ARNOLD, Luberta (Birdie)

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Last Name
 
ARNOLD
Given Names
 
Luberta (Birdie)
AKA's
 
Better known as
 
Date of Birth
 
2/27/1907
Age at Death
 
71
Place of Birth
 
Timpson, Texas
Race
 
Black
Gender
 
Female
Religion
 
Family Tree
  Extended family tree for non-Temple relatives
Birth Mother
 
Birth Father
 
Siblings
 
Partner
 
Children
 
Non-Temple Relatives
 
Body Identification Number
 
Burial Location
 
Paradise Memorial Park, Santa Fe Springs, CA
Source of Death Information
 
House Foreign Affairs Committee report; FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78)
Entry into Guyana
 
8/14/1977
Residence (US)
 
Los Angeles, California 90003
Residence (JT)
 
Dorm 1
Occupation in U.S./Skills, Talents & Interests
 
Practical nurse (RYMUR 89-4286-X-5-a-26a)
Occupation in Jonestown (Temple Records)
 
Senior Citizen Center (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1ooooo)
Jonestown Roles (FBI Records)
 
Government Income
 
SSA (JT)
Discrepancies
 
Remembrances
 
“Luberta "Birdie" Arnold was a tall lady of generous girth, a trouper on our cross-country bus trips and a long-time member. When I say she was "a trouper" let me expand on that. I was on the trip with her when our 11 buses descended on an ill-equipped rest stop somewhere in the South, and soon clogged all the toilets. We were furiously washing up at the sinks when the maintenance man came in and was a bit abashed as he went about his work, since no one paid him any attention, we were so glad to be able to bathe at sinks. Finally, as we prepared to depart, there was Birdie, standing in front of the building like a statue, wrapped in a blanket, not moving. She was constipated and her face was the picture of misery. Jim had the buses start their engines, and we sat there, idling, as she stood, for about five more minutes, I think. She finally came to her bus and got on. At Jonestown, she worked in the senior center providing care. She came to Jonestown without relatives and was one of our singles. Taken too soon. RIP, Birdie, may you rest with the angels. ” - Kathryn Barbour