Elton Arnold

Services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, at the Church of God for Elton Arnold of Artesia, New Mexico.

Mr. Arnold, 81, died Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at Artesia General Hospital.

Pastor Kevin Bartley will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Geno Gonzales, Emilio Gonzalez, Freddy Olguin, Eddie Guy, Adam Andrade, and Manny Mendoza. Honorary pallbearer will be Harold Parrish.

Visitation will be at Terpening Son Mortuary Sunday beginning at 2:00 p.m.

Mr. Arnold was born June 17, 1929 in Wolfforth, Texas the son of Lafayette Arnold and Willie Fay Wilkinson Arnold.

He served his country in the United States Air Force.

On May 5, 1950 he was married to Helen Fay Shannon in Portales, N.M. He came to Artesia in 1978 from Roswell, N.M.

Elton owned and operated Arnolds Radiator Shop then worked for several years at Guy Chevrolet. He was a member of the Church of God, loved his family immensely and was an avid art painter.

Elton was preceded in death by his parents brother Idris Arnold brotherinlaw Vernon Davis and a greatgrandson Brenton monkey Andrade.

Survivors include his wife Helen Arnold of the family home daughter Shelly Gonzales and husband Sonny of Artesia, and Dena LaNell Hinojos of Utah brother Michael Arnold of Waxahachie, Texas sisters Rebecca Arnold of Waxahachie, and Rhonda Arnold of Waxahachie sisterinlaw Dena Davis of Floyd, N.M. cousin Gary and Chris Banks of Roswell grandchildren Andrew Andrade, Adam Andrade, LaMaeya Mendoza, Emmanuel Mendoza, Sierrah Hinojos, Danny Ray Hinojos, Erica Olguin, and Geno Gonzales 10 greatgrandchildren and stepmother Gayle Arnold.