Arthur F. Masterson

Arthur F. Masterson, 96, of Warwick, passed away March 14, 20204.  He was the beloved husband of the late Fay M. (LaCross) Masterson.  Born in East Greenwich, he was a son of the late William and Gladys (White) Masterson.

Arthur had been a milk delivery man for the former East Greenwich Dairy and a US Postal worker for the Town of East Greenwich.  A veteran of two wars, he served in the US Navy in WWII and the US Army in Korea.

He was lifetime member of the American Legion Post#15, the William Shields Post#43, where he was presented with a certificate honoring his 70 year membership and Crompton Veterans Organization.  In addition, he was a longtime member of the East Greenwich Veterans Firemans Association.

He was an avid card and cribbage player.

Arthur was a humble family man; a great Dad, Papa and Great Grandfather.

He is survived by his children; Debra A. Petit and her husband Randy Taylor, James S. Masterson and his wife Terry and Elaine M. Vespia and her husband Rob, 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.  He was the brother of the late Marion Applegate, Doris Adcock and William Masterson.

His funeral will be Wednesday, March 20th at 10:00am at the Hill Funeral Home, 822 Main St., East Greenwich.  Burial with military honors will be in RI Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.  Calling hours: Tuesday, March 19th, 4-7pm.  In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Operation Stand Down at https://osdri.charityproud.org/Donate.