McArthur, Mrs. Martha Jane 1872-1968

MCARTHUR, HINDE

Posted By: Viv Reeves (email)
Date: 2/10/2005 at 11:04:44

From the LeMars Sentinel, Tuesday, July 30, 1968, Page 5, Column 5:
Obituary
Martha McArthur

Martha McArthur, Seney, died Tuesday morning at the Kingsley rest home. She was born September 26, 1872 at Durango. Funeral services are pending with arrangements by the Mauer funeral home.

From the LeMars Sentinel, Wednesday, July 31, 1968, Page 10A, Column 2:
Obituary
Mrs. Martha McArthur

Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Jane McArthur, 95, lifetime Plymouth and Sioux county resident, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Seney Methodist church. Rev. Milo Morris will officiate and burial will be in LeMars Memorial cemetery. Mauer funeral home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. McArthur died unexpectedly Tuesday at Broadlawn Manor, Kingsley, after a very brief illness. She had lived at the nursing home for three years.

She was born Sept. 26, 1872, at Durango in Dubuque county. She moved to Sioux county in 1882 and lived in Sioux and Plymouth county her entire life. Her parents were the late Richard and Martha Mollart Hinde.

Martha Hinde and Duncan McArthur were married Feb. 4, 1892, at the home of the bride's parents in Sioux county. Her husband preceded her in death in 1946. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Mrs. Verna Chapman and by six brothers and a sister.

Mrs. McArthur was a member of the Seney United Methodist church and WSCS.

Survivors are a granddaughter, Mrs. Delton Gritzmaker, LeMars, a great-grandchild, Linda Gritzmaker and several nieces and nephews.