Mrs. Opal V. Haynes Rhodes, age 91, of Sandersville passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, March 4, 2023 following an extended illness. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. at May and Smith Funeral Home with burial in Brownwood Cemetery. Reverend Nathan Hodges and Reverend Gary Griffin will officiate. Serving as pallbearers will be Louis Tanner, Donald Blizzard, Greg Rossidivito, Joe Rossidivito, Jordy Tingle, Jordan Fenton and Max Blizzard. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Giddens, Bev Evans, Clayton Sheppard, Lee Lord, Horace Daniel, Willie Leverett and Ralph Todd. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 12:00 P.M. until the hour of service at the funeral home.
Mrs. Rhodes was born and reared in Tennille, the daughter of the late Burlie Veal and the late Dora Lee Webb Veal. She graduated from Tennille High School and married Franklin Haynes upon his return from the military. She began her working career in downtown Sandersville working for Darlings Five and Dime and then Miller's Food Store. She later worked as a dental assistant for Dr. Hiram Jackson. In 1984, Opal was elected as Washington County's Chief Magistrate, a position she proudly held until her retirement in 2004. She found much joy in working in her yards and she loved to sew, paint and work puzzles. Her passion became being with her family, especially her grandchildren. She is predeceased by her husbands A. Franklin Haynes and E. Harold Rhodes and her brothers, Eugene Veal and Louis Veal.
Survivors include: her daughters, Barbara H. Cerra, Alisa H. Rossidivito, and Tara H. Story and her husband David, all of Sandersville; grandchildren, Shannon Blizzard (Donald), Louis Tanner (Jennifer), Greg Rossidivito (Sundee), Joe Rossidivito (Laura), Durinda Orr, Ashley Story (Jordy Tingle) and Allen Story; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements.
[Bio and photo courtesy of the May & Smith Funeral Directors website, March 6, 2023.]
Mrs. Rhodes was born and reared in Tennille, the daughter of the late Burlie Veal and the late Dora Lee Webb Veal. She graduated from Tennille High School and married Franklin Haynes upon his return from the military. She began her working career in downtown Sandersville working for Darlings Five and Dime and then Miller's Food Store. She later worked as a dental assistant for Dr. Hiram Jackson. In 1984, Opal was elected as Washington County's Chief Magistrate, a position she proudly held until her retirement in 2004. She found much joy in working in her yards and she loved to sew, paint and work puzzles. Her passion became being with her family, especially her grandchildren. She is predeceased by her husbands A. Franklin Haynes and E. Harold Rhodes and her brothers, Eugene Veal and Louis Veal.
Survivors include: her daughters, Barbara H. Cerra, Alisa H. Rossidivito, and Tara H. Story and her husband David, all of Sandersville; grandchildren, Shannon Blizzard (Donald), Louis Tanner (Jennifer), Greg Rossidivito (Sundee), Joe Rossidivito (Laura), Durinda Orr, Ashley Story (Jordy Tingle) and Allen Story; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements.
[Bio and photo courtesy of the May & Smith Funeral Directors website, March 6, 2023.]
Mrs. Opal V. Haynes Rhodes, age 91, of Sandersville passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, March 4, 2023 following an extended illness. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. at May and Smith Funeral Home with burial in Brownwood Cemetery. Reverend Nathan Hodges and Reverend Gary Griffin will officiate. Serving as pallbearers will be Louis Tanner, Donald Blizzard, Greg Rossidivito, Joe Rossidivito, Jordy Tingle, Jordan Fenton and Max Blizzard. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Giddens, Bev Evans, Clayton Sheppard, Lee Lord, Horace Daniel, Willie Leverett and Ralph Todd. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 12:00 P.M. until the hour of service at the funeral home.
Mrs. Rhodes was born and reared in Tennille, the daughter of the late Burlie Veal and the late Dora Lee Webb Veal. She graduated from Tennille High School and married Franklin Haynes upon his return from the military. She began her working career in downtown Sandersville working for Darlings Five and Dime and then Miller's Food Store. She later worked as a dental assistant for Dr. Hiram Jackson. In 1984, Opal was elected as Washington County's Chief Magistrate, a position she proudly held until her retirement in 2004. She found much joy in working in her yards and she loved to sew, paint and work puzzles. Her passion became being with her family, especially her grandchildren. She is predeceased by her husbands A. Franklin Haynes and E. Harold Rhodes and her brothers, Eugene Veal and Louis Veal.
Survivors include: her daughters, Barbara H. Cerra, Alisa H. Rossidivito, and Tara H. Story and her husband David, all of Sandersville; grandchildren, Shannon Blizzard (Donald), Louis Tanner (Jennifer), Greg Rossidivito (Sundee), Joe Rossidivito (Laura), Durinda Orr, Ashley Story (Jordy Tingle) and Allen Story; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements.
[Bio and photo courtesy of the May & Smith Funeral Directors website, March 6, 2023.]
Mrs. Rhodes was born and reared in Tennille, the daughter of the late Burlie Veal and the late Dora Lee Webb Veal. She graduated from Tennille High School and married Franklin Haynes upon his return from the military. She began her working career in downtown Sandersville working for Darlings Five and Dime and then Miller's Food Store. She later worked as a dental assistant for Dr. Hiram Jackson. In 1984, Opal was elected as Washington County's Chief Magistrate, a position she proudly held until her retirement in 2004. She found much joy in working in her yards and she loved to sew, paint and work puzzles. Her passion became being with her family, especially her grandchildren. She is predeceased by her husbands A. Franklin Haynes and E. Harold Rhodes and her brothers, Eugene Veal and Louis Veal.
Survivors include: her daughters, Barbara H. Cerra, Alisa H. Rossidivito, and Tara H. Story and her husband David, all of Sandersville; grandchildren, Shannon Blizzard (Donald), Louis Tanner (Jennifer), Greg Rossidivito (Sundee), Joe Rossidivito (Laura), Durinda Orr, Ashley Story (Jordy Tingle) and Allen Story; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements.
[Bio and photo courtesy of the May & Smith Funeral Directors website, March 6, 2023.]
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