Roberta Gibson was LRG’s first accountant
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Roberta Sue Biles Gibson died Saturday,
Sept. 24, at her home in Edmond, Okla., in
the arms of her husband. She was 57.
She was born March 20, 1948 in Pauls Valley, Okla. She
attended Maysville public schools where she
was a majorette. At the University of
Oklahoma, she graduated in 1970 with a
degree in piano performance. After raising a
family, she returned to college and obtained
her degree in accounting from the University
of Central Oklahoma. For 19 years she was a
partner in Arledge and Associates, an
accounting firm in Edmond. She was a member
of several professional societies including
OSCPA, the state society for CPAs, as well
as the national society for CPAs. She was
also a regular attendee at the Tuesday Tax
luncheon and a member of Henderson Hills
Baptist Church.
She fought GIST for the past five years. She was
involved in several cancer studies and her
family expressed thanks to M.D. Anderson
Cancer Center in Houston and Siteman Cancer
Center in St. Louis, Mo., for their tireless
effort and genuine care in moving toward
conquering this horrible disease; to Mercy
Hospital in Edmond and the Cancer Care
Associates in Oklahoma City; to Dr. Craig
Reitz and his nurse, Peggy, for their
undying devotion to families dealing with
cancer, and finally to the staff at Hospice
of Oklahoma County and Julie Lindsay in
particular.
Roberta is survived by her husband, Douglas Gibson of
Edmond; her parents, Robert and Maxine Biles
of Pauls Valley; son, Joe Hargis and wife,
Melody; grandchildren Hanna and Sam of
Marshfield, Wis.; daughter, Stephanie Eskew
and husband, Jeff, and grandson, Tristan, of
Portsmouth, Va.; sister Marilyn Johnson and
husband, Fred, of Edmond; brother, Ron Biles
and wife, Bonnie, of Broken Bow, Okla.; her
step-daughter Melissa Graham and husband,
Ben, of San Antonio, Texas, and
step-daughter Michael McNellis and husband,
Michael, and grandson, Jack Henry, of
Prairie Village, Kan.. She also has
countless others that are blessed to have
called her friend.
Services were held Sept. 28 in Edmond. In lieu of
flowers the family asks donations be made to
either the Boys and Girls Club of Oklahoma
County, P.O. Box 18701, Oklahoma City, OK
73154 or Hospice of Oklahoma County, 4334 NW
Expressway; No. 106, Oklahoma City, OK
73116.
