Arnold Earl Edward the subject of "Ol' Time Preacher Man" ascended from this sphere September 22 2008. Born in Memphis TN a member of "The Greatest Generation " he has been in this area as minister of the Daytona Beach Church of Christ for more than thirty -five years years when for six days each week he was in the local hospitals other places visiting the sick those with needs as well as his pulpit evangelistic humanitarian and civic work. He was the regional representative for the television effort "The Herald of Truth " as well as serving as a board member of the Volusia Hearing Society seventeen years in supervision with Firestone with Prudential Insurance Company Hull-Dobbs Cadillac and his own car lots. From the islands of the Pacific as Navy Chaplin aboard the LST 647 on ship decks with the wind as the only speaker system the Chaplin's Flag flying radio silence the smoking lamp out and other ships bringing over others for the services to Mars Hill and Mt. Alexandria in Greece Egypt and Israel his sermons have gone into five different countries and many states requesting information on Biblical topics from him. As a located minister in Tennessee Mississippi Michigan New Mexico Arkansas and Florida with radio efforts such as "The Oracles of God " heard on WSBB with efforts with the deaf in each area where he worked and on June 12 1995 he was recognized by David Lipscomb University with the Diakonia Award recognizing more than fifty years of the work as an evangelist. He put his first car together before he was fifteen: cars have remained a life-long passion often shedding his suit coat to get under the hood of some member's car balking at starting up. He knew too much about cars to ever be satisfied with any. His family have been in country music and his singing began as cousins put together music groups as children. He has been a life-long "scratch" golfer with two holes-in-one and shelves of trophies. Mourning our loss and celebrating his victory are his wife P.A. locally #1 daughter Diane and Bill Cooper Georgia #2 daughter Zona Hackett Tennessee and any number you might pick from 1-20 reflecting those who have been in their family their home their love and life as needs and opportunities presented. Grand and Great-grand children Denise and her children Bill and his children. His brother Jim and sister Mildred are in Memphis and youngest Mary in Kentucky. His church family literally extends around the globe with special ties with those of the church family where he served. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday September 26 2008 at the Daytona Beach Church of Christ 1040 Derbyshire Avenue Daytona Beach. The family will be receiving friends 1 hour prior to the service. Interment will take place in Daytona Memorial Park following the service. Remembrances may be sent to the Mt. Dora Christian Home and Bible School P.O. Box 1017 Mt. Dora FL. for he has a special passion for helping the "motherless and fatherless in their affliction " and supported the school and home at CH & BS. He has "fought a good fight kept the faith finished his course " following "The Footsteps of Jesus " as he "walked with God"