50's Club at ETSU and played football at Lees-McRae and ETSU. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Maxine Miller Arnold and two sisters, Frances Hall and Helen Arnold.

Survivors include: daughter Donna Arnold of Johnson City, TN; son Steve Arnold of Mountain City, TN; sisters-in-law: Clara O'Brien of Stokesdale, NC and Wanda Baity of Winston-Salem, NC; brother-in-law: Clifford Miller and wife Lucy of West Jefferson, NC; several nieces, great nieces and nephews and great great nieces and nephews. Special friends Ralph Stout, Lewis Wills, Charlie Bayless and Joe Atwood also survive.

Funeral services for Coach Arnold will be held Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 1:00 pm in Johnson County Middle School with Ministers Dwayne Dickson and Ken Caswell officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm prior to the funeral service. Graveside service and interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park accorded by the Johnson County Honor Guard. Active pallbearers will be Board of Elders and Deacons of First Christian Church. Honorary pallbearers will be former athletes who played for Coach Arnold.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Raina Sluder and staff, Coffee House staff, Rush Oil staff, Johnson County Retired Teachers' Association Members, all his special caregivers, local home health agencies and his church family and neighbors.