Opal (West) Myers - Wilkerson |
| Posted 2009-10-18 by Judy Wight Branson |
| The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Saturday, May 20, 2006 Opal Doreen Wilkerson was called home to heaven May l7, 2006. Opal was born May 22, 1924 in Yankton County, S.D. to Walter and Julia (nee Johnson) West. She had one brother, Dennis, who proceeded her in death. Opal graduated from State Normal School with the intent of being a teacher. In 1943, she moved with her family to Prescott, Ariz. There, she met and married Charles William (Bill) Myers in 1951. Bill was in the Air Force, so Opal and Bill lived in many places around the country and the world, including Okinawa, where they were friends with Carl and Marion Wilkerson. They were also stationed in England where their only child, daughter Denise, was born. When their travels were done, Opal and her family moved back to Prescott, where she managed Adeline's Carpet and Decor for many years. She was also a faithful member of First Ev. Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday School and sang in the choir. She was widowed in 1987, and married Carl Wilkerson in 1989. Carl and Opal spent many years touring the country by RV. Opal leaves behind many memories of her broad smile and ready laugh as well as the legacy of an unshakable faith in her Savior and Lord. She is survived by her husband Carl, daughter Denise, and sisters-in-law Adeline, Gladys, and Evelyn. Services will be held Monday, May 22, 2006, which is Opal's 82nd birthday. Visitation will take place at 10 a.m. and memorial service at 11 a.m. at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 231 Smoke Tree Lane in Prescott. Opal will be buried at the National Memorial Cemetery in Phoenix with husband Bill. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the church. You are invited to sign Opal's guestbook and view a tribute to her at www.ruffner/wakelin.com. Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home assisting the family. Information provided by survivors. See Also: Find A Grave |
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