HAMPTON - Lucy T. Arnold, 84, passed away peacefully and went to be with the Lord on July 26, 2016, at her home in Yorktown, Va. Born on December 21, 1931, a native of Hampton, Virginia, Lucy attended Hampton High School and was a graduate of Christopher Newport University. Lucy had a distinguished career as Recreation Program Administrator of Newport News Parks & Recreation, which began in 1969, and lasted until her retirement in 1993. As program administrator of Parks & Recreation, Lucy was instrumental in creating the city's annual Fall Festival of Folklife, which recently celebrated its 43rd anniversary. She was a devoted fellow and choir member of the Northside Christian Church in Yorktown, Va., and a leader of Stephen's Ministry. Lucy was preceded in death by her parents, Emmet P. and Beulah Thornton, and her late husbands, John Bernard Tekinder and James Spencer Arnold, Jr. She is survived by her three loving sons, Dr. John Thomas Jobe IV (Helena), Dr. Mark Tilden Jobe, and Stephen Francis Jobe (Diane); and her brother, Emmet P. Thornton, Jr. Her large extended family includes six grandchildren, John Jobe V, Jessica Jobe O'Neil, Adam Jobe, Sarah Jobe Schwankl, Lisa Jobe-Shields, and Mark Jobe Jr.; 10 great-grandchildren, Carter & Logan O'Neil, Jack & Milly Jobe, Parker & Mason Jobe, Ezra & Lionel Shields, and Naomi & Faye Schwankl; and other adoring family members, Sue Jobe, Caroline Jobe, Dr. Takara Jobe, Tim O'Neil, Robert Jobe-Shields, and Dan Schwankl, as well as many wonderful friends. Lucy's funeral service will be officiated by Northside Christian Church Ministry on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 11:00 am with remarks by Lucy's granddaughter Rev. Sarah Jobe. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests expressions of sympathy be made to Northside Christian Church Student Center Fund, 1300 George Washington Memorial Highway, Yorktown, Va. 23693. Friends are encouraged to visit www.parklawn-woodfh.com to share memories and words of condolence with the family. Arrangements are under the care of Parklawn-Wood Funeral Home, 2551 N. Armistead Ave., Hampton, VA 23666.

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Published in Daily Press on Jul. 31, 2016.