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Mildred L. Arnold © Enid Morning News 11-2005 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
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The funeral for Mildred L. Arnold, 85, of Enid, will be 10 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Matt Henderson will officiate. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Henninger-Allen Funeral Home.
She was born May 2, 1920, north of Enid to Lester and Mary Goddard and died Thurs-day, Nov. 10, 2005, in Enid.
She graduated from Enid High School in 1937.
She married Robert Earl Arnold Aug. 11, 1940. He died in 1975.
She retired from the Department of Human Services after 25 years. She then worked at Garfield County Juvenile Office and Retired Senior Volunteer Program. She was a member of Credit Women Club; Sooner Sunday School Class of Central Christian Church, in which she was named Mother of the Year in 1992, Mary Briggs Lioness Club; and First Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are one son, Dr. Robert E. "Buddy" Arnold Jr.; one daughter, Sharon Ann "Penny" Bishop Nunley; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, Robert, she was preceded in death by three brothers.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Public Library of Enid and Garfield County and Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
Condolences may be made online at www.enidwecare.com.
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Funeral services for Mildred L. Arnold will be held today, November 14, 2005, at 10 AM at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Matt Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Henninger – Allen Funeral Home.
Mildred was born May 2, 1920, on a farm north of Enid, to Lester and Mary L. Goddard and died November 10, 2005. Except for two years when she lived in the Garber – Covington Oil Field, where her father worked, she lived in Enid and attended Enid schools, graduating from Enid High School in 1937.
She married Robert Earl Arnold on August 11, 1940, and they were parents of two children, Dr. Robert E. "Buddy" Arnold, Jr. And Sharon Ann "Penny" Bishop Nunley. She was a resident at the Methodist Home at the time of her death.
Mildred had retired from the Department of Human Services after 25 years, but continued her work years at the Garfield County Juvenile Office and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
She and her husband were one of four couples who organized the Sooner Sunday School Class at Central Christian Church, where she was named Mother of the Year in 1992. The Class grew to an active membership of 150. She was always active in her children's schools and served as a president of the Enid Parent – Teacher Counsel, of Enid.
She was a member of the Credit Women Club, Sooner Sunday School Class of Central Christian Church, Mary Briggs Lioness Club, and the First Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, who died in 1975, her parents, and three brothers, Chester, Paul, and Merle.
She leaves her children; four grandchildren, Joceline Arnold, Jeffrey Bishop, Wade Arnold, and Shawn Bishop; two great – grandchildren, Sage Austin Arnold and Emily Marie Arnold; nephews, Tim Goddard of Houston, Texas and Joe Goddard of Oklahoma City; and a niece, Rio Goddard of Dallas, Texas.
Memorials may be made to the Enid Public Library and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program with the funeral home serving as custodians of the fund.
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