Willard Johnson

Vessey Funeral Service - Fort Collins

Dear Friends,
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This August, my beloved mother would have celebrated her 70th birthday. &nbsp;To mark this occasion, I would like to do something special and am considering organizing a celebration in her honor.
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This event will likely take place on Saturday, 15 August 2026, at a Los Angeles-area venue to be announced.
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If you think you will be able to attend, please REPLY TO THIS POST WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, so I can send you updates once details are confirmed. It would mean a great deal to have you there, so I hope you'll consider attending.
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On 11 April, just 11 days from now, we'll mark four years since my beautiful mama's untimely passing. In your prayers, please remember her and all of those who love her and miss her every day.
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With love and gratitude,
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Jerome Anthony

70th Birthday Remembrance

Funeral services will be held at First AME Church of Los Angeles, conducted by Pastor J Edgar Boyd. Burial will follow immediately afterward at Inglewood Park Cemetery. A repast/fellowship meal will be offered following the burial at First AME's Allen House.

Funeral service will be livestreamed. Please visit https://youtu.be/MPiDKTsJkLQ to view the service on Friday, May 6, 11 AM (PDT).

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A repast (fellowship meal/reception) will be offered following the burial service. The reception will take place at First AME's Allen House, located at 2249 South Harvard Boulevard, directly across from the church. 

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Visitation will take place in the Pallbearers Room of Angelus Funeral Home, beginning at 9 AM and ending at 4 PM on Thursday, May 5. All are welcome to come and pay their respects. (Note: Funeral service will be conducted before a closed casket.)

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Jerome McAlister

Cheri Arnold

Cheri Lynn Arnold was born Monday, August 13, 1956, in Los Angeles, California to Sadie Lee Arnold (neé Theriot) and Robert Joseph Arnold, Sr. She would become the third of their four children. A precocious and well-behaved child, Cheri attended area schools, where she excelled in her studies. In 1974, she graduated from George Washington Preparatory High School, where she met Rosalind Williams, who would become a lifelong friend of 45 years, as well as godmother to Cheri’s only child. Cheri briefly matriculated at UCLA before ultimately graduating from California State University, Los Angeles in 1979 with a degree in Sociology. In her youth, Cheri was an avid poet, a fact that she did not share with many.

In August 1979, Cheri began working for the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Social Services as an entry-level Eligibility Worker. She would go on to serve with dedication and distinction in various County programs such as Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Medi-Cal, and General Relief. In January 1988, she was promoted to Social Worker in the In-Home Supportive Services Program, where she would spend the remainder of her County career. Cheri’s ability, leadership, and dedicated public service were recognized with further promotions, initially to Social Services Supervisor in January 1995, and, ultimately, as the department’s Human Services Administrator in March 2015. In May 2021, Cheri Lynn Arnold – a dedicated, selfless, compassionate, and tireless civil servant and public advocate – retired from the County of Los Angeles after 41 years, nine months, and sixteen days of faithful and steadfast service.

In January 1982, Cheri Lynn and James Edward McAlister welcomed the birth of their only child, son Jerome Anthony. Family was of paramount importance to Cheri, a fact clearly demonstrated in the way she and her brother Leo became their mother’s primary support and caregivers in her later years. Cheri never missed an opportunity to celebrate a family occasion and loved doting on her son and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. All those who knew and loved her also knew she was only ever a phone call away.

In the mid-1990s, Cheri and Jerome Anthony began attending First AME Church in Los Angeles, after having been introduced to the church by her brother. Despite Jerome Anthony’s eventual conversion to Roman Catholicism, Cheri remained a stalwart and dedicated member of First AME for the remainder of her life. During her membership, she became an active and indefatigable member of Usher Board No 2 and the celebrated Brookinaires Gospel Choir, of which she would variously serve as secretary, historian, and vice president during her time in the choir. In recognition of her faithful service, Cheri was nominated to serve as a church steward in January 2018. She also served on the church’s finance committee.

Despite the gradual onset of chronic illness and declining health, Cheri never lost hope and never succumbed to bitterness or self-pity. Even during her final hospital stay, she remembered to send birthday greetings to one of her dear and long-time friends. That was Cheri – selfless and thoughtful to the very end.

Cheri Lynn Arnold died peacefully at home on April 10, 2022. She is survived by her son, Jerome Anthony, mother Sadie Lee Dorsey, stepfather Burnell Dorsey, brothers Robert Joseph Arnold, Jr and Leo Franklin Arnold, Sr, sister Sheila Campbell, companion Don Feltus, and myriad cousins, nephews, and nieces, as well as numerous friends, fellow church members, and cherished colleagues.

“Well done, thou good and faithful servant.”

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