Opal Allene (Lee) Pickering (1911 - 2001)

Born 13 Apr 1911 in Union City, Stone County, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Paul Dwight Pickering — married 27 Jul 1929 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Jun 2001 at age 90 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Opal was born in 1911. She passed away in 2001 at the age of 90.

Opal was one of eight children born to Roland Columbus Lee ad Cordelia Ann Fox, Being the eldest daughter, Opal only attended school until the 6th grade and had to remain at home to take care of her younger brothers and sisters. She married at the age of 18 to Paul D. Pickering whom she met at a church pie supper in Springfield, MO. Two children were born to this union: one son, Harold Eugene Pickering and Frieda Allene Pickering. She was saved at the Hamilin Baptist Church, and was an active member there for many years. She also was a member of High St. Baptist Church after the death of her husband, Paul in 1980.

OBITUARY: Opal Alline [Allene] Pickering, 90, Springfield, departed from this place to be with the Lord at 4:55 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2001, in Maranatha Lodge Nursing Home. Opal was born April 13, 1911, daughter of Roland and Cordelia [Fox] Lee, who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death were her husband, Paul D. Pickering, Sept. 20, 1980; two brothers, Archie and Verdie Lee; and two sisters, Dorothy Harp and Blanche DiGraci. Opal and Paul celebrated 51 years together with love and devotion for each other. She accepted the Lord as her Savior at the age of 13. She was a testimony to those who knew her, and she lived by faith and prayer. Opal was a homemaker and a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a member of Hamlin Memorial Baptist church, and was active in all church activities. She will be missed by her beloved family and friends. “We shall weep no more but rejoice for we know she is with the Lord.” Her days on earth were well spent, her memories will be forever. Opal is survived by one son, Harold E. Pickering, and a daughter, Freda Robertson and her husband, Leonard; five grandchildren, Janice Lynn Lowry and husband, Wayne, Terry Robertson and wife, Peggy, Christopher Robertson, Gregory Pickering and Pamela Jaynes and husband Ed; eight great-grandchildren, Jeffrey, Richard and Jeanna Lowry, Jason and Mendy Jaynes, Kiley and Cory Robertson, and Kristen Robertson; one brother, John Lee and wife Enid; two sisters, Ruthe Davis and husband Glen, and Betty Scheinost and husband Floyd; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Monday, June 25, 2001, in Greenlawn Funeral Home North with the Revs. Calvin Maberry and Wayne Lowry officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.

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Sources

1. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Jan Robertson as remembered 14 Aug 2018.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M886-R65 : 2 February 2021), Opal A Lee in entry for Rolley C Lee, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHXB-92Q : accessed 2 June 2021), Opal A Pickering in household of Paul D Pickering, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 39, sheet 12A, line 14, family 271, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1189; FHL microfilm 2,340,924.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7Q6-3JG : 13 May 2020), Opal A Pickering in household of Paul D Pickering, Ward 18, Springfield, North Campbell Township, Greene, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39-32, sheet 18B, line 78, family 395, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2108.
• Obituary - Springfield News-Leader_2001 06 23 p 16
• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FMG-W3JQ : Mon Jan 30 02:30:31 UTC 2023), Entry for Paul D Pickering and Opal A Pickering, 3 April 1950.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JT3Q-JYH : 10 January 2021), Opal A Pickering, 20 Jun 2001; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93750482/opal-allene-pickering