Born at Nicut, Calhoun County, he was a son of the late Clenton and Martha Keaton Arnold. He was a retired farmer and was a US Army Veteran of WWII.

Surviving are four stepsons, Hershel Yost of Chloe, Jerry, Hubert and Bernard Yost all of Ohio.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, April 8 at Stump Funeral Home, Arnoldsburg. Interment will be in the Lamb Cemetery at Chloe.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday evening.