Thalia Marie Arnett passed from this world on March 26, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. She was 104 years old. She was born in Florence, Ala. in 1908, and lived there until 2003, when she relocated to Carefree, Ariz.
She was the daughter of William Arthur and Mamie Estelle Pace, of Florence, and married Bert Girard Snyder in 1928. They had a son, Donald David Snyder, in 1932. Bert Snyder died in 1941, and she married Noble Arnett in 1946. They spent many happy years in a home on Shoals Creek before moving back to Florence in their later years and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1996. Mr. Arnett died in 1997, and Thalia relocated to Arizona in 2003 to be with her son, Donald Snyder, and his wife Roberta. She loved the Arizona desert and mountains. She was predeceased by two sisters; and a brother. She is survived by her son, Don Snyder; two granddaughters, Donna McGraw and Blair McWay; and four great- grandchildren. Thalia was loved by friends and family and will be greatly missed.
Memorial services will be held at Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Carefree on April 20 and at the First Presbyterian Church in Florence, Ala. on May 2nd. Contributions may be made to Hospice of the Valley, Phoenix, Ariz.
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