Charles W. ''Chunk'' Arthur
April 17, 1920 ~ June 28, 2000
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly TrailA native and lifelong resident of Asheville, he was the son of the late Olive Evans and James Nathan Arthur. After distinguished service in the US Army Air Corps he returned to an equally distinguished 42 year career with Southern Bell Telephone Company. Mr. Arthur was a charter member of the Sprinkle Bible Class at Trinity United Methodist Church.
He is survived and will forever be cherished by his wife of 56 years, Sarah M. Arthur; daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Paul E. Raby of Las Vegas, Nevada; sons and daughters-in-law, Charles W. and Beth Arthur of Kailua, Hawaii, George N. and Karen Arthur of Roanoke, VA and Lewis and Sandra Arthur of Weaverville. He is also survived by six grandchildren; Brian, Scott, Chris, Britt, Lindsay Arthur and Kate Raby; two sisters, Louise Sales and Ruth Starnes of Asheville and one brother, John Arthur of Asheville. He is also remembered by wonderful friends, family, members of the local order of the OTH Gang, and numerous bewildered salespersons.
Visitation will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, July 1, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 587 Haywood Road. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 am.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that his life’s service to the Boy Scouts of America be remembered through memorials to Daniel Boone Council, B.S.A. Capital Campaign, PO Box 8010, Asheville, NC 28814.
Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is in charge of the arrangements.
Sarah, I grew up in the WA Presbyterian Church too and Louise and I started to Vance School together and knew Sandy and Jim also. All of you are in our thoughts.
Although we are late in signing this, we could not let
the opportunity go to state what a great man and wonderful
friend we lost. As we bury
Charles, we believe that God
richly blessed both of our families – and know that a
wondeful reunion has taken place beyond what the human mind can imagine. It is a comfort to know that the love
of both Chunk and Charles will
always remain through the many
lives they touched. Sarah, you are the bravest woman we
know – and a great inspiration to both of us…
Love and peace –
Nelle and MarLisa Mills