William Douglas McArtan, age 93, passed away at his home in Linden, NC on Sunday, February 4, 2024, surrounded by family.
William (AKA Doug) was born on November 26, 1930, in Harnett County to the late James Franklin McArtan and Eva Canady McArtan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Myrna Faye Johnson McArtan and first-born son William D. McArtan Jr.
Doug served in the United States Marine Corps as an aeronautics engineer repairing fighter jets and later served his community as a civil servant and farmer. He enjoyed tinkering with tractors, auto mechanics, completing all kinds of projects around his workshop, animal husbandry, and watching old cowboy movies.
Left to cherish his memory are his sons Michael L. McArtan (Jeanne), Robert A. McArtan, and John K. McArtan (Krista); sisters, Joyce A. Harkey (Bobby) and Shirley J. Willoughby; brother Alvin R. McArtan (Charlotte); and beloved grandchildren Michael Smith, Micah McArtan, and Mercy McArtan; as well as several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends and relatives on Thursday, February 8, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home. A funeral service to celebrate Doug’s life will be conducted Friday, February 9, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home Chapel, followed by a burial at Lafayette Memorial Park, 2301 Ramsey St., Fayetteville, NC 28301.
Online condolences may be made to www.jerniganwarren.com
Arrangements by Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home, 545 Ramsey St., Fayetteville, NC 28301.
