William Ova “Billy” Arnold
William Ova “Billy” Arnold, 79, died Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. He was born October 5, 1941, in Paris, son of the late William Clay and Mary Eva Patrick Arnold, a 1960, graduate of North Middletown High School, and was a member of the North Middletown Church of the Nazarene. Billy had been a tool and die maker since 1964, retiring as a Group Leader at Bosch-Rexroth in 2010, and was a member of the Teamsters Union. He was a 20 year veteran of the National Guard.
Billy is survived by four sons, Dale (Becky) Arnold, Gayle (Barby) Arnold, Lyn (Jasilyn) Arnold, Stephen (Lisa) Fox; a daughter, Shawna Day; eleven grandchildren, Nikki Arnold, Justin Arnold, Kitty Jo Arnold, Clay Arnold, Alisa Fox, Alex Brown, Arric Fox Madison Lyn Arnold, William Chase Arnold, Cade Jeremiah Arnold, Damien Day, Malachai Day; a great granddaughter, Lailah Arnold; and a sister, Bette A. Edwards.
Visitation will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 19, at the Hinton-Turner Funeral Home with funeral service at 2:00 p.m., officiated by Rev. Vernon Adams.
Interment will be in the North Middletown Cemetery.
Casket bearers are Justin Arnold, Clay Arnold, Alex Brown, Nikki Arnold, Kitty Jo Arnold, and Clay Caudill.
In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas, 66675-8516, Bourbon County Gideons, P.O. Box 465, Paris, Kentucky, 40361, or the Jesus Film Harvest Partners, 15055 West 116th Street, Olathe, Kansas, 66062-1098.