Idaho State Journal, 08/26/08
MONTPELIER — Elwood Oscar Arnell, 86, died Sunday, 24 August, 2008, at Bear Lake Memorial Hospital. He was born 4 April, 1922, in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, to Swan Oscar Arnell and Mary Leona Lindsay. He was the oldest of four children. He has one sister, Lillian (Frank Bolton), and two brothers, Lund (Dorothy Miller), and Bruce (Martha Oliphant). He was raised on a farm in Dingle, Idaho, where he also attended grade school, and then attended high school in Montpelier, graduating from Montpelier High School in 1941.
In 1941, he met and courted his sweetheart, LaVon Dimick. They were married 8 December, 1943, in the Logan LDS Temple. Just one month later Elwood entered military Service, 7 January, 1944, where he served in the European Theater-Italy and Greece, with the 803rd Military Battalion for 20 months, as a provost, sergeant. He was released from military duty 11 March, 1946.
Elwood worked at Nielsen Furniture Co., and then for the Union Pacific Railroad as a car inspector until retirement,
Elwood was a very hardworking, physically active man with a love for life. He had a great love of farming, gardening and growing flowers. He had a wonderful green thumb and knowledge of growing many things. He also loved animals and taught his children to be loving and respectful of all living things. He loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing and camping and being a campground host in the St. Charles and Immigration Campgrounds for a number of years.
He was an active member of the LDS Church, where he served in many positions over the years, including 20 years as an officiator and sealer in the Logan LDS Temple.
Elwood is survived by his four children, Terry Lynn Glenn (Ron), Linda Lee Crane (Scott), Shirla Ann Bruce (James), and son, ElRoy Arnell. He has 21 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Lund, his wife, LaVon, and two grandsons.
Funeral services will be held 29 August, 2008, in the Montpelier First and Fourth Ward Chapel. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. in the chapel. Interment will be in the Montpelier Cemetery, with services under the direction of Matthews Mortuary.