Margaret Ann Mobley, 73, of Newcastle, passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2023, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City.
Margaret was born on July 26, 1949, in Vinita, Oklahoma. She was the third child of four children born to Herman Henry Lodes and Pauline Elizabeth (Arnold) Lodes. Margaret grew up in Vinita and graduated from Vinita High School with the class of 1967. During her senior year she married her high school sweetheart, James Henry Mobley. They were married on March 3, 1967, in Vinita, and later moved to Abilene, Texas, where Henry was stationed in the U. S. Air Force.
In 1972, Margaret and Henry moved to Newcastle, Oklahoma, the place they have called home for the past 51 years. While in high school, Margaret became a licensed beautician. For nearly 20 years she owned and operated her own beauty shop called the Magic Mirror in Newcastle. While working as a beautician she also worked many years at the Newcastle Elementary School, teaching children the basics in computer skills.
Then on June 2, 1993, she began a new career with the Newcastle Police Department as a dispatcher. For 23 years, Margaret proudly served the community of Newcastle and its Police Force, retiring on March 16, 2016. Throughout her life, Margaret was a faithful wife and mother of three children, DeAnn, David and Jennifer. She was active in her community and in the activities of her children as they grew up in Girl Scouts, 4-H, FFA, and many sports. She was their biggest fan.
Becoming a Nana was one of the greatest joys in her life. Baking, watching movies, playing games and drinking tea or coffee with them were some of the moments she loved the most. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
She was preceded in death by: Her parents, Herman and Pauline Lodes; and a brother, Charles Richard Lodes.
She is survived by: her husband of 55 years, Henry Mobley of the home in Newcastle; daughters, DeAnn Elizabeth Mobley of Newcastle, Jennifer Dawn Allen of Gilbert, Arizona; son, James David Mobley of Noble, Oklahoma; two sisters, Rosaline Brown-Sparks of Vinita, Oklahoma, and Debra “Debbie” Page of Vinita; three grandchildren, Makayla Marie Allen, Kelson James Allen and Andrew Jenson Allen, all of Arizona; and many other nieces, nephews, and cousins as well as other relatives and friends.
A celebration of life with family and friends will be from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23 at the Tri-City Cowboy and Country Church, 3246 N.W. 32nd Street, Newcastle.
Online condolences may be sent to www.wilsonlittle.com. Arrangements are with Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Newcastle, Oklahoma.
