Friday, January 25, 2013

Gwendolyn Marcelle (Allard) Arnold

Gwendolyn Marcelle (Allard) Arnold of Chariton, passed away at Iowa Methodist Hospital on January 15, 2013 at the age of 85 years.
Gwen was born February 12, 1927 in Decatur County, Iowa to Linden Allard and Dorthea (Meyers) Allard. She lived on a farm south of Russell and attended country school and then graduated from Russell High School in 1943.
On October 29, 1944, she was united in marriage to E. Max Arnold at the First Baptist Church in Russell, Iowa. They lived on a farm south of Chariton, Iowa. To this union three children were born: Larry, Dwayne, and Joyce. She was a devoted housewife and worked part-time as a secretary and bookkeeper at Arnold Bros. Inc. In her spare time, she enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She faithfully attended the First Baptist Church located in Chariton, Iowa until her health began to fail.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Linden and Dorthea Allard; her brother, Calvin Allard and her sister, Linden Allard.
Those left to honor her memory include her husband, Max Arnold of Chariton, IA; her children, Larry Arnold of Bentonville, AR, Dwayne Arnold of Chariton, IA, and Joyce Arnold of Chariton, IA; her grandchildren, Heather (Travis) Kirkland of Centerville, IA, Misty Arnold of West Des Moines, IA, Kim (Mitch) Semon of Shreveport, Louisiana, Brain Halferty of Derby, IA and Brad Halferty; her great grandchildren, Cade, Maddie, and Quincy Kirkland of Centerville, IA, Olivia, Natalee, and Lance Halferty of Derby, IA and McKenzie Halferty of Chariton, IA; and many friends and family.

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