ARNOLD J. HUMBARD, a resident of Oak Grove, was born July 17, 1925, in Oak Grove. He was a son of Arthur Urvin and Mamie (Thurman) Humbard. He died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007 in Regency Hospital in Fayetteville from complications of COPD at the age of 81.

He was a retired Tyson Food employee and a farmer for most of his life. He attended the Green Forest Church of Christ.

On October 4, 1946, he was united in marriage with Reba Jean (Minick) Humbard who preceded him in death. He is survived by two daughters, Phyllis and her husband Charles Benfield of Salisbury, N.C. and Jeannie and her husband Thomas Ramsey of Houston, Texas; two grandchildren, Sarah Elizabeth and her husband Glenn Thomas of Lyman, S.C., and Mamie Rebecca and her husband Chad Thompson of Woodruff, S.C.; four great grandchildren, Shyenne, Xavier, and Isis Thompson and William Bryce Thomas; three sisters, Betty Sue Patton of Miami, Okla.; Virginia Braswell of Noel, Mo., and Walsie Aday of Miami, Okla., and Rebecca Hill, his special friend. His brother Thurman Humbard preceded him in death.

Arnold J. served in the Navy during WWII and was a lifetime member of the Jordan-Davis American Legion Post # 162.

Funeral Services were held on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, at the Hale Cemetery Chapel with Mr. Ronald Adams officiating.

Interment followed in the cemetery under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Memorial donations may be made to the Hale Cemetery Fund, in care of Tommy Ferguson, 58 CR 429, Berryville, AR 72616. Online Condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.