Elizabeth C. Arnold, formerly of Mission, KS passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. A visitation will begin at 10 a.m. followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m., Saturday, August 24th at the McGilley & Hoge Chapel, Overland Park, KS. Inurnment will follow in the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe, KS.
Liz was born to Alice May Albright and Paul Otis Griffith on June 24, 1937 in Denver, CO. She, along with her brother, Raymond and her mother, Alice, moved to KS shortly after her birth. Here they would become a blended family, when Alice married Jessie Knoth, and Liz became the youngest of seven siblings and step siblings.
Liz graduated from Shawnee Mission Rural High School in 1955 and began working for Kansas City Life Insurance. In 1961, she began working for the United States Post Office and in 1993, after 32 years, she retired from the accounting office at the Shawnee Mission main office. After retirement, she began volunteering with the local chapter of the Dream Factory. She spent time serving on the Dream Factory Board of Directors and later on an advisory board, but most enjoyed the time she spent working with the children to provide their dreams.
She married Steven Wayne Durner in 1957, and they later divorced in 1963. From this union, came three children: Cathy, Tony and Mike. Later in 1973, Liz married Robert Edward Arnold and in 1975, Bobby joined the family. Liz was preceded in death by her parents, Alice and Jessie; and her son, Tony. Liz is survived by her husband of 47 years, Bob Arnold of Lawrence, KS and three children and their spouses: Cathy Hilliard (James) of Lawrence, KS, Mike Durner (Joan) of Lawrence, KS, and Bobby Arnold (Amanda) of Eudora, KS. The “light” of her golden years were her grandchildren: Sara and Alex Hilliard, Michaela, Megan and Jacob Durner and Madison, Brant, Clare and Zach Arnold.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in memory of Liz, to the Dream Factory of Greater Kansas City, P.O. Box 26185, Shawnee Mission, KS 66225 or Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Kansas City Chapter, 2405 Grand Blvd, Suite 520, Kansas City, MO 64108.
