Mrs. Della Mae McCormick Arnold, age 77, departed this world to await the resurrection on Friday, February 4, 2011, in Johnston Memorial Hospital.
She was born in Washington County, Virginia, daughter of the late Frank McCormick and Roxie McCracken McCormick. She was a member of the United Church of God and had retired from work as a Licensed Practical Nurse from National Healthcare Center in Bristol. Della Mae liked to write and was very interested in current events. She was an avid reader, loved to travel, enjoyed playing golf and loved animals.
She is survived by her husband of fifty-nine years, Jerry Arnold; her children: Debra Carson Kiser of Bluff City, TN; Michael D. Arnold of Abingdon; Kimberley Kay Hurd of Bristol, VA; and Angie Marie Arnold of Mountain Home, TN; her sisters: Christine Pare of Bristol, TN; Dorothy Ashley of Bristol, VA; and Arlene Bates of Abingdon; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The graveside funeral service for Della Mae Arnold will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 7, 2011, at Forest Hills Memory Gardens, 19415 Lee Highway, Abingdon, VA, with Pastor David Dobson officiating. Burial will follow. Friends and family are invited to meet at the cemetery by 10:50 a.m.