Mary Thomas McArthur's Obituary
Beulah Mary Thomas McArthur, of Cornelius, went home to be with the Lord on August 8, 2018. She was born July 3, 1930, in Omaha, Nebraska, a daughter of the late Ira Thomas and Mary Radigan Thomas. She has two brothers, Patrick Thomas the oldest, and Tom Thomas, the youngest. Mary graduated from Omaha Central High School in 1948 and went to nursing school in Missouri where she became a registered nurse. It was while working as a nurse that she met her husband, Donald McArthur of Lincoln.
They had two children, Ann Marie and Richard Charles and moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. In 1965, a young minister came to her house to present the gospel of Jesus Christ to the young family. His name was D. James Kennedy of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church.
She so fully embraced the doctrines of grace that she became an avid reader of the scriptures. She would study God's word several hours a day. She couldn't get enough of the Bible. Then a friend told her about a local bible study called the greenhouse. Here she was so fed on the word of God they asked her to teach a class. She has been teaching the Scriptures ever since. For over 50 years she has been teaching Bible studies at churches and women's retreats. She did this while raising a family, working as a nurse, and caring for a sick husband and child.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her brother,Patrick Thomas of Denver, Colorado, her husband, Donald of Jacksonville, Florida, her daughter, Ann Marie of Cornelius N C, and a grandson, Michael Faircloth.
She is survived by her son, Richard Charles McArthur of Cornelius, her brother, Tom and his wife,Rita Thomas of Chicago, and her daughter in law, Jennifer. Also by her grandchildren, Christian Thomas McArthur, Daniel Patrick McArthur and Kellie Phifer. She also is survived by three great-granddaughters, Anna and Abigail Phifer & Victoria Faircloth, Jessica Faircloth Wilson her granddaughter in law,sister-in-law, Margaret Thomas, nieces, Katy, Sari, Colleen and Betsy Thomas and nephews, Ralph Thomas, Patrick Thomas, Jr. and Warren Webber.
She now rests in the arms of the Lord having heard those seven great words..."Well done thou good and faithful servant."
In lieu of flowers Mary requested any donation to two wonderful charities: The Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8517 or Shriners Hospitals for Children, Attn: Office of Development, 2900 N. Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL 33607 .
A service to celebrate Mary's life will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, August 12, at James Funeral Home Chapel, 10520 Arahova Drive, Huntersville, NC 28078, with a reception to follow the service in the James Funeral Home Community Room. Graveside services will be private at Northlake Memorial Gardens. Rev. Harrison Spitler will officiate.
James Funeral Home of Huntersville is serving the family. www.jamesfuneralhomeLKN.com
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