Obituary of Kyle Keith Arthur

Kyle K. Arthur Newton Kyle Keith Arthur, 31, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2011, unexpectedly near Sully. Funeral services for Kyle will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 7, at the Pence~Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Rev. Merle Smith, Chaplain at Skiff Medical Center, is conducting the service. A visitation with the family will be held Wednesday, July 6, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Searsboro Cemetery. Kyle, the son of Rex and Sherry (Beason) Arthur, was born March 7, 1980, in Grinnell. He was a graduate of the Lynnville-Sully High School, Class of 1998. Kyle was employed by Watt's Funeral Home in Montezuma, and went on to college in Galesburg, Illinois, where he graduated in 2004, with a degree in Mortuary Science. While at school, he met the love of his life, Kristin Albright. On June 25, 2005, Kyle and Kristin were united in marriage. He and Kristin eventually settled in Newton, where they welcomed their daughter Kiley, on September 11, 2007. Kiley, was his pride and joy. Kyle devoted his life to his family, and enjoyed camping, hosting grill-outs at the home that he had worked so hard on and was very proud of his accomplishments. He also loved his cars and his motorcycle. Kyle loved to vacation and travel to places he hadn't been. He had just recently graduated from the Nuclear Medicine Technician program at Mercy College in Des Moines. He was always very helpful to everyone, even strangers. He could make you smile even if you never knew him. Most of all he loved spending time with his family, who were everything to him. His mother Sherry preceded him in death on October 8, 2005. Those left to honor Kyle's memory include his wife Kristin and daughter Kiley; his father Rex (Sue) Arthur of Searsboro, Iowa; his grandmother Gladys Arthur of Galesburg, Iowa; his father-in-law and mother-in-law: Doug and Jolene Albright of Knoxville, Illinois; sisters-in-law: Brittany (Matt) Cervantes of Capron, Illinois and Emily Albright of Knoxville, Illinois; a nephew Brayden Cervantes of Capron; several aunts, uncles and cousins; and his many friends. Memorials in Kyle's name are being designated to a college fund for Kiley.