Obituary

Grant Arnold, Jr., 66, of Kendallville died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at 5:35 p.m. in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Mr. Arnold attended Liberty Freewill Baptist Church in Wolcottville. He was retired from Reliable Tool and Machine in Kendallville after 34 years of service, and enjoyed fishing.

He was born September 14, 1942, in Logan, West Virginia, to Lenora (Browning) Arnold and Grant Arnold, Sr.

Surviving are two daughters, Crystal Phillips of Kendallville and Katherine Rose Arnold of Greensboro, North Carolina; two sons, Kevin Arnold of Kendallville and James S. Arnold of Kendallville; eight grandchildren, Jeremy, Beth Anne, James, Patty, Judy, Jeffery, Joseph, and Willis; three sisters, Judy Manns of Corunna, Geneva Simpson of Corunna, and Charlotte Weller of Albion; and five brothers, Ramoes Arnold of Kendallville, Jeff Arnold of Kendallville, Nick Arnold of Kendallville, Willie Arnold of Stafford, Virginia, and Sonny Belcher of Corunna.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Ethel Arnold.

Funeral services will be Thursday, July 16, 2009, at 10 a.m. in Faith Freewill Baptist Church, 321 East Mitchell Street, Kendallville, with Pastor Terry Hinds of Liberty Freewill Baptist Church in Wolcottville officiating. Burial will be in Lake View Cemetery, Kendallville.

Casketbearers will be Kevin Arnold, Sonny Belcher, Jeff Arnold, Nick Arnold, Ramoes Arnold, and James Arnold.

Calling will be Wednesday, July 15, 2009, after 2 p.m. in Faith Freewill Baptist Church, Kendallville.

"In loving memory of Grant Arnold, Jr."

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. - by Robert Frost

"Grant always took the road less travelled."

Arrangements are being handled by Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel, 222 South State Street, Kendallville.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.youngfamilyfuneralhome.com