James "Jim" Allan Arnett

James Arnett, 85 yrs. old of Duluth, Georgia, passed away on October 23, 2023, in Tucker, Georgia Jim requested to have a military funeral and in honor of his request the Service will be held at Georgia National Cemetery 1080 Scott Hudgens Drive, Canton, Georgia 30114 on November 8, at 3:00 PM, all are welcome. Jim and I married February 12, 1961, in Muncie, Indiana at the Fairlawn Church of Christ. Jim had enlisted in the Air Force and was hopeful to become a pilot, that was not meant to be, so rather he became a Morse Code operator for 3 ½ years. In 1963, we became the proud parents of a beautiful son, named Mark Allan. Three years later we became parents of a beautiful girl child, named Holly Su. Jim’s hobbies were magic card tricks, Scuba diving and playing string magic tricks on others, along with photography. He started his employment with Nikon Cameras in Indiana and was transferred to Georgia, where he worked for 13 years. Closing that door, he helped to establish the first internet bank, Royal Bank of Canada, which he retired from in 1996. We became members of the International Church of Christ in Georgia, they had an organization called Hope Worldwide, which provides services to people all over the world and every member was expected to donate. Due to this Jim created 2 mustard barbecue sauces as a business, in 1996, which was sold at festivals and at the church, as our donation, with the encouragement Don Boroughs, who was Jim’s biggest encourager. The business was called “Smack Yo Mama” and had 7 flavors of hot sauce and barbecue sauce, which sold all over the south. Due to health reasons, we had to sell the business. To our sadness Holly passed away in 2015, Jim took her death extremely hard and lost interest in life, which resulted in him becoming physically incapacitated. Jim is survived by his loving wife and partner of 62 years, Joyce, his son Mark Allen, and wife Tracy, along with his 2 Grandchildren, Joshua and Taylor, his daughter Holly children, Dustin James McKim and Madison Rocker, his brother Steven and wife Cindy Arnett, his sister Jane Arnett and 3 nephews, his brother Tom Arnett who preceded him and a surviving nephew and niece, along with 7 cousins. The family wishes extend their gratitude to everyone during this time.

James "Jim" Allan Arnett

April 26, 1938 - October 23, 2023