Mary Martha Ellis Arter Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Mary Martha Ellis Arter (Wilmington, North Carolina), who passed away on January 1, 2025, at the age of 93, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mary Martha Ellis Arter to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her husband Milton Arter; her parents, Ruth Bowe Ellis and Wallace Gillespie Ellis; and her siblings, Helen Ellis, Sandra Henson, Gwyn Fields and Nat Bowe Ellis.
She is survived by: her siblings, William Ellis and Morgan Caer-Myrddin; her children, Jim Arter (Paula) and Kimberly (Neal Ross); and her grandchildren, Seth Arter, Jesse Ross, Nolan Ross and Samuel Ross.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be sent to the Topsail Township Friends of the Library in Hampstead, North Carolina or the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Surf City, North Carolina.
