Lena Mae McArthur's Obituary
Mrs. Lena M. McArthur, daughter of the late Thomas Henry Jones and Murphey Emma Jones, was born in Anderson, Texas on June 13, 1925. Upon graduating from Douglas High School in 1942 in Jacksonville, Texas, she attended Tilliston College.Deciding to come to the west coast, San Francisco area June 13, 1943, she acquired a position at San Francisco General Hospital and also received a certificate in IBM Principles from Berkeley Evening School.Lena M. McArthur departed this life Thursday, July 29, 2004. She leaves to cherish her precious memory: David McArthur her husband of 59 years, her sister Ruth Blakely and her husband E. Blakely, her brother Wesley L Jones and his wife Martha Franks, her sister Edith Parker and her husband C. Parker She is also survived her nephew David Mathis and his loved ones: Denise, Lynn and Elena; her nephew Ibrahim Farajafe and his wife and son and a host of other relatives and friends.Friends are invited to attend a Visitation from 5:00 to 8:00PM on Thursday, August 5, 2004 and Funeral Services at 10:00AM on Friday, August 6, 2004 at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA.
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