Edith Frances

Arbuckle

Edith Frances Arbuckle, age 88, a resident of Columbia, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at NHC Columbia.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, November 13, 2026, at 2:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Rick Points and Pastor Eric Redd officiating. Following the service, she will be laid to rest in Rose Hill Cemetery. A visitation will also be held on Friday from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM at the funeral home.

Born on May 7, 1938, in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, Frances was the daughter of the late Leonard Thomas and the late Lucinda Viola Gibson Kennedy. Throughout her life, she was a dedicated and hardworking woman. She retired from Heil Quaker Security and also worked at General Electric as operator. In addition, she spent more than twenty years working at Lucille’s Restaurant, where she worked hard while raising three of her sons. A woman of unwavering faith, Frances loved reading her Bible and was a devoted member of Light House Pentecostal Church. She faithfully taught Sunday School for many years.

Frances was the rock of her family, a source of strength, love, and guidance to all who knew her. She was a true example of a Godly woman, living her life with kindness, compassion, and a steadfast devotion to the Lord. She treated everyone she met with genuine love and had a special gift for making others feel cared for. Her family often said that when Frances prayed, her prayers went straight to the throne room of Heaven. Her faith was not only something she spoke of but something she lived each day, leaving a lasting example for generations to follow. Although her family will miss her more than words can express, they find comfort and peace in knowing she is now in the presence of the Lord she loved and served so faithfully.

She is survived by her husband, David Arbuckle, sons, Randy (Liza) Fitzgerald, Tommy Fitzgerald, Terry (Peggy) Fitzgerald, Phillip Fitzgerald, grandchildren, Angie (Marty) Andrews, Barbie (David) Williams, Tiffany Runions, seven great grandchildren, four great great grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Mamie Jones, Janie Chapman, Dean Roberson, Rose Rowland, Robert Musgrove, and Jessie Musgrove.

Pallbearers will be Jacky Rowland, Jeff Rowland, Nathaniel Adams, Dwight Watkins, Nathan Hoke, and Dustin Andrews.

The family wishes to extend a special thank you to her nieces, Donna (Gary) Witherow, Marsha Kinzer, and Christy Henson, for their love, care, and support.