Funeral services for Katie Ruth West Arney, age 94 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Boonshill Cemetery beside her husband Tom Crawford Arney who passed away in 1993. Mrs. Arney passed away Wednesday night in Donalson Care Center.
A native of Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Sidney Lee and Nola Pearl Davis West. Mrs. Arney was a homemaker, retired from Serbin Fashions and a member of the Fayetteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Arney was an Honorary Director of Lincoln County Farm Bureau.
Survivors include a daughter Arlene Sanders of Scottsboro, AL, son Marshall (Myra) Arney of Fayetteville, grandchildren Melanie (Johnny) Pitcock of Fayetteville, Hugh Arney of Murfreesboro, Tim (Nicole) Hinds of Colorado, five great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Arney was preceded in death by her parents Sidney Lee and Nola Pearl Davis West, husband Tom Crawford Arney, sisters Elizabeth Moser, Sara Cooper, Aileen Doyle, brother Sidney L. West, great-granddaughter Catherine Rae Pitcock and son-in-law Robert L. Sanders.
Visitation with the family will be Friday evening 5-8 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Fayetteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
8 Comments To "Katie Ruth West Arney"
#1 Comment By betty currin On March 28, 2013 @ 4:55 pm
Marshall and Myra so sorry to hear of your loss. We wish you blessing in the days to get thru. Will be praying for all of your family
#2 Comment By Donna Thomas and Blaine On March 28, 2013 @ 6:49 pm
Marshall and family, Love you and prayers to you and your family. Your “momma” is with the good Lord, she is in a beautiful place with God. Blessings, Donna and Blaine
#3 Comment By Peggy G. Bevels On March 28, 2013 @ 7:06 pm
To the Family,
I am deeply sorry for your loss but I know that you must have a wealth of wonderful memories to share with family and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Arney carried me to my first State Fair and we had a ball! I loved being with them.
May God Comfort You and Bless You.
#4 Comment By Shirley Smith Jeans On March 29, 2013 @ 12:10 am
I am so sorry for your loss. May God bless each one of you.
Shirley Jeans & Family
#5 Comment By Mildred McNatt On March 29, 2013 @ 1:52 am
Marshall and The Arney Family, So sorry to hear about Ms.Arneys passing.I am out of town, will keep yall in thoughts and prayers.
#6 Comment By William Young Jr On March 29, 2013 @ 2:07 pm
I remember many wonderful warm welcoming smiles from your mother when I would visit your family farm with Hugh back in my youth. I also remember the great meals she served with tireless effort. I never left her home without a smile and a full belly. She was a great example of Christian servitude. I love you and your family and am thinking of you.
#7 Comment By K. Jackson On April 3, 2013 @ 2:58 pm
Please accept my deepest sympathy for I too know the pain of losing someone as special as a mother. May your family find comfort as I have in knowing that our loving heavenly Father promises us that very soon he will ‘swallow up death forever, and certainly wipe the tears from all faces.’ (Isaiah 25:8) What a wonderful day that will be!
#8 Comment By Wanda Shelton On April 8, 2013 @ 10:29 pm
I am so sorry for your loss. Miss Katie Ruth’s house was one of my favorite stops each Halloween as a child. She never stopped asking me about my life, my work, and my world when I became an adult. She was very kind to me always! God bless you all.