Obituary of Arlene Schmidt

Arlene Mae Schmidt, 88, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, formerly of Idabel, Oklahoma, died peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family on December 1, 2016, at the Peachtree Palliative Care Hospital in Fort Smith, AR. Arlene was born as a twin with her sister Irene in Colony, OK to John and Esther Fadenrecht on January 19, 1928. Growing up with her two sisters, her parents instilled a love for Jesus and for music especially the singing of the gospel and hymns. At age eleven she received Christ as her personal Savior and followed in baptism when she was thirteen. Throughout her life, she faithfully served the needs of the church teaching the young children as a beloved Sunday School teacher and the calling of missions by serving as a Missionary President. She also enjoyed using her gift of playing the piano in the Nazarene Church for over thirty years. She committed her life to knowing and living by the Bible and praying for each member of her family daily. It is the desire of her heart that her family remain close and live their life dedicated to serving God so she will be reunited with each in the Heavenly Home. Arlene was preceded in death by her parents, John and Esther Fadenrecht; her beloved husband of 53 years Jonah Schmidt; one infant grandson Brendon Schmidt; one son-in-law Gary Titus; one daughter-in-law Carole Schmidt; two brother-in-laws Cleophas Buller and Leon Newfield . Arlene is survived by her twin sister Irene (Jerome) Adams of Burkburnett, TX; sister Viola Newfield of Enid, OK; Two sons Loren (Peggy) Schmidt of Greenwood, AR; Lowell (Debbie) Schmidt of Amarillo,TX; Three daughters Elaine Titus of Fort Smith, AR, Cheryl (Ted) Phipps of Mansfield, AR, Joan Schmidt of Mansfield, AR; one sister-in-law Wanda Buller of Broken Bow, OK; sixteen grandchildren, forty-one great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Gideon International http://www.sendtheword.org and American Family Radio https://afr.net/donate