Opal Lee McCormick, age 88, of Hatfield passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 peacefully in her home. She was born in Hatfield, Arkansas on March 8, 1928 to the late Gaylord and Fredie Griffin. Opal graduated from Hatfield High School in 1947. She graduated from Mary Hardin Baylor in Belton, Texas with a Bachelors in Elementary Education. Opal continued her education at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and graduated with a Masters of Education.
She was a member/Sunday school teacher of Hatfield Methodist Church and a long-time teacher in the area. Opal was a member of the Hatfield UMC Quilting Group. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and a friend to many. She will be dearly missed by all.
Opal is survived by her husband of 45 years, sister, brother, daughter, son, five grandsons, great-grandson, three great-granddaughters.
Opal was preceded in death by her parents, Gaylord and Fredie Griffin and one sister-in-law, Dorothy Griffin.
Funeral service will be Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Hatfield United Methodist Church with Reverend Bryan Richardson. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery under the direction of the Beasley Wood Funeral Home of Mena.
Family and friends visitation will be Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Beasley Wood.
She was a member/Sunday school teacher of Hatfield Methodist Church and a long-time teacher in the area. Opal was a member of the Hatfield UMC Quilting Group. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and a friend to many. She will be dearly missed by all.
Opal is survived by her husband of 45 years, sister, brother, daughter, son, five grandsons, great-grandson, three great-granddaughters.
Opal was preceded in death by her parents, Gaylord and Fredie Griffin and one sister-in-law, Dorothy Griffin.
Funeral service will be Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Hatfield United Methodist Church with Reverend Bryan Richardson. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery under the direction of the Beasley Wood Funeral Home of Mena.
Family and friends visitation will be Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Beasley Wood.
Opal Lee McCormick, age 88, of Hatfield passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 peacefully in her home. She was born in Hatfield, Arkansas on March 8, 1928 to the late Gaylord and Fredie Griffin. Opal graduated from Hatfield High School in 1947. She graduated from Mary Hardin Baylor in Belton, Texas with a Bachelors in Elementary Education. Opal continued her education at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and graduated with a Masters of Education.
She was a member/Sunday school teacher of Hatfield Methodist Church and a long-time teacher in the area. Opal was a member of the Hatfield UMC Quilting Group. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and a friend to many. She will be dearly missed by all.
Opal is survived by her husband of 45 years, sister, brother, daughter, son, five grandsons, great-grandson, three great-granddaughters.
Opal was preceded in death by her parents, Gaylord and Fredie Griffin and one sister-in-law, Dorothy Griffin.
Funeral service will be Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Hatfield United Methodist Church with Reverend Bryan Richardson. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery under the direction of the Beasley Wood Funeral Home of Mena.
Family and friends visitation will be Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Beasley Wood.
She was a member/Sunday school teacher of Hatfield Methodist Church and a long-time teacher in the area. Opal was a member of the Hatfield UMC Quilting Group. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and a friend to many. She will be dearly missed by all.
Opal is survived by her husband of 45 years, sister, brother, daughter, son, five grandsons, great-grandson, three great-granddaughters.
Opal was preceded in death by her parents, Gaylord and Fredie Griffin and one sister-in-law, Dorothy Griffin.
Funeral service will be Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Hatfield United Methodist Church with Reverend Bryan Richardson. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery under the direction of the Beasley Wood Funeral Home of Mena.
Family and friends visitation will be Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Beasley Wood.
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