Mrs. Arthur, born in St. Joseph on Feb. 8, 1914, had been a secretary for the Clarendon Presbyterian Church in Arlington, Va., for 12 years until retiring in 1970. She also had been a volunteer chaplain's assistant at the South County Hospital in Kingston, R.I.
She moved from Arlington to Peace Dale 25 years ago. Mrs. Arthur was a member of the Kingston Congregational Church, where she served as a deacon and on various committees, and was active in the circle group. She also was a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood and Tuesday Morning Breakfast Group, both of Kingston; and was a volunteer at the Faye Weather House in Kingston.
Mrs. Arthur was preceded in death by her husband, Ira W.; and her parents, Frank and Nora Benjamin.
Surviving: three daughters, Alinda A. Nelson, Kingston, Christine A. Myers, Louisville, Ohio, and Nina A. Burke, Middletown, Va.; and seven grandchildren.
Mrs. Arthur, born in St. Joseph on Feb. 8, 1914, had been a secretary for the Clarendon Presbyterian Church in Arlington, Va., for 12 years until retiring in 1970. She also had been a volunteer chaplain's assistant at the South County Hospital in Kingston, R.I.
She moved from Arlington to Peace Dale 25 years ago. Mrs. Arthur was a member of the Kingston Congregational Church, where she served as a deacon and on various committees, and was active in the circle group. She also was a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood and Tuesday Morning Breakfast Group, both of Kingston; and was a volunteer at the Faye Weather House in Kingston.
Mrs. Arthur was preceded in death by her husband, Ira W.; and her parents, Frank and Nora Benjamin.
Surviving: three daughters, Alinda A. Nelson, Kingston, Christine A. Myers, Louisville, Ohio, and Nina A. Burke, Middletown, Va.; and seven grandchildren.
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