Arnold Nye
1925 - 2016
Obituary
A good man died on Dec. 3, 2016. Arnold
Nye, a lifelong Newton resident, died on Saturday (Dec. 3, 2016). He
was two weeks short of his 91st birthday. He was born in Newton on
Dec. 17, 1925. Arnold was the youngest of three children born to J.
Sidney and Grace (Cochran) Nye.
Arnold graduated from Newton High in
1943, and with the permission of his parents, joined the U.S. Navy at
age 17. He served on the USS Solomons CVE 67. After his service,
Arnold married his childhood sweetheart, Kathy Ashbaugh. They
celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary this last summer. Arnold
graduated from KU law school and returned to Newton in 1949 to
practice first with his father, J. Sidney Nye, and then with his son,
Gregory Nye.
Arnold retired in 2009, after 60 years
of practice. He credited his long career to the patience and support
of his wife, Kathy. Arnold used to say that when he was first married
he and Kathy agreed that Kathy would make all the small decisions and
he would make all the big decisions. And in 70 years of marriage,
Arnold said he never had to make a decision.
Arnold was a lifelong member of Newton
First Presbyterian Church. Also, Arnold and Kathy enjoyed traveling
throughout the world and spent more than 40 winters in Mexico. He
enjoyed gardening, spending time with his family and restoring Ford
Model A's. Arnold and his family, as well as their friends, pheasant
hunted in western Kansas every opening day for decades.
Arnold is survived by his wife Kathy of
Newton; his daughter Pam Behymer of Newton; and his sons Gregory of
Newton and Chris of Idaho.
Arnold was blessed with six
grandchildren: Brock, Ashley, Shea, Rebecca, Cliff and Jacob; as well
as six great-grandchildren.
Arnold was preceded in death by his
parents J. Sidney and Grace Nye; as well as by his siblings Paul and
Mary.
He was truly a member of the Greatest
Generation and will be missed.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday
(Dec. 7, 2016) at the First Presbyterian Church of Newton. There will
be no public visitation and there will be a private graveside service
at Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.
Memorials are suggested to the First
Presbyterian Church Endowment Fund, in care of Petersen Funeral Home.
