Opal L. Spence^[1]

1915 - 1999  (83 years)

• Name	Opal L. Spence
  Born	1 Jul 1915
  Gender	Female
  Died	5 Feb 1999  [2, 3]
  Person ID	I160923	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	H. Carley Spence,   b. 8 Aug 1886, Claiborne County ,   d. 26 May 1966  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Nancy C. Cutshaw,   b. 5 Mar 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Feb 1946  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F60498	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	William "Bill" Beeler,   d. Bef 5 Feb 1999
  Children	+ 1. Samuel Beeler + 2. Gwendolyn Beeler + 3. Marina Beeler
  Family ID	F60500	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 20 Feb 1946. Nancy C. Spence obituary [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 415-44-4405. Issued in Tennessee, last residing in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 5 Feb 1999. Beeler, Opal L. Spence, age 83, of Knoxville, passed away Friday, February 5, 1999. Member of Gospel Baptist Church. Preceded in death by husband, Rev. William (Bill) Beeler; granddaughter, Deborah Padgett Jones; parents, Carlie Spence and Nancy Cutshaw Spence. Survivors son & daughter-in-law, Samuel & Edith Beeler; daughters & sons-in-law, Gwendolyn & Abraham Padgett, Marina & Earl Kirkland; grandchildren, Dennis Padgett, Tim Kirkland, Jack Kirkland, Donna Bruno & Sam Beeler, Jr.; 3 great grandchildren, Ashley Evans, Cody Evans & Cameron Kirkland; sister, Beulah Beeler; many nieces, nephews & friends. Service Funeral service 8:00 PM Sunday, Berry Chapel with Minister I. A. Sparks officiating. Interment 11:00 AM Monday, Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers: grandsons, Dennis Padgett, Sam Beeler, Jr., Tim Kirkland & Jack Kirkland, nephews, Wayne Beeler & Winifred Beeler. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 PM Sunday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Hwy.