Arthur Widner, 78, the father of a Buffalo resident, died Sunday, July 8, 2001, at his residence at River Oak, Texas

He was born in White County on August 17, 1922 to Arthur and Wyona Widner. He married Georgia E. Martin in Texas. She died in 1992.

He had lived in the Monon area and had moved to Texas in 1969.

He was a heavy equipment operator and was retired.

He is survived by two sons, Harold Joe Sr. (Cheryl) Widner of Fort Worth, Texas and Frank (Margie) Widner of Bloomfield, N. M.; two daughters, Mary (Gene) Kesler of Buffalo and Christine (Gary) Sweeney of Ft. Hood, Texas; 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

A daughter Wyona Rebecca Hall died in 1999.

Funeral services were Saturday, July 14, 2001 in Fort Worth.