Margie Gaffney

Margie Gaffney, 84 year-old resident of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, died January 5, 2017. Born in Holtville, Alabama, Margie was one of eight Henderson children born to loving parents Mr. Willy and Mrs. Lucy Henderson. For many years, Margie lived a colorful and unstoppable life, residing in various regions including Montgomery, Washington DC, Hawaii, San Francisco, Little Rock, and Siloam Springs, AR. Margie had an eclectic career ranging from dance instructor at Arthur Murray’s, to bar and restaurant owner in San Francisco, to executive assistant at First Baptist Church in Little Rock. Wherever she was, Margie always wanted to sing, dance, laugh, or entertain. Margie had a keen sense of humor and intellect that was obviously inherited by her daughter, Amanda. Whether it was the house on Echo Valley (Little Rock) or in Siloam Springs, Amanda remembers that her mom always kept a home where all were welcome; Amanda’s friends remember Margie making the best grilled cheese for lunch and plate overlapping pancakes for breakfast. Margie’s favorite songs included “Amazing Grace”, most everything by the Gaither family, and “Love the One You’re With” which on any regular day at the bar in San Francisco you might have heard her sing, microphone in hand, while standing on top of the bar. Margie was a past member of the Pulaski County Republican Women’s Association, a member of First Baptist Church in Little Rock, and a current member of Sager Creek Community Church in Siloam Springs. Margie is now a proud member of the Kingdom of Heaven and is also a forever member of Amanda’s heart and soul. Margie is survived by one daughter, Amanda Gaffney Pace of Bellevue, Washington; one sister, Doris “Dot” Boyd of California; and one brother, Hunter “Hank” Henderson of Alabama. The Henderson family, both living and passed, have an unbreakable tie of love for each other and for those around them. Later in the year, the family will have a celebration of life at Coosa River Primitive Baptist church in Alabama where Mr. Willy Henderson was a church Deacon and is also laid to rest with Lucy.

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Margie Gaffney

August 14, 1932 - January 5, 2017