Margaret Arnold Austin Obituary - The Arizona Republic - The Arizona Republic

With her 3 daughters astatine her side, Margaret Jeanne Arnold Austin ("Margy") passed from this beingness connected December 16th, 2021. She was 90 years old. Margy was an exceptional idiosyncratic who lived a afloat life. She was calved connected September 11, 1931 successful Phoenix, Arizona, wherever she grew up successful a ample and loving family. She was the archetypal kid of Mildred Stinson Arnold and Byron Arnold Sr., followed by her beloved brothers Byron Jr. and Joe. Margy was peculiarly blessed by the emotion of her grandfather, William Parker Arnold ("Papa", laminitis of the Arnold Pickle and Olive Company), who passed erstwhile she was lone 16. She missed him each time of her life. In 1950 Margy secretly joined her precocious schoolhouse sweetheart, Jim Austin, followed by the authoritative large religion wedding successful 1952. The mates moved to Washington DC wherever Jim attended Medical School and Margy taught school. Their 3 children (Cyndie, Lauri and Wendy) were calved successful the Washington DC area. The household lived successful Rota Spain, San Diego, and past backmost again successful Washington DC. But Margy's bosom was ever successful Arizona and successful 1969 the household moved location to Phoenix. Over the adjacent 50 years she ran aesculapian offices, acquired and developed property, and established her ain representation framing proviso business. Margie owned and, on with Michael Kenworthy, operated a moving cattle ranch. She besides recovered clip to service arsenic treasurer and laminitis of Chaparral Christian church. Margy loved her children and grandchildren with each of her heart. She knew and appreciated each child's peculiar talents and peculiar needs. She taught each to beryllium kind, beardown and independent. Most important she encouraged each of her children and grandchildren to find and travel their ain path. She had an oversized bosom for orphan kittens, cats and dogs, arsenic good arsenic for friends and family. On her 80th day Margy was asked to connection her words of wisdom. Quoting Papa, she answered: "Don't lie, don't steal. If you bash 1 you volition bash the other." Margy drove her car past her premier and could bash truthful with 1 manus connected the wheel, a canine successful her lap, and an crystal pick cone successful her escaped hand. She touched galore radical and volition beryllium dearly missed. Margy was predeceased by her parents, Mildred Stinson Arnold and Byron Taft Arnold Sr., her brother, Joe Warren Arnold, her nephews, Dean Arnold and Mark Arnold, her niece Crystal Arnold; and her sweetheart of respective decades, Michael Kenworthy. She is survived by her children Cynthia Austin Ludgin (Richard), Lauri Austin Henson Fuller (Greg), and Wendy Austin Rea; six grandchildren Elizabeth Henson, Jennifer Ludgin Romanow (Adam), Sarah Ludgin Stern (Richard), David Austin Ludgin (Adriana Saldana), Courtney Rea Horton (Adam), and Katelyn Rea; six large grandchildren James Stern, Adalyn Horton, Leah Stern, Austin Romanow, Carter Horton and Lucas Ludgin; her member Byron Taft Arnold Jr., and her nieces Susan Arnold, Jolynn Arnold, and Shelly Arnold. A solemnisation of beingness volition beryllium held astatine 10:00 americium connected Saturday, December 17th astatine Chaparral Christian Church, 6451 East Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, Arizona 85254.