Frances Louise Arney

Frances Louise Arney, 83, of Bentonville passed away on Oct. 11, 2014, at the Circle of Life Hospice Home at Legacy Village in Bentonville. She was born Oct. 14, 1930, in Farmington to Elmer Calvin and Mamie Ralston Glenn. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Eugene Arney; daughter, Judy Ann Nida; son, David Eugene Arney; and longtime companion, Donald Thill. She was also preceded in death by three sisters, Dorothy Rosebeary, Wilma Mounce and Barbara Shepherd; and two brothers, John and Alfred Glenn. She is survived by one son, Ronald Arney and wife, Judy Brick-Arney, of Rogers; two grandchildren, Robert Nida and wife, Tonyalaya, of Burleson, Texas, and Valerie Thurber and husband, Troy, of Bentonville; great-grandchildren, Emily, Tommy, Joey and Chloe Nida, and Madison, Ryan, Addison and Avery Thurber; brother, Pete Glenn and wife, Imogene; and son-in-law, Bob Nida and wife, Marcia, of Delaney; as well as numerous lifelong friends. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at Beard's Funeral Chapel, with burial to follow at Fairview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Fayetteville. Visitation will be Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale, AR 72762. Online condolences may be made to www.beardsfuneralchapel.com.