The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-16
Death Of Capt. F. B. Arnold

Capt. Felix B. Arnold died at
his home in Verona, at II o'clock
Tuesday evening Feb. 9Th. 1906.
after an illness of several months
duration. He was born in 1874
inzElbert county Georgia, from
he removed in childhood
with his fathers family to Artesia
Mississippi, where he resided
until seventeen years of age.
At the out break of the war
The was among the first to volun-
teer in defence of his country.
He enlisted in Company F. 35th
Mississippi Regiment, under
the famous Col. Shotwell, and
was made Orderly Sergeant
Of this company for conspicuous
kservice. Was in every engage
Ement,.. in land around Corinth
during the memorable days Of
.3rd and 4th 1862, and from
out the. battles Of Shiloh be came
lnuscared but with thirteen bullet
holes in his uniform. The South
did not send to defend her cause,
a. more loyal, chivalous son than
F. sB. Arnold. He served the
-four long years Of the war, and
loved the Confederate cause un-
til the day of his death.
In .Okolona Miss, Jan 21st 1906
he was. married to Miss Linda
Scale, daughter Of the late Col.
Jessie Scale of Chickasaw County.
From this union there was a
large. family of children. OF
Ethese there, survives Mr.. j. L.
ARNOLD and Mrs. Sam Peeler of
Shannon Miss. Mr.. Newton
Arnold, of New Orleans, Mrs.
Marie Lyon and Miss Kate
IArnold who have continuously
resided with their parents, and
who have ministered to them
with Beautiful devotion in the
ILLS which have befallen them in
1.-THE evening of their lives. In
addition to his addition to his
Immediate family Capt. Arnold
lis survived by two brothers,
Joseph Arnold of Strongs Miss.
led. Arnold, of New Orleans
and a sister, Mrs. Dunklin OF
Fort Worth Texas. The lamented
James M. Arnold, Supreme
Judge of Mississippi, was also a
brother.
las In his young manhood Capt;
lArnold was converted and joined
the Baptist Church at Okolona
and at once became a Jealous
and conspicuous member Of that
great body of christians. His
his death causes a void in his
community that will be hard to
IfH.a In all the relations OF life
Capt Arneld was conspicuously
true and good. AS a husband
he was constant and devoted, as
a father he was kind and af-
fectionate; as a neighbor, he was
full Of good and generous acts
as. a friend he was true, sincere
and. steadfast. | have known
him for twenty five years, and
most of this time, I've been in
timateiy associated with him,
and our friendship has been
of. the most exalted kind. We
have conversed together with
cut the. slightest break in the
tender bonds that drew us nearer
and nearer to each other, during
all these. years. Some men di-
minish in the strong features
Of character as acquaintance in
Icreases, but not. so with Capt.
Arnold. He always grew upon
me, and never have ] Withdrawn
from an interview with him, or
an evening spent at his Preside
that I have not left his presence
with. an increasing admiration
for his exalted qualities of heart
and brain. A man Of fine educa-
ton and one who might have
Justly boasted. Of his attainments
and ability, yet was free from
ostentation He was 9 success
as q business man., and through
life surrounded Ills loved ones
with All the comforts that go to
make 4 happy home and left them
andy provided for at his death.
The good wife who molrns her
loss, and to whose tender, pa
tient intelligent ministry OF love
hesoWed So much, was the suit.
able and. worthy companion Of
50 greatsa man.
He was almost q 6 continuous suf-
furer from a painful cancer for
two years, outWitting to the
surgeons knife four or five