Loran Eugene Arnold passed away at home, surrounded by his family on Monday, February 14, 2022. He was born in Spring Hill, on August 6, 1929. He was one of seven children born to James and Lora Marie Arnold.
Loran grew up in Spring Hill and attended Shawnee Mission High School. Later, his family moved to Spivey, where he graduated from Spivey High School in 1947. After high school, Loran attended Hutchinson Junior College where he graduated in 1951.
While attending college, he met the love of his life, Betty Joan Darnell while they both worked at the Dillons Store at B and Main Street. They were married May 3, 1951, at Trinity Methodist Church, Hutchinson. Three months later, Loran was drafted and left for basic training at Fort Riley. In 1953, he returned from the Korean War and went back to work at Dillons.
Loran attended television school in Kansas City, and then started working at Crupper’s TV & Appliance as a TV repairman. He then went to work for Lawson Appliance for the next three and half years. In January of 1967, Loran and Joan opened their own business, Arnolds’s TV. They operated the business for 36 years, until they retired in May 2003.
Loran became a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in 1948. He was very active in the church and volunteered for several different events and activities over the years. While at Trinity, Loran and Joan helped start the Doers Class in 1957.
Loran is survived by: his wife of almost 71 years, Joan of Hutchinson; his three children, Dana (Pam) Arnold of Ozark, MO, Larry (Debbie) Arnold of Hutchinson, and Becki (Pat) Regan of Shawnee; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and his sister, Eileen Galliart of Buhler.
Memorial service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 17th and Main, Hutchinson. Inurnment will follow in the church columbarium. Friends may sign his book from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Elliott Mortuary. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the church.
The family encourages everyone in attendance at the visitation or funeral to please help protect each other by wearing a mask.