Martha Elizabeth Barnhardt Arthur

September 18, 1945 - March 19, 2021

Martha Elizabeth Barnhardt Arthur, 75, of Carolina Beach, NC formerly of Salisbury, NC passed away Friday, March 19, 2021 at her residence. Born September 18, 1945 in Rowan County, she was the daughter of the late Manlus Crawford Barnhardt, Jr. and Frances Hinkle Barnhardt. Mrs. Arthur graduated from Boyden High School and Catawba College. She lived and worked for 23 years in Honolulu, HI before moving back to NC in 1993. She taught school in North Carolina and Hawaii and was the owner of retail businesses in Hawaii. In 2006 she moved to Carolina Beach, NC. Mrs. Arthur was a member of Pine Valley United Methodist Church in Wilmington, NC where she was a member of the Eunice Bowen Circle. She was a Charter member of the Summit Civitan Club in Salisbury, NC. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Jack Livingston Kann on May 4, 1987. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, H. Mark Arthur; daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and John Creamer; sister, Carol Pettit and husband John; step-daughter, April Lamanno and husband David and their children, Eva and Harrison Lamanno and step-son, Jason Arthur. A private graveside service will be conducted at Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Salisbury, NC with Rev. Barry Stallings officiating. Memorials may be made to The ALS Association North Carolina Chapter, 4 North Blount Street, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27601. Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Arthur family. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.