Verna Mae Arnold, age 80, of Del City, Oklahoma passed away on Saturday April 14, 2018. Verna was born in Piedmont, Oklahoma July 18, 1937 to Marshall Wall and Verna Irene Poore. Verna worked for the Avon Corporation for over 50 years selling cosmetics and also worked at Ted Koelsch & Sons Hardware for many years.” She enjoyed gardening, and grew lots of flowers and vegetables over the years. Mattie Francis was her beloved lifelong best friend. Verna and her husband enjoyed traveling and went on motorcycle trips frequently with neighbors and friends. They became affectionately known as “Grandma and Grandpa Roadrunner” to their family and never missed any of their grandchildren’s sporting events.
Verna was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Chloe Arnold. She is survived by her daughter, Roxann of Del City, OK; son, Troy and wife Kandy Arnold of Chickasha, OK; granddaughter, Ciara and husband Mike Liekhus of Jenks, OK; great-grandaughter, Chloe Liekhus of Jenks, OK; granddaughter, Tara Arnold of Chickasha, OK; grandaughter, Kassidy Sullivan of Chickasha, OK; grandaughter, Kanyan Arnold of Chickasha, OK; longtime best friend, Mattie Francis of Del City, OK; and numerous brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00a.m.Saturday, April 28 at Bill Eisenhour Southeast Chapel, Del City, OK. Interment will follow at Hickory Grove Cemetery, Ozark Arkansas. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.eisenhourfuneral.com for the Arnold family.
