William James "Doc" Arture

1908 - 1996  (87 years)

• Name	William James "Doc" Arture
  Birth	14 Aug 1908	Sharpsburg, Allegheny Co., PA
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 May 1996	Sharpsburg, Allegheny Co., PA;bur:Saint Mary's Cem.,Sharpsburg, AlleghenyCo., PA
  Person ID	I12799	forneyclark
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2025

  
  

  Family	Ethel Lee Smith,   b. 28 Oct 1913, Kanawha Co., WV d. 4 Apr 1996, Sharpsburg, Allegheny Co., PA;bur:Saint Mary's Cem.,Sharpsburg, AlleghenyCo., PA (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F4966	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2025

  
  

• Photos

  Arture, William James (1908-1996) Individual/ Military photo of William James Arture came from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116551085/william-james-arture Created by: Mrs A. Added: 4 Sep 2013 Find a Grave Memorial 116551085 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116551085/william-james-arture : accessed 08 May 2022), memorial page for Dr William James “Doc” Arture (14 Aug 1908–26 May 1996), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116551085, citing Saint Mary's Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Mrs A. (contributor 47490132) . Photo was added to the above site by Mrs A.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116551085/william-james-arture Created by: Mrs A. Added: 4 Sep 2013 Find a Grave Memorial 116551085 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116551085/william-james-arture : accessed 08 May 2022), memorial page for Dr William James “Doc” Arture (14 Aug 1908–26 May 1996), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116551085, citing Saint Mary's Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Mrs A. (contributor 47490132) . Dr William James "Doc" Arture BIRTH 14 Aug 1908 Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 26 May 1996 (aged 87) Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Saint Mary's Cemetery Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID 116551085 · View Source Our Great Grandpa 1928 - 1996 , Sharpsburg, PA (DFC: probably meant to put 1908-1996) William "Doc" Arture was born in Sharpsburg, PA. Graduated from Sharpsburg High School where he played on the basketball team. Pre college he played guard for the Penn Five Club - which was not associated with the high school - and for the University of Pittsburgh (1928-31) for the last three years of his studies there. Chances are slim today that a basketball player at Pitt or any college would be 5 ft.7 inches tall. He was Captain of the team his senior year. He was also a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dentistry. His cousin Armel Lavia, the former borough police chief was his first patient. In 1932 Doc first set up an office on the 2nd floor of a building at 8th & Main street in Sharpsburg and practiced there before having an office built at 6th & Main street. Doc served in the Army Air Forces in WWII as a dentist stationed at Smyrna Air Force Base in Tennessee. Dr. Arture and his wife Ethel L. Smith resided in Hampton, PA before moving to Venice, Fla to retire. He retired in 1977. They lived in Florida for 13 years. When Ethel was diagnosed with Dementia they moved back to Sharpsburg, PA. Ethel passed away 7 weeks & 2 days before Doc. He died at 87 years old at Forbes Nursing Center in Larimer of Alzheimer's disease. Family Members Parents Photo Gabriele Arture 1860-1958 Photo Giuseppina Gallo Arture 1863-1939 Spouse Photo Ethel Lee Smith Arture 1913-1996 (m. 1939) Siblings Photo Marion Albert Arture 1901-1960 Children Photo David Paul Arture 1941-2013