JOHNSON COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Mary Jane Worley Parker Arnold ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Gwen Wooldridge gwenw@rockwall.net ==================================================================== Mrs. Mary Jane Arnold, widow, 84 years, 2 months and 28 days old died Sunday afternoon [10 Jul 1921] at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Elrod, 522 Welch Street, old age being the principal cause of death. Mrs. Arnold was born in Johnson County, Tennessee, and at the age of 56 years moved to Texas and last December moved to Denton. She professed faith and joined the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at an early age and her membership at the time of her death was with the Sunnydale Church. Mrs. Arnold was the mother of fourteen children, seven of whom survive. She is also survived by forty-three grandchildren and forty-six great grandchildren. The children surviving her are: Mrs. (I believe they must have meant Mr.) J. L. Parker of Justin, W. B (P) Parker of Wichita Falls, J. H. Parker of Tennessee, Mrs. H. S. Sexton of Denton, E. M. Arnold of Argyle, J. W. Arnold of Dallas and Mrs. J. E. Elrod of Denton. The funeral services were held at the home on Welch Street Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and interment was in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery.