SULLIVAN -- Charles ‘Arnold’ Briscoe, 84, of Sullivan, formerly of Findlay, died 9:45 p.m. Thursday (February 25, 2016) in the Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care 
Center.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Burial will be in Findlay Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 - 7 p.m. Monday. Family requests casual attire. Memorials are suggested to the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be sent to reedfuneralhome.net.
Mr. Briscoe was born May 18, 1931 in Moultrie County, Illinois, the son of Durward and Maurine Wheeler Briscoe. Arnold was a welder and enjoyed woodworking. He married Jean Evelyn Biedert on June 9, 1951 in Sullivan and she preceded him in death on November 5, 1997.
Survivors include his son Ed Briscoe of Sullivan; granddaughters Savannah (Lee) McClain of Ft. Worth, TX and Kylee Briscoe of Pana; two great grandchildren; brother Leon (Daisy) Briscoe of Sullivan; nieces Sandra and Ann LaCost, both of Bethany.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, one brother and two sisters.
