Vondal Dot McIver

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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

Vondal married Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Arnold about 1941 in Kermit, Winkler County, Texas. Woodrow (son of William Thomas Arnold, Jr. M. D. and Sarah Pearl Fuller) was born on 9 Nov 1912 in Texas; died on 2 Aug 1979 in Tarrant County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Vondal married Beekman Ezell after 1979. Beekman was born on 5 Dec 1919; died on 19 Aug 1999 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]