Burial will be at the Kimball Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Kimball.
An informal open house will be held in Chadron from 1-3:00 PM on Monday, November 15th in the Chicoine Room of the Mari Sandoz Atrium Center at Chadron State College.
Contributions may be made to Calvary United Methodist Church in Bushnell. Cards may be sent to the family at P.O. Box 147, Chadron, NE 69337.
Opal was born to Ephriam and Minnie Olive (Taylor) Smith on June 12, 1929 in Bushnell. She graduated from Bushnell High School in 1947 and married Richard Montgomery in Bushnell October 24, 1948. Together they raised three children, Pamela, Steven and Karen. Opal was a cook at the Bushnell school and then began work at the Flower Haven in Kimball. In 1984 Richard & Opal moved to Chadron where she then opened her own floral business. She successfully owned and operated Shower of Flowers in Chadron from 1990 until her retirement in 2001. She then enjoyed working part-time at Wal-Mart in Chadron until the time of her death.
Opal was a member of Bushnell Firebelles, was a Master Gardener and a member of the Chadron Master Gardener Club, and was a poll worker at the General Elections for many, many years. While Opal took great pride in gardening and working in her yard, her true passion was her family.
She will be sadly missed by her children Pamela (Zach) Bell of Denver; Steven (EJ) of Grapevine, Texas; Karen Schoenike of Oconomowoc, WI; sister Ina Mae Settlemire of Riverton, WY; grandchildren Stephanie Tarnutzer, Matt Montgomery, Jill McGehee, Gregory & Geoffrey Bell; great-grandchildren Grace & Jack Tarnutzer, Logan Montgomery, Malaika Bell; baby McGehee due in February; dear kitty Callie, and many, many friends and relatives.
She was preceded in death by her husband Richard, her parents, sisters Marie, Beulah, Mildred, Verna, Phyllis and brothers Clarence, Gene and Don.
Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Burial will be at the Kimball Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Kimball.
An informal open house will be held in Chadron from 1-3:00 PM on Monday, November 15th in the Chicoine Room of the Mari Sandoz Atrium Center at Chadron State College.
Contributions may be made to Calvary United Methodist Church in Bushnell. Cards may be sent to the family at P.O. Box 147, Chadron, NE 69337.
Opal was born to Ephriam and Minnie Olive (Taylor) Smith on June 12, 1929 in Bushnell. She graduated from Bushnell High School in 1947 and married Richard Montgomery in Bushnell October 24, 1948. Together they raised three children, Pamela, Steven and Karen. Opal was a cook at the Bushnell school and then began work at the Flower Haven in Kimball. In 1984 Richard & Opal moved to Chadron where she then opened her own floral business. She successfully owned and operated Shower of Flowers in Chadron from 1990 until her retirement in 2001. She then enjoyed working part-time at Wal-Mart in Chadron until the time of her death.
Opal was a member of Bushnell Firebelles, was a Master Gardener and a member of the Chadron Master Gardener Club, and was a poll worker at the General Elections for many, many years. While Opal took great pride in gardening and working in her yard, her true passion was her family.
She will be sadly missed by her children Pamela (Zach) Bell of Denver; Steven (EJ) of Grapevine, Texas; Karen Schoenike of Oconomowoc, WI; sister Ina Mae Settlemire of Riverton, WY; grandchildren Stephanie Tarnutzer, Matt Montgomery, Jill McGehee, Gregory & Geoffrey Bell; great-grandchildren Grace & Jack Tarnutzer, Logan Montgomery, Malaika Bell; baby McGehee due in February; dear kitty Callie, and many, many friends and relatives.
She was preceded in death by her husband Richard, her parents, sisters Marie, Beulah, Mildred, Verna, Phyllis and brothers Clarence, Gene and Don.
Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Family Members
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Beulah Pearl Smith Nevius
1906–1989
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Naomi Marie Smith Baur
1908–1992
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Verna Bernice Smith Sanders
1911–1989
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Mildred Elizabeth Smith Ferguson Brothers
1913–1996
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Clarence Ephriam Smith
1915–1997
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Clarence Ephriam Smith
1915–1997
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Mrs Ina May Smith Settlemire
1918–2015
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Donald Forest Smith
1921–2010
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Gene Earl Smith
1923–1997
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Phyllis Irene Smith Settlemire
1926–2007
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