Opal Maxine Howdyshell
January 31, 1921 — July 14, 2011
Opal Maxine Howdyshell, 90, of Bremen, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, July 14, 2011. She was born January 31, 1921, in Hocking County Ohio, the daughter of Clarence and Elista (Poling) Carpenter. She was a graduate of Logan High School Class of 1939.
Opal was a long time member of Salem United Brethren Church and active in the Women’s Missionary Fellowship. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Howdyshell; daughter Carol Wilkins; two sisters and one brother.
She is survived by two sons, Larry (Judy) Howdyshell, Darwin (Laura) Howdyshell; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friend Paul Elkins.
Friends may visit with the family, Sunday, July 17, 2011 from 2-5p.m. at the Morgan Funeral Home, 124 Fort St. Bremen, Ohio. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10:00a.m. in the funeral home with Jim Johnston and Pastor Joe Leighton officiating. Interment will follow in the Salem Chapel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Opal’s memory to FairHoPe Hospice, 282 Sells Road Lancaster, Ohio 43130.
Opal was a long time member of Salem United Brethren Church and active in the Women’s Missionary Fellowship. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Howdyshell; daughter Carol Wilkins; two sisters and one brother.
She is survived by two sons, Larry (Judy) Howdyshell, Darwin (Laura) Howdyshell; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friend Paul Elkins.
Friends may visit with the family, Sunday, July 17, 2011 from 2-5p.m. at the Morgan Funeral Home, 124 Fort St. Bremen, Ohio. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10:00a.m. in the funeral home with Jim Johnston and Pastor Joe Leighton officiating. Interment will follow in the Salem Chapel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Opal’s memory to FairHoPe Hospice, 282 Sells Road Lancaster, Ohio 43130.
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