William Oscar Arnold

William Oscar “Bill” Arnold, age 80 of Goodyear, AZ passed away October 23, 2018, after a long hard-fought battle with cancer.  Bill was born in Buckeye, AZ on March 24, 1938, to Odis Lee and Lillie Mae Arnold, the ninth of twelve children.  He served in the US Air Force and had a BA degree from Phoenix College.  He worked for Smitty’s grocery store for 25 years as a systems manager.  He served on the Goodyear city council for eight years and he was elected mayor of Goodyear for four terms and later as a representative in the Arizona State House of Representatives.

Bill is preceded in death by his first wife and mother of his three sons, Lynda, and siblings, Gentry, Cletis, Hazel, Frankie, Edna, Richard, and Arlene.  He is survived by his loving wife, JoAnn “Joey”; sons, Shaun (Heidi), Shane, and Shannon (Carri); brothers, Clemie (Gerre), Kenny (Angie), and David (Edda); grandchildren, Seth, Alex, Nathan, Haley, Shane Michael, Ryan, and Logan; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

A Celebration Of Life will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, November 3, 2018, at the  PebbleCreek Community Eagle’s Nest Country Club Ballroom, 3645 Club House Dr, Goodyear, AZ 85395.  The family requests that donations be made in lieu of flowers to KareBears at PebbleCreek, The Southwest Lending Closet or Three Rivers Historical Society.