Opal Irene (Roe) Wood
Marriages
Herald Wood - September 29, 1937
divorced
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6 A Notice - April 5, 2011
Opal Irene Wood, 90, Grand
Junction, died March 31, 2011, at
Palisade Living Center.
Visitation will be from
5:30 to 7 p.m. today at Callahan-
Edfast Mortuary.
Services will take place at
11 a.m. Wednesday at Clifton
Christian Church, followed by
burial at Palisade Cemetery.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons,
Ivan of Palisade and David of
California; one daughter, Jane
Proctor of Grand Junction;
two brothers, Richard Roe and
Clifford Roe; two sisters, Naomi
Youngblood and Wilma Foulk;
fi ve grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren;
and three greatgreat-
grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to
Kulpahar Children’s Home,
in care of Clifton Christian
Church, 615 Interstate 70 Business
Loop, Clifton 81520, or
Hospice & Palliative Care of
Western Colorado, 3090B North
12th St., Grand Junction 81506.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6 A Obit - April 5, 2011
Opal Irene Wood was born Vers
a i l l e s , M i s s o u r i ( M o r g a n
County) to Willis and Reba (Wilbanks)
Roe. She married Herald
Wood on September 29, 1937;
they later divorced.
As the ship of life sailed out of
sight when God called Opal
Wood by name, we shed tears of
goodbye. Yet on the other side of
the bend, a great reunion waited on Heaven's shores. Among others,
that reunion included her parents, Willis and Reba Roe (known as
Mom and Pop), and two sisters, Marie Hull and Gladys Roe.
Opal leaves behind two sons, Ivan (Jane) Wood of Palisade, CO
and David (Marilyn) Wood of Murrieta, CA; one daughter, Jane
(Richard) Proctor of Grand Junction, CO; two brothers, Richard and
Clifford Roe; two sisters, Naomi Youngblood and Wilma Foulk;
five grandchildren, Danny Wood, Merrideth Sieckert, Lynette
Chapman, Kenny Chapman, and Marla Wood; six great grandchildren,
and three great great grandchildren.
Opal worked in several professions through the years. She spent
many years as her last place of employment, Furr's Cafeteria. There
she was known as "the Pie-Lady", and she took great pride in slicing
those pies to perfection!
A member of Clifton Christian Church for many years, she was a
woman of unwavering faith in God, and she left footprints all over
our lives to remind us of that faith. She was fiercely protective of
her family, and loved us with a love that was only surpassed by
God's own love. Her quick wit and the sparkle in her eyes could, in a
moment, move you to laughter or tears. She was not wealthy by this
world's standards, but what a wonderfully rich heritage she left to
those of us who were touched by her life. She never realized the
legacy she wrote as she lived out her days on earth, and we will
continue to embrace that gift.
There will be a visitation for Opal on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 from
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary. A celebration of
Opal's life will be Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Clifton
Christian Church with burial following in Palisade Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice
& Palliative Care of Western Colorado, 3090B N. 12th St.,
Grand Junction, CO 81506 or Kulpahar Children's Home, c/o Clifton
Christian Church, 615- I-70 Business Loop, Clifton, CO 81520.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3C - April 3, 2011
Opal Trene Wood, 90,
Grand Junction, died March 31,
2011, at Palisade Living Center.
Ms. Wood was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons,
Ivan of Palisade and David of
California; one daughter, Jane
Proctor of Grand Junction;
two brothers, Richard Roe and
Clifford Roe; two sisters, Naomi
Youngblood and Wilma Foulk;
fi ve grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren;
and three greatgreat-
grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to
Kulpahar Children’s Home,
in care of Clifton Christian
Church, or Hospice & Palliative
Care of Western Colorado,
3090B North 12th St., Grand
Junction 81506.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7B - April 6, 2011
Opal Irene Wood was born Vers
a i l l e s , M i s s o u r i ( M o r g a n
County) to Willis and Reba (Wilbanks)
Roe. She married Herald
Wood on September 29, 1937;
they later divorced.
As the ship of life sailed out of
sight when God called Opal
Wood by name, we shed tears of
goodbye. Yet on the other side of
the bend, a great reunion waited on Heaven's shores. Among others,
that reunion included her parents, Willis and Reba Roe (known as
Mom and Pop), and two sisters, Marie Hull and Gladys Roe.
Opal leaves behind two sons, Ivan (Jane) Wood of Palisade, CO
and David (Marilyn) Wood of Murrieta, CA; one daughter, Jane
(Richard) Proctor of Grand Junction, CO; two brothers, Richard and
Clifford Roe; two sisters, Naomi Youngblood and Wilma Foulk;
five grandchildren, Danny Wood, Merrideth Sieckert, Lynette
Chapman, Kenny Chapman, and Marla Wood; six great grandchildren,
and three great great grandchildren.
Opal worked in several professions through the years. She spent
many years as her last place of employment, Furr's Cafeteria. There
she was known as "the Pie-Lady", and she took great pride in slicing
those pies to perfection!
A member of Clifton Christian Church for many years, she was a
woman of unwavering faith in God, and she left footprints all over
our lives to remind us of that faith. She was fiercely protective of
her family, and loved us with a love that was only surpassed by
God's own love. Her quick wit and the sparkle in her eyes could, in a
moment, move you to laughter or tears. She was not wealthy by this
world's standards, but what a wonderfully rich heritage she left to
those of us who were touched by her life. She never realized the
legacy she wrote as she lived out her days on earth, and we will
continue to embrace that gift.
There will be a visitation for Opal on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 from
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary. A celebration of
Opal's life will be Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Clifton
Christian Church with burial following in Palisade Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice
& Palliative Care of Western Colorado, 3090B N. 12th St.,
Grand Junction, CO 81506 or Kulpahar Children's Home, c/o Clifton
Christian Church, 615- I-70 Business Loop, Clifton, CO 81520.
