Linda Jean Arnett

Linda Jean Arnett, 76, was born on August 9th, 1948 to John Dee Karnes and Carol Louise Tilley-McCool in Long Lane, Missouri. She married her husband, Bill Arnett, on August 26th, 1965. Of this union two beautiful babies were born, Carol Denise Farguson and Billy Boyd Arnett. One of her favorite titles was being a mama. She worked for Fort Gibson Public Schools as a custodian for many years before deciding to pursue her career in being a teacher. She graduated from Connors and NSU and began teaching. Being a teacher was her passion. She was a great teacher and mentor to everyone who knew her. When you walked in her classroom, you knew learning was going to be fun. She fiercely loved her grandchildren, Chelsea, Garrett, Briston, and Kiersten. She was the best "Memaw" to her grandkids, always giving them life lessons, teaching them to cook or play cards. She was an avid birdwatcher and taught all her grandkids at a young age all the different names and types of birds. Her greatest title to date was being "Gamma" to her eight great-grandchildren, Kalaya, Madison, Cash, Brooks, Brynlee, Orlando, Baylor, and Jakayden. She loved spending time with her family and friends, always cracking funny jokes or playing tricks on you. You could never be around her and not laugh. She loved watching sports, often conversing with her sister, Kathy, about who is playing and what game was coming on that day. Anytime OU was on, she did not leave the house because she didn’t want to miss watching the game. She recently moved to the house of her dreams. You could often find "Memaw" on her front porch sipping her morning cup of coffee with her dogs. She was deeply loved and will be missed by everyone who knew her. Linda was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Arnett; mother, Carol McCool; father, John Dee Karnes; son, Billy Arnett; brother, Bill Karnes; son-in-law, Kane Farguson; and nephew, Brian Karnes. She is survived her daughter, Carol Farguson of Fort Gibson; granddaughters, Chelsea Mills of Muskogee and Kiersten Farguson of Fort Gibson; grandsons, Garrett Arnett of Broken Arrow and Briston Arnett of Glenpool; sister, Kathy Carter of Fort Gibson; brothers, Joe Karnes of Fort Gibson and Jim Karnes of Tulsa; extended family and many friends. The Linda Arnett family is following her wishes to be cremated with a private farewell with family at a later date. They have entrusted her care and cremation to Clifford D Garrett Family Funeral Home in Fort Gibson. Online condolences may be left for Linda’s family at clifforddgarrettfamilyfh.com

Linda Jean Arnett

August 9, 1948 - December 23, 2024