Created August 27, 2018
In Memory
This eternal flame burns forever
in remembrance of Arnold W. Smith
Arnold W.Smith
November
27, 1944 - September 22,2022
Arnold
(Arnie) Wayne Smith, 77, formerly of Rogers,
Arkansas,
passed away at his home in Britt, Iowa on
September
22, 2022.
Arnie was born on November
27, 1944 to Evelyn and Calvin
Smith. He graduated Britt High School in
1962.
Left to cherish his memory
is his loving wife Paulette who he
married in 2002 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
Other
immediate family includes 3 adult children, a
daughter-in-
law, 3 granddaughters, two
grandsons-in-law, a great
granddaughter and a great grandson as well as many
other
family members and friends.
Arnie moved from Iowa to
Arkansas in 1972 where he
worked for Service Electric. In 1975 he
bought that business
and served the Rogers area for 34 years.
He became a
lifetime member of Optimist International in
1989. Through
the years he was a member of several
community, school
and recreational groups. The latest of
these being Good
Sams, an RV Club. He and Paulette were
full-time RVers for
more than 10 years and held various
positions on the
Arkansas State Good Sam staff.
In 2014 he and Paulette
began volunteering at the Hancock
County Fairgrounds.; In the beginning they spent
only
summer months in Britt choosing to travel
south as the
winter weather set in. Some years they park
hosted for the
Texas
State Parks and other winters they spent in the Texas
valley with a special group of friends. The
Fair Board chose
to honor Arnie as the 2021 Volunteer of
the Year, which he
accepted with pride having loved every minute
of time spent
there.
Arnie was a kind and
generous man with an unfailing love for
life. He touched many people throughout
his life, and his
love and friendship will be missed by all.
Though He's gone, He is not forgotten.
Though absent, He remains in spirit.
Though once a worker, He now rests.
by The Arkansas Good Sams
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