Submitted by Cheney Witt Funeral Home
Lewis Kelley Arnold, age 91, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kans., and more recently of Pittsburg, Kansas, died Monday, April 24, 2017, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg.
He was born September 21, 1925, in Fort Scott, the son of Lewis B. Arnold and Susie M. Kelley Arnold. Kelley graduated from the Fort Scott High School. He served with the United States Army during World War II. He first married Maxine Ashford on September 9, 1951, at Fort Scott. She preceded him in death on July 14, 1998. He later married Carol Simmerman. She preceded him in death on March 5, 2015.
Kelley had managed the Ben Franklin Store in downtown Fort Scott for many years. He later operated his own mechanic shop. He was a member of the Community Christian Church. He was also a member of the Olson Frary Burkhart Post #1165 Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Garland Masonic Lodge, the Scottish Rite Consistory and the Mirza Shrine.
Survivors include two granddaughters, Natasha Carballo and husband, Eric, and Nacole Smith and fiancé, John Williams, all of Dallas, Texas, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his wives, he was preceded in death by a son, Stephen Arnold and a daughter, Susan Smith.
Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 28, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the U. S. National Cemetery where military honors will be provided by the Olson Frary Burkhart Post #1165 Veterans of Foreign Wars. The family will receive friends on Friday from noon until service time at the Cheney Witt Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Avalon Hospice’s Blossom for Hearts Program and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.