Gary “Bud” Wayne Arndt, age 66, of Claremont, NC, passed away unexpectedly at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, on July 2, 2018. Born October 27, 1951 in Iredell County, he was the son of the late Everette Albertus Arndt and Earsley Aileen Holleman Arndt.
Bud was retired from Larry Schronce Ford in Taylorsville, NC, where he had worked as an auto mechanic, and was a member of North Newton Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, water skiing, antique collecting, and hot rod cars. Bud also enjoyed flying radio controlled airplanes and was a member of the local RCA Flying Club.
Survivors include his loving wife of 44 years, Denise Fisher Arndt of Claremont, NC; brothers, Larry Ray Arndt and wife Shirley of Claremont, NC, Rick Lane Arndt of Conover, NC, and Jeff Allen Arndt of Claremont, NC; nieces and nephews, Eric Scott Arndt, Karen Arndt Key, Megan Elaine Arndt, and Matthew Lane Arndt and wife Brittany.
A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, July 8, 2018, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Claremont, NC, with Rev. Dr. Gary Haddock and Rev. Paul Christ officiating. The family will receive friends at the church prior to the service from 1:30 to 2:45 PM on Sunday.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to: Humane Society of Catawba County, PO Box 63, Hickory, NC, 28603, or to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Condolences may be sent to the Arndt family at www.drumfh-conover.com.
The Arndt family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Conover, NC.
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