Opal Stewart Pierce, 77 was born in Hanna, Ok and passed away at Knothole, OK on Dec. 5 2009. She was married to James R. Pierce of Knothole, OK and they celebrated their 61st Wedding anniversary in 2009. She was a 30 year member of Calvary Assembly of God Church in Poteau, OK and a 25 year member of the Cameron Homemaker’s Club. She assisted her husband in teaching ceramics at Pocola Adult Education night classes and worked at the Pocola Head Start for several years.
OPAL RAISED SIX CHILDREN: Lillian (George) Kasper, Linda (Darrell) Beshears, Don (Penny Alford) Pierce, all of Knothole, OK, Mike (Tiona) Pierce of Big Cedar, OK, Ray (Chieko) Pierce of Knothole, OK, Jimmy (Barbara) Pierce of Slidel, LA; Joseph (Verna, deceased) Ollar arrived sometime between Don and Mike and the family never allowed him to leave.
She is also survived by Grandchildren Seth, Sarah Dawn (Steven) Jennifer, Amanda, D.J. (Beth), Emerald, Micah (Katelyn) Terrance, Delana,Lena (Mark, Daniel, James, Jr. (Victoria), Misty Marie, and Mike; Great Grandchildren Sarah Elizabeth, Christina, Megan, Ashley, Alec, James Alan, Kaetyn Bay, Armani, Jayven, Savana, One due to arrive in April, Rebecca, Bethany, Matthew, Peyton and Heather
2 Sisters Inez (Earl Holland) Goodson of Panama, OK and Betty (Paul) Tabor of Lincoln, AR; other relatives & loved ones; many beloved friends.
Opal loved flowers and had such a green thumb that she once dropped a handful or uprooted aloe vera plants into an empty plant container and the plants not only survived, but thrived.
She was a gifted artisan, doing ceramics, and taking ribbons at both Poteau and Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fairs. She loved to quilt and embroider and could can anything James could grow in his garden – averaging 1000 jars per year over her lifetime – not including jelly which, she said, disappeared so quickly she was always needing to make more.
She is preceded in death by granddaughter, Darla Goude and grandson, Brian Ollar, and daughter in law, Verna. Opal will be greatly missed. The family will visit with friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 6 – 8 pm.
Services: 2 pm, Wednesday - Calvary Assembly of God Church with Rev. Lynn Bullard officiating.Interment in Fairhill(Knothole) Cemetery in Cameron, OK with pallbearers, Daniel Pierce, Micah Pierce, Terrance Pierce, Seth Kasper, Darrell Beshears Jr., Mike Ollar, Steven Jones, and James Pierce Jr. (grandsons).
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Opal Stewart Pierce
Opal Stewart Pierce, 77 was born in Hanna, Ok and passed away at Knothole, OK on Dec. 5 2009. She was married to James R. Pierce of Knothole, OK and they celebrated their 61st Wedding anniversary in 2009. She was a 30 year member of Calvary Assembly of God Church in Poteau, OK and a 25 year member of the Cameron Homemaker’s Club. She assisted her husband in teaching ceramics at Pocola Adult Education night classes and worked at the Pocola Head Start for several years.
OPAL RAISED SIX CHILDREN: Lillian (George) Kasper, Linda (Darrell) Beshears, Don (Penny Alford) Pierce, all of Knothole, OK, Mike (Tiona) Pierce of Big Cedar, OK, Ray (Chieko) Pierce of Knothole, OK, Jimmy (Barbara) Pierce of Slidel, LA; Joseph (Verna, deceased) Ollar arrived sometime between Don and Mike and the family never allowed him to leave.
She is also survived by Grandchildren Seth, Sarah Dawn (Steven) Jennifer, Amanda, D.J. (Beth), Emerald, Micah (Katelyn) Terrance, Delana,Lena (Mark, Daniel, James, Jr. (Victoria), Misty Marie, and Mike; Great Grandchildren Sarah Elizabeth, Christina, Megan, Ashley, Alec, James Alan, Kaetyn Bay, Armani, Jayven, Savana, One due to arrive in April, Rebecca, Bethany, Matthew, Peyton and Heather
2 Sisters Inez (Earl Holland) Goodson of Panama, OK and Betty (Paul) Tabor of Lincoln, AR; other relatives & loved ones; many beloved friends.
Opal loved flowers and had such a green thumb that she once dropped a handful or uprooted aloe vera plants into an empty plant container and the plants not only survived, but thrived.
She was a gifted artisan, doing ceramics, and taking ribbons at both Poteau and Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fairs. She loved to quilt and embroider and could can anything James could grow in his garden – averaging 1000 jars per year over her lifetime – not including jelly which, she said, disappeared so quickly she was always needing to make more.
She is preceded in death by granddaughter, Darla Goude and grandson, Brian Ollar, and daughter in law, Verna. Opal will be greatly missed. The family will visit with friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 6 – 8 pm.
Services: 2 pm, Wednesday - Calvary Assembly of God Church with Rev. Lynn Bullard officiating.Interment in Fairhill(Knothole) Cemetery in Cameron, OK with pallbearers, Daniel Pierce, Micah Pierce, Terrance Pierce, Seth Kasper, Darrell Beshears Jr., Mike Ollar, Steven Jones, and James Pierce Jr. (grandsons).
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