Mrs. Martha Lou Arnold

Martha Lou Finton Arnold passed away on October 15, 2026. She was born on June 8, 1943 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She is predeceased by her parents, Earle and Bonnie Lisette Finton and her Sister, Jane.

She is survived by her two sons, Kenneth Richard Arnold and Robert Leslie Arnold (Paula). She has six grandchildren, four granddaughters, Brandy, Casey, Paige, and Skylee; and two grandsons Kristopher and Kenneth Jr.; and three great grandchildren, Alyssa, Bella, and Nathan.

She received her master’s degree from University of South Florida and studied abroad at Cambridge University.

Martha worked as an accountant/bookkeeper and then later as a Technical Writer for Florida Department of Law Enforcement from which she retired.

Martha loved cruising and traveling and has traveled all around the world. She loved learning about and experiencing new cultures and collected items from the various places she visited around the world.

She was an avid reader and favored mystery novels as well as classic literature.

Martha loved many types of arts and crafts including knitting, needlepoint and embroidery. Over the last few years she knitted caps to be delivered to the hospital for premature babies. She won several awards over the years for her needlepoint and embroidery projects.