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Obituary
Samuel Isaac McArthur,
80, of Lavalette, W. Va., formerly of Clinton, N. C., passed away Thursday,
March 28, 2013, at Hospice, after a brief stay at Kings Daughters Medical
Center, Ashland, Kentucky. He was born October 13, 1932 to Perry Erastus
McArthur and Nellie Taylor in Clinton, North Carolina. He joined the Army at
seventeen. He served during the Korean War, there he met a young man from
West Virginia, that showed him pictures of his family, including a picture
of his sister, Virgie Mary Merritt, who would later become his wife of 59
years. They raised five children, who loved their daddy dearly. After
retirement from the Army, he worked and retired from Novamont and Airstech
Chemical in Kentucky. Preceding him in death included his mother Nellie
Taylor, father Perry Erastus McArthur, brother William Everett McArthur
(killed at Pearl Harbor), and sisters Kathleen McArthur, Magdalene McArthur
and Rochelle McArthur Estes. Survivors include his brothers Johnny McArthur
of Clinton, N. C., Perry Erastus McArthur of Clinton, N. C., his wife Virgie
Mary Merritt McArthur of Lavalette, W. Va., two sons and daughters-in-law
Samuel Isaac McArthur, Jr. and wife Kelly of South Point, Ohio, Kevin Scott
McArthur and wife Julie of Summerville, S. C., three daughters and a
son-in-law Elizabeth McArthur Mays of South Point, Ohio, Peggy McArthur
Skaggs of Inman, S. C., Debra McArthur Mays and husband Marvin Mays of
Milton, W. Va., grandsons Daniel Stacey Mays, Shane Dale Mays, Tracey
Adonijah Mays, Tyler McArthur and David Skaggs, granddaughter Ashley
McArthur, and great granddaughters Madison, Kayci and Emily Mays. Special
thanks to the staff at Kings Daughters Medical Center and Hospice, for the
wonderful care. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hospice of
your choice. Graveside services and burial will be conducted at Spring Hill
Cemetery in Huntington, W. Va. at a time to be arranged. Arrangements
completed through Reger Funeral Home, Huntington.
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