J. Ray Arnold Obituary (1924 - 2017)

Funeral services for Mr. Jessie "Ray" Arnold, age 93, will be held on Saturday, October 07, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. at Ronk Funeral Home with Kelly Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Gadsden Cemetery. Mr. Arnold passed away at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee on October 03, 2017. He was born on May 21, 1924, to the late Edgar J. Arnold and Cora Wood Arnold in Crockett County Tennessee. Ray was preceded in death by his wife and mother of his children, Roberta Jane Arnold. He later married Mildred Arnold and Mello Arnold, who too preceded him in death along with his half-brothers, T.D. Arnold, Joe Arnold, and Robert Arnold, half-sisters, Brooksie Hart, Ella Smith, Gertie Mae Cooper, and Earlene Birmingham. Survivors include his son, Stephen Ray Arnold (Darla); daughters, Sharlott Swanger (Jim), Rhonda Edwards (Jim); step-daughter, Pat Alexander; sister, Rachel Toy Weaver; six grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 07, 2017, at Ronk Funeral Home beginning at 12:00 p.m. until the service hour. Pallbearers for the service will be Brad Parks, Marc Caudel, Jerry Swanger, and Stephen Arnold II.