Rev. Dr. James Ertie Arnette, 85, of Charlotte, passed away on April 13, 2015 at his residence. Funeral service will be held on Monday, April 20, 2015 at 10:30 a.m in Grier Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow at the National Cemetery in Salisbury, NC. A devoted Christian, husband, father, brother, pastor, teacher, civil rights leader and friend, Dr. Arnette lived a full life of devoted service to mankind. He served as pastor at numerous churches in North Carolina and taught at the Southeastern Baptist Seminary in Wake Forest, NC and served as Dean of the Shaw University Divinity School in Raleigh. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Mrs. Retha P. Arnette; daughter, Dr. Delores A. Cochrane (Charles); son, Thomas E. Arnette; four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and close associates all who will cherish the memory of this great man of God.