Floyd Arnett

Family-Placed Obituary

ARNETT, Floyd Andrew age 86, formerly of Union, Ohio passed away peacefully Thursday, March 8, 2007 at Miami Valley Hospital after a short but hard fought battle with pneumonia. He was born June 2, 1920 in Darke County, OH to the late Ralph Doyle and Alma Eck Arnett. He graduated from East Side High School in Union City, OH in 1938. Floyd served his country in the U.S. Navy in the Japanese Theater during WWII. In 1988, he retired after 35 years at Tait Manufacturing in Dayton, OH. Floyd was a 50-year member of the Versailles, OH Masonic Lodge. He had a lifelong love of flowers and gardening. Every possible vacation was spent fishing. Floyd was preceded in death by his wife, Alta Mercy Ann Resor Arnett; his step-mother Bessie Eck Arnett; his daughter, Judith Diane Russell; his son, Ralph Danny Arnett; and his grandson, Michael Sim Russell. He is survived by 2 sons Gregory Allen Arnett (wife Susan) of Tipp City, OH and David Scott Arnett (wife Pat) of Spartanburg, IN; son-in-law, Mitchell Russell of Mt. Sterling, KY; daughter-in-law, Linda Arnett of Euless, TX; brother Raymond Allen Arnett (wife Anna Lou) of Winchester, IN; foster brother Phillip Stilts (wife Marlene) of Greenville, OH; 12 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Floyd was a member of Masonic Lodge #290 Versailles, American Legion #487 West Milton, and VFW #5434. Funeral services 10:30 am Monday at Frings and Bayliff Funeral Home, 327 West Main Street, Tipp City, OH 45371. Burial Abbottsville Cemetery. Visitation 4-6 pm Sunday at the Frings and Bayliff. Contributions may be made to the Heart Fund or the Muscular Dystrophy Association.