Margaret Ann Gilmartin

Margaret Ann Gilmartin was born July 5, 1936, in Riverton, Kansas, to Ennis Frank Hampton and Dorothy Nadine Foster Hampton. She died Monday, June 26, 2023, in Collinsville, Oklahoma, at the age of 86 years. Margaret completed her secondary education in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was a graduate of Central High School. She continued her education attending Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Margaret was married July 21, 1956, in Tulsa to John Robert Gilmartin. They had lived in the Tulsa and Collinsville area most of their lives where they raised their family. Margaret worked several jobs in the retail market after her children were grown, most recently as a cashier with Drug Warehouse. She was a strong woman of faith and was a charter member of Eastside Baptist Church in Collinsville. Margaret enjoyed a variety of pastimes including reading, but especially playing Farkle with her friends at Cardinal Heights. She dearly loved her family and was particularly fond of her role as “Gabby” and “Grandma Margaret” to her grandchildren. Those she leaves behind who hold many cherished memories include: Children; John Gilmartin II and wife Judy, of Collinsville, Oklahoma Jim Gilmartin and wife Karen, of Owasso, Oklahoma Linda Janitz and husband Karl, of Collinsville, Oklahoma Gary Gilmartin, of Collinsville, Oklahoma Randy Gilmartin and wife Victoria, of Collinsville, Oklahoma 13 Grandchildren 26 Great Grandchildren She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, John Gilmartin, and granddaughter, Kayla Marie Gilmartin. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, June 29, 2023, at Mowery Funeral Service in Owasso. Funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 30, 2023, at Eastside Baptist Church in Collinsville with Pastor Michael Nunn officiating. Committal service and interment will follow at Ridgelawn Cemetery in Collinsville. The family requests memorial contributions be made in Margaret’s memory to Eastside Baptist Church Missions, 14211 North 137th East Avenue, 74021. Arrangements and services were entrusted to Mowery Funeral Service of Owasso. www.moweryfs.com

Margaret Ann Gilmartin

July 5, 1936 - June 26, 2023