Our beloved and devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother, Jacqueline Arnold got her wings and went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. She was born January 20, 1939 in Saginaw, Michigan to Pastor Ray Smith and Myrtle Watson.
Jacqueline loved the Lord and was very passionate about her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They were her Little Birds as she called them. She was a member of Faith Harvest Church under the leadership of Pastor Ronald Chipp where she served with the Greeters Ministry until her health failed her. Jacqueline enjoyed crafts, crochet, cooking, listening to music and watching TV. With her kind heart and warm spirit she touched many lives throughout her lifetime. She will be truly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She leaves to cherish her memory her husband of 54 years, Eligh Arnold; four devoted daughters, Cathy (Herman) Sims, Diane (Michael) Sewell Sr., Patricia (Henry) Speight Jr., all of Saginaw, Michigan, Kimberly Arnold of Mansfield, Texas; twelve grandchildren, Michael Sewell Jr., Anthony Sewell, Marques Sewell, Alfonze Pipkins Jr., Jeremy Sewell, Demarius Pipkins, Tiffani Pipkins, Herman Breon Sims, Ondre Pipkins, JaLeissa Speight, BreAna Speight, Henry Speight; eleven great-grandchildren; one loving and devoted sister, Barbara Gill; one nephew, Jarrod Gill; one brother-in-law, Andrew (Marion) Arnold; two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Arnold and Annie Ree Arnold; many other special family members including Katherine Nation, Annie Bell, Stanley Hayes, Saundra and Bruce Johnson.
The family wishes to express special thanks to Pastor Chipp and the Faith Harvest Church family, Gloria Burton, friends at Mapleview Manor and the staff of Saginaw Senior Care and Rehab Center.
Visitation: Paradise Funeral Chapel Obituaries
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