Opal May Brown Boydston's Obituary
Opal May Boydston, 105, of Allison died Thursday, October 11, 2018 in Allison.
Services will be 2:00 pm Monday, October 15, 2018 in First Baptist Church in Allison with Bro. Ben Corbitt and Bro. Roger Johnson, officiating. Burial will follow at Wheeler Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Wheeler.
Visitation will be 4:00-6:00 PM Sunday at the funeral home.
Opal May Brown Boydston was born on October 18, 1912 near a bluff 8 miles from Booneville, Arkansas to Charlie D. Brown and Myrtle E. Love and went home to be with Lord and Savior on October 11, 2018 at the age of 105 years 11 months and 23 days. Opal grew up in the mountains of western Arkansas the second of 11 children. She grew up with a love of fishing, being outdoors, taking care of her siblings and being just a little bit onery. At 18 years of age, she chose a young man named Willie H. Boydston to be her husband because he didn’t rock the boat. They were married October 25, 1930 at Earl Prairie Community near Booneville and enjoyed life together for 55 years.
They packed their meager belongings and headed west to the Texas Panhandle near Allison, Texas to start their family and life together. She served the Lord all of her life. To this union, was born Clifton Wayne, Curtis Ray, Willie Vance, Forrest Glenn and Juanita Kay Boydston.
There were many good times, a few hard times, but always plenty of love to hold them together. She lost the love of her life on October 27, 1985. Opal missed her husband terribly but continued to be a leader in her family and to diligently serve her Lord and Savior. Opal loved going to Church camps, taking bus trips to conferences and faithfully attending her home church, the Allison United Pentecostal Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie D. Brown and Myrtle E. Love; her husband Willie; two sons, Clifton Wayne and Willie Vance; six daughters in law, Louise Boydston, Carolyn Boydston, Veda Boydston, Roberta Boydston, Janice Boydston, and Betty Boydston; two granddaughters, Wanda Walker and Gatha Boydston; one grandson, Jeff Boydston; one great grandson, Adam Martin; 3 sisters, Sybil Fish, Dorothy Rorabough and Billy June Brown; and 6 brothers, Reed, Guy, Audice, Warren, Len, and Carl Brown.
She is survived by one sister, Bonnie Casas; two sister-in-laws Betty Brown and Charline Brown; two sons, Curtis Boydston and wife Lillian of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Forrest Glenn Boydston and wife Orlene of Claremore, Oklahoma; a daughter, Juanita Boydston of Allison; a daughter in law, Carol Boydston of Indiana; 14 grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren; 48 great great grandchildren; 6 great great great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives, loved ones, and friends.
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