William Oliver Arrington's Obituary
Funeral Service for William Oliver Arrington, 84, of Equality, Alabama, will be Friday, October 26, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Equality Methodist Church. Pastor Becky Scott will officiate. Burial will follow in the Equality Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, October 26, 2018 from 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM at Equality Methodist Church.
Mr. Arrington passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at the University Of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham. He was born on February 9, 1934 in Barbour County, Alabama to Joseph Otis Arrington and Betty Lou Hagler Arrington. Mr. Arrington was a United States Navy Veteran, graduate of Auburn University with an Electrical Engineering Degree, and retired from Alabama Power Company after 35 years of service. He was a member of Equality Methodist Church and the Wetumpka Chapter of the VFW. He and his late wife Sara leased a lot on Lake Martin in 1965 so their boys would have a private get-away. For the next 53 years he and his family enjoyed fishing, skiing, exploring the Lake, being outdoors with his Lab’s, gardening, and creating his vision of paradise on Lake Martin for generations to come.
He is survived by his sons, John Arrington of Navarre, Florida, Gerald Arrington (Kim) of Clanton, Alabama and Jason Arrington (Claude) of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; grandchildren, Allen Arrington, Jessica Arrington, Mitch Arrington, Will Arrington, Sara Arrington, Emilee Arrington, Alice Arrington and Martha Arrington; great-grandchildren, Paul Waylon Carter and Grady Oliver Carter; sisters, Billie Brooks and Shirley Meredith and his brother, Michael O. Arrington.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Sara Elizabeth Allen Arrington; son, Paul Arrington; sisters, Betty Jo Townsend and Sharon Gayle Arrington and his brother, Merrill Dean Arrington.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Equality United Methodist Church, 281 AL Hwy 259, Equality, AL 36026.
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