Mary Faith Arthur

December 29, 1927 - August 21, 2020

Mary Faith Arthur, 92, of Ewing, passed away peacefully at home, Friday, August 21, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 29, 1927 and was adopted by Orrin and Hope B. Ferry of Verona. She was a portrait photographer for Muir's Department store. She was a loving wife, for 30 years to John Proctor Arthur, they celebrated their wedding on December 27, 1954. She enjoyed being a wife and mother. There was always room at her dinner table for one more. She volunteered with the Juvenile Diabetes Association and the Hillsborough Rescue Squad in New Jersey. She later enjoyed working at a Fotomat in Easton, PA, where she often chatted with Mario Andretti's mother. She was a member of the Hillsborough Presbyterian Church and enjoyed singing in the choir with her husband and son. She also sang in the Community choir in Easton Pa. Besides singing, she loved drawing, photography, camping and crocheting. She enjoyed making lap blankets for local senior centers and nursing homes. She was also a breast cancer survivor. Besides her husband, John P., her mother Hope B. Ferry and her father Orrin Ferry and his second wife Ethel. She is also predeceased by her son, Gordon P., and her grandson, Michael P. She is survived by her daughter, Jane I. Arthur, her son, Raymond D. Arthur and wife Cheryl, her daughter-in-law, Susan A. Arthur, 3 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. A memorial gathering will be held Saturday, August 29, 2020 from 10:00 - 11:00 am at the Murphy Funeral Home, 935 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, NJ 08618. A funeral service will follow at the funeral home at 11:00. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, Donations can be made to Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Association. www.murphyfh.com