Vondal Dot McIver

1920 - 2010  (90 years)

• Name	Vondal Dot McIver  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	7 Jan 1920	Shep, Taylor County, Texas   [1, 2, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	1 Jul 2010	Tarrant County, Texas   [1, 2, 4]
  Burial	6 Jul 2010	Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Notes	Dot Arnold Ezell, 90, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2010. Funeral: 3 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Benbrook, 1015 McKinley, Benbrook. Interment: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Hemphill Cemetery, Hemphill. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at Winscott Road Funeral Home, 1001 Winscott Road, Benbrook. Mama Dot was born Jan. 7, 1920, in Shep. She moved to Kermit in 1936 and married Woody Arnold in 1941. They lived in numerous west Texas towns as well as Denver, Colo., before settling in Midland in 1959. They moved to Benbrook in 1975. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Benbrook. Mama Dot was a loving, kind, generous matriarch who welcomed everyone into her home with a warm smile and a delicious meal. Her strong faith and positive attitude leaves behind a legacy of love and blessings to all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Woodrow W. Arnold, in 1979; her second husband, Beekman Ezell, in 1999; two brothers; and three sisters. Survivors: Son, Tom Arnold and wife, Dr. Nicki Arnold, of Plano; daughter, Cherry Arnold Whigham and husband, David, of Kermit; daughter, Ginger Arnold Leeper of Benbrook; son, Dr. Charles Arnold of Midwest City, Okla.; stepdaughters, Candy Ezell Rust and husband, Dr. Ron Rust, of Bryan and Dee Ezell Fanelli of Mesa, Ariz.; grandchildren, Brandon Arnold and wife, Meredith, Kristofer Arnold, Melinda Piercefield and husband, D.J., Matt Whigham, Tara Albertson and husband, Jason, Gatlin Arnold and McKeever Arnold; great-grandchildren, Alexis, Rowan, Cannon, Cooper and Ethan Arnold, Clara Faith Piercefield, and Paizley Albertson; sister, Pat Oliver Kreutzer; and numerous beloved nieces, nephews and extended family. Published in Star-Telegram on July 4, 2010, Courtesy of Ann Ussery
  Person ID	I35891	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Arnold,   b. 9 Nov 1912, Texas d. 2 Aug 1979, Tarrant County, Texas (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1941	Kermit, Winkler County, Texas   [1, 5]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F6553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Beekman Ezell,   b. 5 Dec 1919   d. 19 Aug 1999, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1979
  Family ID	F10118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 1 Jul 2010 - Tarrant County, Texas Burial - 6 Jul 2010 - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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