Opal was born February 2, 1927, in Hardyville, Kentucky to George Lawson and Beulah Hedgebeth.
She retired from Sear Roebuck and Company, and enjoyed quilting, crocheting, and jigsaw & crossword puzzles.
Opal is preceded in death by her parents; husband William H. Deweese; sibling, Bernice; children, Rebecca & Barry Lovell; grandchild, Jeffrey Deweese; and great-grandchild, Karli Stevens.
She is survived by son, Douglas (Cindy) Deweese , of Sarasota; daughters, Carole (Brian) Miller, of Sylva, NC, and Cheryl (Michael) O’Day, of St. Petersburg, FL; grandchildren, Scott Deweese, Dawn Whitley, Christi Stevens, Jason Lovell, Eric Miller, and Hannah Andrasi; and great-grandchildren, Allison Conder, Autumn Conder, Brittany Silver, Joshua Stevens, Jalynn Lovell, and Jason Lovell.
Memorial contributions may be made to Tidewell Foundation, 3550 S Tamiami Trail, Floor 1, Sarasota, FL 34239-9939 and Church of the Palms, 3224 Bee Ridge Rd, Sarasota, FL 34239.
God’s Garden
Anonymous
God looked around His garden
And He found an empty place.
He then looked down upon this earth
And saw your tired face.
He put His arms around you
And lifted you to rest.
God’s garden must be beautiful,
He always takes the best.
He knew that you were suffering.
He knew you were in pain.
He knew that you would never
Get well on earth again.
He saw the road was getting rough
And the hills are hard to climb.
So, He closed your weary eyelids
And whispered, “Peace be thine.”
It broke our hearts to lose you,
But you didn’t go alone,
For part of us went with you,
The day God called you home.
