Individual Details

Opal Geneva Brown

(Abt, 1917 - January 9, 1999)

"Opal Geneva Nolan Smith, 82, of Gurdon died Saturday, January 9, 1999. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Gurdon. Survivors include her husband, Nathan Smith of Antoine; three daughters, Jerri Alyne Bradshaw of Texarkana, Texas, Deborah Stephens of Gurdon and Darinda Fuller of San Antonio, Texas; three brothers, Kenneth Brown of Dallas, Texas, Harvey Brown of Hot Springs and Howard Brown of Texarkana, Texas; two sisters, Estelle Keys and Doris Wright, both of Hot Springs; ten grandchildren; and eleven great grandchildren. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her husband, Cab Nolan, and a son, Lewis Nolan. Services were held Tuesday, January 12, at First Baptist Church in Gurdon. Interment was in Easley Cemetery by Horne Funeral Home of Gurdon." ("The Gurdon Times" Newspaper, Gurdon, Arkansas, Wednesday, January 13, 1999.)

(NOTE FROM RALPH TERRY: About 1993, Opal gave me the photograph of Donie (Phelps) Brown in her later years. Donie would have been Opal's step-grandmother, and my great grandmother.)

Events

BirthAbt, 1917
DeathJanuary 9, 1999
BurialJanuary 12, 1999Easley Cemetery, Clark County, Arkansas
MarriageNathan Smith
MarriageCab Nolan

Families

SpouseCab Nolan ( - 1997)
ChildLewis Nolan ( - )
ChildJerri Alyne Nolan ( - )
ChildDeborah Nolan ( - )
ChildDarinda Nolan ( - )
SpouseNathan Smith ( - )
FatherJoe Ted Brown (1892 - 1982)
MotherNettie Frances Scott (1894 - 1972)
SiblingMary Estella Brown (1913 - 2001)
SiblingDoris Nerine Brown (1923 - )
SiblingHarvey Eugene Brown (1924 - )
SiblingKenneth Brown (1929 - )
SiblingHoward Brown (1935 - )