House Resolution 547
By: Representative Glaize of the 67th
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the life of Mother Essie Frankie Mae Stegall Arnold and dedicating a road in her
memory; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, Mother Essie Frankie Mae Stegall Arnold was born on April 10, 1930, in
Newnan, Georgia, the beloved daughter of Essie Mae and Milton Stegall; and
WHEREAS, a woman of deep and abiding faith, Mother Arnold was a faithful and active
member of Saint John A.M.E. Church, where she served as a stewardess, an officer of the
steward board, and class leader and member of the missionary board society; and
WHEREAS, she gave inspiration to many through her high ideals, morals, and deep concern
for her fellow citizens, and the devotion, patience, and understanding she demonstrated to
her family and friends were admired by others; and
WHEREAS, she was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation
for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness, and by the example she made of her life,
she made this world a better place in which to live; and
WHEREAS, Mother Arnold was known for her gardening talents and "green thumb,"
impressing her Fairburn community neighbors with her impressive yard and earning her yard
of the year recognition on numerous occasions; and
WHEREAS, she was recognized with numerous awards and honors, including a Housing
Authority Honors Award, Lawrence and Frankie Arnold Parents of the Year Award in 2001,
a Crown Peace Award, and a Christian City Service Award; and
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished
Georgian be appropriately recognized by dedicating a road in her memory.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the portion of State Route 92 from State Route 29 to Bay
Street in Fulton County is dedicated as the Mother Frankie Mae Arnold Highway.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Mother Frankie Mae Arnold
Highway.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the
family of Mother Essie Frankie Mae Stegall Arnold and to the Department of Transportation.