Country Music
Fans of Eddy Arnold say goodbye
Published Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 05:22 AM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Eddy Arnold's grandson says he'd like to think ``it was the good times'' his grandfather was thinking about when he passed away last Thursday and that ``now he's reminiscing about those times with my grandmother.'' Shannon Pollard spoke at Arnold's funeral service at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium yesterday, where friends, family and fans gathered to remember Arnold. Pollard also recalled his grandfather's ``famous Eddy Arnold smile'' that enchanted family, friends and fans. He said ``right now I think he's smiling down upon us and is so glad that we're here to celebrate his life.'' During the service, Vince Gill sang ``Go Rest High on That Mountain'' and Arnold's ``You Don't Know Me,'' the Jordanaires performed ``Peace in the Valley'' and Jeanine Walker sang ``How Great Thou Art.'' Arnold died last Thursday at a care facility near Nashville. He was 89.
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