Opal Ward

Opal Ward of Puxico, Missouri, daughter of the late William Thomas and Lillie Rebecca Jines Ward, was born on November 21, 1919, in Wappapello and passed away on Thursday August 23, 2012 at her home in Puxico, Missouri. She had lived in Cape Girardeau, Missouri for 15 years but had lived most or her life in Puxico. She attended the First Christian Church in Puxico. Surviving are one daughter, Cecelia Ward of Puxico, Missouri. Other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by six brothers, Frank, Tom, Leffie, Raymond, Floyd and Roscoe; and five sisters, Copal Rebecca Fronabarger, Octa Snow, Stella West, Carrie Sutter, and infant sister Mattie Farrie. Visitation will be held on Monday August 27, 2012, from 9:00 am to 10:00 am at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Puxico, Missouri. Graveside services will be held Monday, August 27, 2012, at 10:00 am at the Puxico Cemetery in Puxico. Interment will follow in the Puxico Cemetery with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Puxico in charge of arrangements.