General Information

Birth
11 JAN 1917
West Fork, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
29 DEC 2006
Prairie Grove, Washinigton County, Arkansas
Burial
2 JAN 2007
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Notes

Ruby Ellen Gibney

89, a resident of Prairie Grove, Arkansas passed away December 29, 2006, at her home in Prairie Grove. She was born January 11, 1917, at West Fork, Arkansas the daughter

of James William and Nellie McClelland Phillips.

Ruby was a member of the Eastern Star. She and her husband Ernest lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he worked for American Airlines until his retirement. They both had a great love of traveling and made many trips throughout the world.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William Ernest Gibney, one son, Jimmy Charles Gibney; two brothers, Lloyd William Phillips and Clarence Phillips; three sisters, Nellie Irene Bryan Bartlett, Sylvia Bell Blakemore Hamilton and Louella Cate.

Survivors include two sons, William Dale Gibney, of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, and Michael Wayne Gibney of Prairie Grove, Arkansas; nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.

Visitation will be Monday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Luginbuel Chapel.

Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, January 2, 2007-2:00 P.M. at the Little Elm Missionary Baptist Church, Prairie Grove, Arkansas, with brother Jeff Hart and brother Glen Faulkner officiating. Burial will be in the Prairie Grove Cemetery Prairie Grove, Arkansas.

Pallbearers will be Gary Gibney, Larry Blakemore, Mark Cate, Aaron Gibney, Lonnie Blakemore, and Robbie Gibney.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, Arkansas. To sign the online guest book, visit www.luginbuel.com.

Parents

James William Phillips
- Father
1885 - 1963
Birth
22 AUG 1885
West Fork, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
20 APR 1963
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
22 APR 1963
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas
Nellie Ann McClelland
- Mother
1889 - 1978
Birth
8 FEB 1889
West Fork, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
26 FEB 1978
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
28 FEB 1978
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Spouse

William Ernest Gibney
- Husband
1908 - 1989
Birth
24 SEP 1908
Farmington, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
8 DEC 1989
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas

Children

Jimmy Charles Gibney
- Son
1941 - 2006
Birth
18 AUG 1941
Denver, Colorado
Death
5 DEC 2006
Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
8 DEC 2006
National Cemetery, Washington County, Fayetteville, Arkansas
William Dale Gibney
- Son
1945 - 2017
Birth
27 AUG 1945
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
29 DEC 2017
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Burial
5 JAN 2018
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas