Ouida Louise Arnold, formerly Ouida Keeter, 86, of Irving, went to meet her Lord and Savior on December 5, 2012. She was born September 19, 1926, in Elbert, Texas to John Elbert Keeter and Nina Belle (Curtis) Keeter. Ouida is pre-deceased by her husband of 61 years, Robert Edd Arnold. Ouida and Bob moved to Irving in 1953, where she was a full-time homemaker. After her girls were grown, Ouida began to volunteer in the gift shop at Baylor Hospital in Irving where she worked faithfully for over 30 years. The Arnolds joined First Baptist Church of Irving in 1953, and were members there for over 30 years. They were then sent out from FBC to help start what would become Fellowship Church in Grapevine, TX. At Fellowship Church, Ouida was very active in the nursery ministry. They were also founding members of Valley Ranch Baptist Church in Coppell, Texas, where they were members when Bob died. After becoming a widow, Ouida rejoined First Baptist in Irving. Ouida is survived by her daughters, Kathie Walker (John) of Jacksonville, Florida, and Karen Phillips (Jeff) of Glen Rose, Texas; grandchildren, Matt Hannah (Sarah), Meri Deal, Michael Hannah, Joshua Walker, Mitch Phillips, Mark Hannah, Byron Phillips and Nina Walker; great grandchildren, Autumn Walker, Madison Deal, Mason Hannah, and Jaden Huett. A celebration of her life will be Monday, December 10, at 1:00 PM at First Baptist Church in Irving. Interment will be Tuesday, December 11, at 2:15 PM at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.