Opal Deel

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CENSUS RECORDS

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Opil Deel [Opal]
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1923
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Meridth M Deel
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Ada Deel
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

OBITUARY

The Commercial Appeal(Memphis, TN) 26 Jul 2009

OPAL D. WHITAKER, 87, of Cordova, TN, died July 25, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital.

She was a member of Kirby Woods Baptist Church and Joy Sunday School Class. She enjoyed quilting, cross stitching, cooking, canning, gardening, visiting family and friends. She relished her grandchildren, loved the beach and her heart was won for Jesus Christ.

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Monday, July 27 and services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, both at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John H. Whitaker, parents, Mr. Meredith Marten Deel and Mrs. Ada Katherine Deel; daughter, Myra W. Maybee; sisters, Mae Cox, Mildred Millsap; brothers, Orba Deel, Virgil Deel, John Edward Deel.

She leaves two sons, Larry D. Whitaker of Clinton, MS, Cecil Whitaker of Ft. White FL, sisters, Dorothy Vaughn of Tallahassee, FL, Sophia McClain of Kingsport, TN; brother, Scottie Deel of Kingsport; grandchildren, Andrew P., Daniel, David and Drew Maybee; Kim and Corinn Whitaker; John, Johnathan, Caden and Makala Whitaker; Daniel G. Whitaker.

Memorials to Kirby Woods Baptist Church, Memphis, TN. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar (901)725-0100

Birth:
Public Records Index, Volume 1
Name: Opal D Whitaker
Birth Date: 5 Jul 1922
Address: 7450 Miami Lakes Dr # 203, Hialeah, FL, 33014-7805 (1984)

Died:
Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
Name: Opal Whitaker
Born: 5 Jul 1922
Died: 25 Jul 2009
State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951)

Opal married John Henry (Jiggs) WHITAKER. John (son of John Henry WHITAKER and Vera Jane Rushbrook) was born 14 Dec 1918, Rutherford Co. NC; died 05 Aug 1975, Miami, Dade Co. FL. [Group Sheet]

1. Myra Imogene WHITAKER was born 03 Aug 1939, Russell Co. VA; died 07 Dec 2004, Shelby Co. TN; was buried , Bethany Cemetery, Eads, Shelby Co. TN.
2. Larry D. WHITAKER
3. Cecil WHITAKER