| Hughes, Arkansas School Faculty Memorial |
| Annie Ruth (Sample) Arthur October 30, 1921 – October 17, 2009 English Tenure: 1950-? |
| Mrs. Arthur was born October 30, 1921 at Earle, Crittenden County, Arkansas, daughter of Dan and Mabel “Minnie” (McCollum) Sample. She received her M.A. Degree from George Peabody College for Teachers, and she taught public school for twenty-five years, most of which she spent as the high school English teacher at Hughes High School. Mrs. Arthur was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma sorority, enjoyed volunteer work at the Public Library and Museum of Earle, and was a member of the Earle Baptist Church, where she participated in missionary work and taught Sunday school. She died at the White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas, on October 17, 2009, interment in Crittenden Memorial Park Cemetery, Marion, Arkansas. |
