Pasco-Hamilton County FlArchives Obituaries.....Arnold, Alvin Wilkerson "Dock" May 31, 1945 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/fl/flfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joel Clark, Sr. jdcslc1960@comcast.net September 11, 2010, 8:03 am Tampa Tribune, Tampa, FL, June 2, 1945 ALVIN WILKERSON “DOCK” ARNOLD A. Arnold Dies At Zephyrhills Tampa Tribune, Saturday, June 2, 1945 A.W. Arnold, 89, died Thursday afternoon at his home in Zephyrhills. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Ida (Sapp) Arnold; four daughters, Mrs. Ruth Gaskins, Mrs. George Whitworth (Lura Mae), and Mrs. Annie Bird, all of Zephyrhills, and Mrs B.L. Smith (Elizabeth) of Vero Beach; four sons, T.B. (Turner Benjamin) Arnold of Yemassee, SC, C.C. (Charles Cone) Arnold of Valdosta, GA, S.B. (Samuel Boe) and J.B. (John Bunyan) Arnold of Zephyrhills; 45 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Additional Comments: *Preceded in Death by son, James Chelton Arnold (1922). *Alvin was the first Arnold in our family born in Florida. He was also the last of his generation. *Alvin was married twice. His 1st wife was Mary Jane Connell, whom he married in Hamilton Co., FL. She passed away in about 1903-1905 in Hamilton Co., FL. His 2nd wife was Ida Sapp, whom he married in 1905 in Hamilton Co., FL. Ruth Arnold Gaskins is Alvin and Ida's only child. All other children were with Mary. *Alvin is the Great-Great Uncle of Submitter. He is laid to rest at Oakside Cemetery, Zephyrhills, Pasco Co., FL. *Parents of Alvin: Samuel Arnold & Mahalia Ann Bass *Siblings: Barbara "Barbry" (Arnold) Bass, George Perry Arnold, Elmore Eli Arnold (Submitter's Great-Grandfather), James R. Arnold, Lazarus Vedere Arnold, Ephraim Jesse Arnold and Mitchell Franklin Arnold (the Elder). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/pasco/obits/a/arnold90gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/flfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb