Nora Christine Arnold
Our angel gained her wings. Nora Christine Arnold, 76, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, November 14, 2021, at the Northeastern Health System in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
Nora was born on February 5, 1945, in Claremore, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Reverend Ross M. Bolin, Sr. and Lou Ella Grass Bolin. She married Don Arnold on February 24, 1968.
Nora worked for many years at the Southside Elementary School in Siloam Springs and began enjoying retirement and her first grandchild in 2003. She was a member and Deaconess at the Crittenden Baptist Church, where she was very active in the Gift Ministry, collecting, wrapping and delivering Christmas gifts to deserving Native American families in South Dakota. She enjoyed word search puzzles, traveling, reading and was a very competitive horseshoe player. Above all, Nora was devoted to her family and loved being with her grandchildren.
She was the last of ten children, having been preceded in death by four brothers and five sisters.
Nora is survived by her husband Don Arnold of Siloam Springs; one daughter-niece, Leauna Davidson and husband Steve of Colcord, OK; three daughters, Donna Fielding and husband Jason of Fayetteville, Diann Howard and husband Chris of Summers and Norma Arnold of Centerton; one son, Raymond Bolin of Siloam Springs; ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Nora will be held at the Crittenden Baptist Church, 59284 S. 4695 Rd., Watts, OK (West Siloam Springs area) on Friday, November 19, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. Pastor Calvin Pathkiller will officiate the service. Nora will be laid to rest at the Little Rock Indian Cemetery, 11254 East Highway 412, Locust Grove, Oklahoma 74352.
The arrangements are entrusted to BackstromPyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs, AR. To sign online guest book please go to www. BackstromPyeatte.com
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