Arnold Vonn Lunsford

Arnold Vonn Lunsford, age 79, of Mena, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord at his home on March 10, 2022. He was born on July 24, 1942, to the late Harry and Belle Embry Lunsford at Yocana, Arkansas.

Arnold was a great man who was always ready to tell a good story. Arnold went to work at Monfort Feedlot in Greeley, Colorado, which fulfilled his childhood dreams of being a cowboy. Later, he was a foreman over a ranch in Virginia Dale, Colorado, before returning to Arkansas where he later retired from Rich Mountain Electric Coop. Arnold was a Mason of fifty years.

Arnold took great pride in his farm and loved his animals. Above all, he loved his family, and he loved the Lord. He will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved him.

Arnold is preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Belle Embry Lunsford; his sister, Lahoma Lunsford Chism, his son, Eric Lunsford, his daughter, Bobbi Lunsford, his granddaughter, Michelle Lunsford-Wilhite, and one infant granddaughter.

Arnold is survived by one daughter, Shannon Lunsford; grandsons, Nathaniel Lunsford, James Lunsford, Taylor Lunsford and wife, Alyssa, Dalton Lunsford, and Garrett Nicholson; granddaughters Talethia Martinez, Maria Fields Chism and husband, Jason, Angel Lunsford, and great-granddaughter, Adalyn Harvey; his sister, Mary Ruth Martin and husband, Richard; along with nephew, Rhon Chism and wife, Donna; and niece, Malea Ellison; and special friend, Joan Childs along with a host of other relatives and friends.

Graveside services will be held on Monday, March 14, 2022, at the Concord Cemetery in Ink, Arkansas, at 10:00 AM with Pastor Jerry Musgrove officiating under the direction of Bowser Family Funeral Home. A visitation will be held on Sunday, March 13, 2022, from 2:00 – 4:00 PM at the Bowser Family Funeral Home Chapel in Mena, Arkansas. Honorary Pallbearers are Robert Hanneken, Terry Lunsford, John Jones, Cory Thompson, Billy Strother, Troy Lunsford, Richard Martin, and Coullis Lee.

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