Princeville – Audrey C. Arnold, 75, of rural Princeville, died at 9:11 p.m. Friday, October 6, 2006, at Methodist Medical Center, Peoria.

Born January 8, 1931, in Brimfield, Illinois, the daughter of Richard Michael and Florence Elizabeth Kellar Heinz, she married Calvin M. Arnold on May 29, 1952, in Brimfield.  He died February 14, 1982.

Surviving are three sons, Russell (and Gilda) Arnold of Broadway, NC, Tony Arnold and Calvin Charles (and Carrie) Arnold both of rural Princeville, IL; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one brother, Richard O. (and Arlene) Heinz of Elmwood, IL.  Her parents and one son, Joseph M. Arnold preceded her in death.

She was a 1953 graduate of Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.  She first taught in area schools for 9 ½ years, the she was a bus driver for Princeville Unit School District # 326.  She last worked for Martha Newsom in Morton, IL, as a pilot driver, before retiring.

She was a member of Peoria County Farm Bureau and a founding member of the Brimfield Clothing Exchange.  She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Brimfield, and its Altar & Rosary Society.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 11, 2006, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Brimfield.  Father Lawrence P. Morrissey will officiate.  Visitation will be one hour prior to funeral service at the church on Wednesday.  Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Brimfield.

Memorial contributions may be made to her church or Akron/Princeville Ambulance Service.

Hammitt-Hott Funeral Home, Princeville, is in charge of arrangements.

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