She was born in Steele to Prezell Price and Daisy White. She was married in 1962 in Steele to Tearley Arnold who died in 1975. Survivors include three sons, Tearley Arnold and Robin Arnold, both of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Tony Arnold, Caruthersville; one daughter, Jacqueline Arnold, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; thirteen grandchildren; one great-granddaugher; and three sisters, Wilma Ray Higgins and Willie Mae Sanders, both of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Brenda Sanders, Chicago. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Arnold. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Memorials are suggested to the Ethel Gilbert Memorial Fund. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant for several nursing homes and hospitals in Milwaukee.