BARBARA JOYCE ARTHUR
Barbara Joyce Arthur, 85, of Connersville passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020. She was born on April 8, 1935, in Connersville to the late Urven Manley and Ruth Thickston Manley.
On April 23, 1969, she married David J. Arthur in Richmond.
Barb was a member of Westgate Church of God for more than 25 years, where she taught Sunday School. She later became a member of Deliverance Tabernacle in Connersville.
Barb worked at Walt Lake Door Company in Richmond and at Lincoln Lodge Nursing Centers. She and her partner, Geraldine Smith, owned and operated Creative Country Crafts for four years in Connersville.
Barb was a craft enthusiast. When she wasn’t crafting, she would attend craft shows. She was also very active in 4-H.
She is survived by her daughters, Cindy (Clarence) Brannon, Dee Sturgeon, Sharon (Gene) Combs; her sons, David Barrett, David Arthur, Bruce Arthur, Boone (Patricia) Barrett and Mark Arthur; a brother, Phillip (Billie Jo) Manley; 20 grandchildren and 41 great grandchildren; as well as many nieces and nephews.
Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband; three brothers, Joseph Manley, Kenneth Manley and Paul Manley; four sisters, Wilma Cruise, Mary Beard, Maxine Schnitzous, and Leato Bailey; two grandchild, Rachel Barrett and Aaron Arthur; and a great grandchild, Jordan Vanmeter.
A graveside service officiated by Pastor Merle Seeley will be held on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, 11 a.m., at Dale Cemetery, 801 N Gregg Rd, Connersville, IN 47331.