Larry Joe Arnold, son of the late Paul Arnold and Gladys Shatley Arnold, was born on January 14, 1939, in Dudley, Missouri, and departed this life on January 15, 2024, at John J Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri at the age of 85 years.

Mr. Arnold was a Veteran of the United States Navy. He was a former school photographer and a resident of Dexter, Missouri. He enjoyed arrowhead hunting and reading about WWI, WWII, and Civil War history.

On July 11, 1962, in Yakima, Washington, he was united in marriage to Betty Nickolas. Mrs. Arnold survives of their home in Dexter.

Along with his wife, he is survived by his son, Mark Lemmons of McKinney, Texas; by two brothers, Bobby Ray Arnold of Old Monroe, Missouri, and Paul Eugene Arnold of Flint, Michigan.

Other than by his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, JC Arnold.

No service is planned.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter assisted with arrangements.