Margaret Hadessa Arthurs

Margaret Hadessah Arthurs Gibney was born March 30, 1918 and passed away August 9, 2009 at the age of 91 years, 4 months and 10 days. She was born in Wichita, Kansas to James Clifford and Ora Olive (Smith) Arthurs. She was raised in the Allen-Bowden area of Oklahoma and graduated from Sapulpa, Oklahoma High School in 1934. She married Paul H. Gibney, March 6, 1937 in Denver, Colorado.

The family lived in Denver for several years, before moving to Prairie Grove. Mr. Gibney was a native of the Bethel Grove/Farmington area. They relocated to Tulsa in 1952 and remained there until they retired and moved back to the Farmington area in the early 1970's.

Margaret worked for 16 years as book-keeper for Menkemiller Drug at 3rd and Boston in Tulsa and later as book-keeper and proof reader for the Tulsa County News. She retired from food service at the Prairie Grove School District in 1992. Margaret moved back to the Tulsa area in 1995 to be near her family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Paul Gibney, a son-in-law Tommy E. McDonald; a sister, Hazel N Snow, and two brothers, W.W. “Buster” Arthurs and James N. Arthurs; four nephews, Joseph Wallace, Robert Wallace, Jimmy Snow, Larry Arthurs and one great grandson, Matthew Gibney.

Survivors include a son, Gary P. Gibney and his wife, Donna, of Jenks, Oklahoma; one daughter, Cheryl L. Schuman and her husband, Jeff of Okmulgee, Oklahoma; five grandchildren, Laura Brewster and her husband, Kent of Bixby, Oklahoma, Leah Gibney Vaughn of Camden, Arkansas, Philip Gibney and his wife, Neysa of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, Margaret “Meg” Smith and her husband, Russell of Elkins, Arkansas and Paul Joseph McDonald and his wife, Angula of

Mt. View, Arkansas; fifteen great grandchildren, two great great grandsons; a niece, Nancy Arthurs Wood and two nephews, Jerry F. Snow and Jerry W. Arthurs, all of the Tulsa area.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday afternoon from 1:00-2:00 P.M.

Funeral service will be held Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. at Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove, Arkansas with Lynn Simpson officiating. Burial will be in the Farmington Cemetery in Farmington, Arkansas.

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