Valma Atha “Vala-may” Shuyler Gibson

Birth: 27 Aug 1904
Harper County, Oklahoma, USA
Death: 22 Feb 1993 (aged 88)
Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial: Kibby Cemetery

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Dedicated wife to Melville Anderson Gibson, persistent rancher for anything from cattle to turkeys; and the eternal mother to three daughters and one son.

Lived 88 years, 5 months, 27 days, to make the world a better place.

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Parents

Earnest Alvin Shuyler

1880–1960
Ethel Rose Wade Shuyler

1884–1965

Spouse

Melville Anderson "'M.A."" Gibson

1897–1983

Siblings

Edith Alma Shuyler Shirm

1903–1968
Myron Paul Shuyler

1906–1989
Fred William Shuyler

1908–1998
Clinton C Shuyler

1910–1999
Corp J C Wade Shuyler

1921–2006

Children

Mrs Dewey Lee Gibson Finley

1925–2017
Ethel Alma Gibson Thornton

1926–2020
Maj Melville Dean "Dean" Gibson

1930–2010
Wilma Jeanne Gibson Hepner

1933–2017

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Maintained by: Marsha Finley
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Added: Aug 4, 2010
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Valma Atha (Shuyler) & Melville Anderson Gibson
circa 1953

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MA & Valma Gibson
In the mule team buckboard riding around the arena at the Annual Freedom Rodeo, August, 1979
MA had been selected "Old Cowhand of the Year", and everyone knows there's a old-fashioned cowgirl behind every ole cowboy!

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Valma Gibson in her scarf and men's woolrich shirt
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MA Gibson,on a cane, probably wearing brogan boots

with their family dog and Ford pickup

in front of house on W Maple St, Alva, OK
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Circa Xmas 1968

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Kibby, OK Circa 1922
Valma Shuyler, about 17 yo - Orval T Keith, about 20yo

"Roping Pardners"

just before a team roping competition
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Edith Alma (lf-17 yo) and Valma Atha (rt-16yo) Shuyler
Their party dresses appear to be homemade, and hand embroidered.
In about 1920

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GIBSON

VALMA A.
Aug. 27, 1904
Feb. 22, 1993

Back of Headstone, facing East; Aug 4, 2013

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GIBSON

MELVILLE A.
May 17, 1897
Aug. 16, 1982

VALMA A.
Aug. 27, 1904
Feb. 22, 1993

WE LIVED TO MAKE THIS A BETTER WORLD

Back of Headstone, facing East; Aug 4, 2013

GPS Location: 36°43'26.88"N, 99°33'20.05"W

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GIBSON

VALMA A. - MELVILLE A.

Front of Headstone, facing West; Aug 4, 2013

Note: Veterans Plaque to right front,
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at foot of M.A.s grave

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Xmas 1992 - the last western Christmas card of her long tradition
Grandmother Gibson sent Christmas Cards with a Western ranch theme. There was always a hand-written note with a comment about the weather, and frequently a little check for the older grand kids, with the card always signed "from Grandmother"

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Valma Atha Gibson
approx 70 yo
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She always had her hair fixed once a week.

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Earnest Alvin Shuyler

Ethel Rose Wade Shuyler

Melville Anderson "'M.A."" Gibson

Edith Alma Shuyler Shirm

Myron Paul Shuyler

Fred William Shuyler

Clinton C Shuyler

Corp J C Wade Shuyler

Mrs Dewey Lee Gibson Finley

Ethel Alma Gibson Thornton

Maj Melville Dean "Dean" Gibson

Wilma Jeanne Gibson Hepner

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