Dianna Jean Arthur

DIANNA JEAN ARTHUR, 60, of Huntington, W.Va., passed away Monday, December 3, 2012, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at the Reger Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va. She was born December 9, 1951, in Cabell County, W.Va., daughter of Merlin Ball of Huntington and Helen Chambers Adkins of Barboursville. She was a retired LPN at Huntington State Hospital. She was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, the Catholic Daughters, the Confederate Daughters, and the Order of the Eastern Star. She was an author of children's books. She was also active with the Guyandotte Civil War Reinactors. She was preceded in death by her husband Roger L. Arthur and her step-mother Mary Ann Ball. In addition to her father and mother, survivors include her step-father Herman Adkins; a son Jason Arthur; two daughters Peggy Arthur and Carla Arthur; a granddaughter Sarah Arthur; two brothers and sisters-in-law Larry and Margaret Ball and Johnny Ray Bowman, Jr. and his wife Hilda Bowman, all of Huntington; and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Reger Funeral Home. Condolences may be made to the family at www.regerfh.com.