Mary Ellen Moore Arbuckle, 82, of 312 Lesesne Court in Sumter, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, after a brief battle with cancer.
Born Dec. 7, 1931, in Jasper County, Ind., she was the only child of the late Hattie Mae Moore Scheidler. She was a 1949 graduate of Rensselaer High School in Rensselaer, Ind. She entered the Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Indianapolis, Ind., graduating in 1952.
She was preceded in death by her late husband, retired Air Force Maj. Don Arbuckle, whom she married on Nov. 11, 1959; and a granddaughter, Jordan Peebles.
She is survived by her children, Debra Arbuckle Peebles (Haynes) of Gable, the Rev. Donald Arbuckle II (Teresa) of Marietta, Ohio, and Drew Arbuckle of the home; two grandsons, Jonathan Arbuckle of Greenville and David Arbuckle of Marietta; two granddaughters, Jessica Peebles and Jenna Peebles. both of Gable; and a great-grandson, Luke Clemons of Gable.
She was a longtime member of Harmony Church but, in later years, attended Lighthouse Baptist Church. She will be most remembered for her love of the Lord, whom she trusted as her Savior in 1973, and the many lives she touched during her nearly 60 years of nursing service.
A memorial service for Mary Ellen Moore Arbuckle will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, at the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Don Arbuckle and Pastor Drew Choate officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Tuomey Foundation, 102 N. Main St., Sumter, SC 29150 c/o Jeanne C. Watson Oncology Unit in memory of Mary Ellen Arbuckle.
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
