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Arnold Colley
July 31, 1940 - August 6, 2012
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<div itemprop="description"> <p> Colley, Arnold Wesley &ldquo;One Cool Man&rdquo; &ndash; 72, East Preston, went home to glory Monday, August 6th, 2012 in the Victoria General Hospital.&nbsp; Born on July 31st, 1940 in East Preston, he was the son of George E. Colley and the late Lillian V. Colley.&nbsp; He was a man of many talents; &ldquo;Jack of all trades, Master of none&rdquo;. He was a husband true to his vows, a one of a kind son, father, brother, grandfather, and great grandfather, uncle and friend. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife, &ldquo;baby&rdquo; of 50 years, Yvonne (Crawley); son Gregory of Yarmouth; daughters, Christine of Truro; Tina of Dartmouth, Anette and Vicki of Lake Echo. He is also survived by a &ldquo;special&rdquo; granddaughter Theresa of East Preston and foster daughter Patti Winter of Halifax. 10 grand children and 6 great grandchildren. Brothers, Allan (Donna), John (Rose) bother of East Preston. Sisters, Doressa (Steven Norton) of Cole Harbour, Juanita (Billy Norton) of Dartmouth. God Children Derrick Colley, Kelli Simmonds, Fredercik Crawley. He was predeceased by grandson Lincoln Wesley, brother George and sister in law Elsie and father-in-law Alfred Crawley. For over 50 years he specialized in carpentry, he was a member of the East Preston United Baptist Church where he was an usher and Guitarist. He was a member of many groups: The East Preston Brotherhood, East Preston mass Choir, Preston area Lion&rsquo;s Club, volunteer fire fighter at Lake Echo Fire Station to name a few. The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to Dr. Harry Henteleff and Dr. David Bowes, 8th floor doctors, nurses, CTAs and VON. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Atlantic Funeral Home 771 Main St. Dartmouth. Visitation for the family 2-4pm, 7-9pm Preston Brotherhood Memorial Service Sunday Aug. 12th at Atlantic Funeral Home 771 Main St. Dartmouth. Funeral service will be held Monday Aug 13th at 2pm at East Preston United Baptist Church, Minister Dr. Joyce officiating. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the East Preston United Baptist Church building fund. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.atlanticfuneralhomes.com </p> </div>