Duncan 'Buddy' Mcarthur

Duncan Legrand "Buddy" McArthur, age 82, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, April 9, 2016. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, April 12, at 2:00 in Florence National Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Monday evening at the funeral home and other times at the home, 902 San Fran Circle. Buddy was born in Mullins, SC son of the late William Lester McArthur and Minnie Bell Rogers McArthur. Mr. McArthur served in the United States Army for 16 years, and then went on to drive trucks for a living. Buddy started with Standard Trucking, the drove for Builders Transport, and most recently worked with Bill Garland Trucking. Buddy was known to always joke around, whether it was when he saw you at Takis Diner, or when he was at home with his kids and grandkids, who meant the world to him. Mr. McArthur was a member of Freedom Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife of 49 years, Ruth Sellers McArthur, a son, Kenneth (Cynthia) Shepherd of Rockingham, grandchildren: Christopher, Savannah, Ashley and Alex Shepherd, 10 great grandchildren, a brother, Billy Dean (Caddie) McArthur of Blenheim, a sister, Rose Ellen Lawson of Jacksonville, Florida, and 10 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Lester McArthur and a sister, Virginia Burdick.

Visitation

APR 11. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Belk Funeral Home - Darlington 229 West Broad Street Darlington, SC, 29532

Service

APR 12. 2:00 PM

Florence National Cemetery 803 E. National Cemetery Road Florence, SC, 29506