Mary Jane McClure Arvidson died Thursday, November 16th, 2023, at Dartmouth Health's Jack Byrne Center after a long illness.

She was born in St. Albans, West Virginia on August 8th, 1938, to Lissie and Ottie McClure as their eighth and final child. She graduated from St. Albans High School in St. Albans, West Virginia in 1956 and from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia in 1961, with a degree in elementary education.

In 1961, she married her high school sweetheart, Philip Arvidson of St. Albans, WV. Over the years, they lived in Alexandria, VA, and Mendham, NJ. In 1999, they retired to Brownsville, VT.

Mary Jane taught elementary education in St. Albans, WV, Alexandria, VA, and Mendham, NJ. She loved to teach kids to read. She loved to ski, sew, quilt, and teach friends to quilt. Her quilting won her two blue ribbons. She was an active member of the Brownsville Community church, and coached the girls to a winning quilt award at the local fair. She was also active for many years in the town historical society and the church Christmas Bazaar.

She was predeceased by her brothers, Clyde, Jack, Clarence, and Frosty, and sisters, Faye Turley, and Betty Ashworth.

She is survived by her husband, Philip, of Brownsville, VT, son, Russel, daughter-in-law, Bianca, and grandchildren, Ashley & Ashton of Simpsonville, SC.

A visitation will be held Tuesday, November 21st, 2023, at the Knight Funeral Home in Windsor, VT from 4-6PM. Her life will be celebrated the following day with a service at the Brownsville Church on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023, at 11am, with burial to follow in the Brownsville Cemetery.

Contributions in her memory may be made to the Brownsville Community Church, PO Box 38, Brownsville, VT 05037, or the West Windsor Volunteer Fire Department, 889 Route 44, Brownsville, VT 05037. For those who are sending flowers, the family will be using Lebanon Garden of Eden Florist.