Arlene Hinkley

'Arlene Hinkley of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was born April 28, 1921, in Huntington, Arkansas, to Omer Benjamin and Arra (Nichols) Coley. She died Monday, December 28, 2015, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 94 years. Arlene was reared and educated in Huntington, Arkansas, and was a graduate of Waldron High School. She began her college education at the age of 16 years attending Oklahoma A & M University, majoring in Architectural Engineering, and graduating from the University of Tulsa in 1955 with a Bachelor's Degree in Art. Arlene was married in 1943 to Charles Floyd Hinkley in Newport, Arkansas; they lived in Waldron, Arkansas, until moving to Tulsa in 1953. She spent most of her working life as an elementary school teacher, teaching at Sam Houston Elementary from 1955-1980 and at Frost Magnet School for Science from 1980-1983. Arlene was a former volunteer Gillie at Gilcrease Museum, a volunteer at the Tulsa County Library System in Sperry, a member of the Retired Teachers Association, and she was the first United States Weather Bureau Female Observer at the Little Rock Airport in the early 1940's. Loving family members include:Two Daughters; Ann Rohmiller and her husband John of Sikeston, MissouriCarol Hinkley and her husband Bill Wamego of Tulsa, OklahomaThree Grandchildren; Stephanie Gilman Dr. Randy Rohmiller and his wife Rebecca John Charles RohmillerFive Great Grandchildren; Danielle Irwin Michael Watkins II Conner Rohmiller Brendan Berliew John Morgan RohmillerTwo Great Great Granddaughters; Mackenzie and Hailey PiggShe was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her sister and her brother. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 1, 2016, at Mowery Funeral Service in Owasso. Funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 2, 2016, at the Mowery Funeral Service Chapel in Owasso with Pastor Gary Moutray officiating. Committal services and interment will be at Rest Haven Cemetery in Sperry. The family requests memorial contributions be made in Arlen"„¢s memory to Tulsa Air and Space Museum and Planetarium, 3624 North 74th East Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74115. Contributions will benefit students of Gilcrease Elementary, McLain Junior High School and McLain Senior High School. Arrangements and services were entrusted to Mowery Funeral Service of Owasso. www.moweryfs.com'

Arlene Hinkley

April 28, 1921 - December 28, 2015