MRS. DOROTHY JANE WEEKS ARNOLD – Age 92, Of LaFayette, Georgia passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Erlanger Health System. She was born in Ringgold, Texas to the late Armstead A. Weeks and Bertye Adams Weeks. She moved to Houston, Texas and worked in the Federal Reserve during WWII. She was first married to Elbert “Buddy” Ware and had one son, Elbert Lemuel Ware, now Lemuel Maxwell Arnold. She began a career working for the Houston Coca Cola Company using one of the first IBM computers which she programmed by changing the wiring. She lived in Port Arthur, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia, before moving to La Fayette (Noble Community) in 1999. She was preceded in death by her sister, Mary Beth Clendendon, brother, Harvey A Weeks and her second husband, Marvin F. Arnold. For many years after moving to LaFayette, she enjoyed driving, shopping, dining, and visiting with her dear friends, Ruth Boyle and Kathleen Bell. She was a member of LaFayette Presbyterian Church and most recently was a resident of Cozy Manor in LaFayette where she had many warm friendships among the residents and staff. She is survived by her son, Dr. Lemuel Arnold and his partner, Dr. David Pat Boyle; several nieces and nephews, and the children of her dear friend Ruth Boyle, Justin, Jr., David, James, Billy, Clarence, and their spouses and children. Memorial Service will be held Sunday, September 28, 2014 at 3:00 P.M. at the LaFayette Presbyterian Church with Pastors Cathy Meyer and Ken Waddell officiating. The family will receive friends one half hour before and after the service. Interment of ashes will be at Arlington Memorial Park in Atlanta beside her husband, Marvin Arnold, at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Marsh House, P.O. Box 722, La Fayette, GA 30728. Please share your thought and memories of Mrs. Dorothy Jane Arnold at website: www.willisfuneralhomedalton.com. Arrangements are by Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, Georgia.
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