Georgia Lee Arnold

Georgia Lee Arnold, age 95, of Laurie, passed away Monday, August 30, 2021, at the Laurie Care Center. She was born June 2, 1926, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Arthur John Langworthy and Georgia M. Kingsolver Langworthy. Due to unforeseen circumstances around 1930, at the age of four, Georgia Lee went to live with Ida Grace and Earl H. Francis of Kansas City, Missouri, close friends of the family. She was adopted by them. Both families remained close and stayed in touch. Georgia Lee had three sisters from her birth family, Betty Jane Langworthy Hall, Josephine Langworthy Morgan and Beverly Jean Little Robinson, who all preceded her in death. She was the only child of Grace and Earl, but was very close to her two cousins, Aletha Grace Hall Ottman and Valerie LaVaughn Hall James. They were like sisters to her and they both also preceded her in death. Georgia Lee graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City, Missouri. She loved playing piano from a young age and became an accomplished pianist. She was a member of the International Order of Job’s Daughters and became Honored Queen of Bethel 7 in Kansas City, Missouri, in December of 1942. She worked as a secretary and bookkeeper throughout her adult life until retirement. Georgia Lee became a member of the Unity School of Christianity headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1942. She worked at the Unity Farm in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, in their Silent Unity Chapel, praying with those who would call, asking for prayer. She was also a charter member of the Unity Church in Sunrise Beach. She married Robert I. Newton, Jr. in Kansas City, Missouri in 1946. They had one daughter, Suzette Marie and two sons, David Cameron and Robert Earl. They later divorced in 1968. Georgia Lee married Bill Holmes until his death in 1990. In 1994, she married Clarence Matthew "Matt" Arnold in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. He passed away in 2002. Georgia has been a resident of Sunrise Beach for the past twenty-five years, except for a period of about ten years during which time she went to live with her son, Rob, in Florida. She is survived by her children, Suzette Snodderley of Sunrise Beach, Dave Newton of Gravois Mills and Rob Newton of Lady Lake, Florida; five grandchildren, Larry Snodderley of Ashland, Missouri, Misty Snodderley Azzaro of Warrensburg, Missouri, Tami Newton Hitchcock of Las Vegas, Nevada, Lori Newton of Oregon City, Oregon and David Newton of Oregon City, Oregon; several step-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and great-grandchildren. She had a large, extended family who she loved very much and she will be greatly missed. She valiantly battled macular degeneration for about the last thirteen years of her life, leaving her nearly blind at the end. The condition made reading difficult and after a while, impossible. This was very disappointing for her as she was always an avid reader. Therefore, if anyone would like to make a memorial contribution, they are suggested to the Bright Focus Foundation in Clarksburg, Maryland (www.brightfocus.org). There are no services planned at this time. Cremation arrangements are under the direction and care of the Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel.

Georgia Lee Arnold

June 2, 1926 - August 30, 2021

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June 2, 1926 - August 30, 2021

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