Opal Gertrude Hemmings

1918 - 2008  (89 years)

• Name	Opal Gertrude Hemmings  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	07 Sep 1918	Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1920	Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Residence	1930	Bethania, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Residence	1935	Bethania, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA   [5]
  Residence	01 Apr 1940	Bethania, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Death	08 Mar 2008	Yadkinville, Yadkin, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  Obituary	10 Mar 2008
  	Mrs. Opal Hemmings Hale, 89, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2008, at Yadkin Nursing Care Center. She was born on Sept. 7, 1918, in Surry County to the late John Franklin and Mallie Doby Hemmings. Mrs. Hale was a graduate of Old Town High School. She was a member of New Hope Church of Christ in Winston-Salem but attended Shacktown Church of Christ since moving to Yadkinville. She was retired from Western Electric. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Arthur Hale, on Oct. 31, 1977; daughter Brenda Kaye on Jan. 5, 1956; and brothers J.D. Hemmings, Perry Hemmings and Herman Hemmings. Surviving are her daughter, Carol Jean Hartman, and husband Ed of Yadkinville; sister Lewana Huffman; brother Clinton Hemmings; and several nieces and nephews. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at Gentry Family Chapel in Yadkinville, with the Rev. Lanny Hemmings and Brother Rick McCollum officiating. Burial will follow at Forsyth Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. before the service Tuesday, March 11, at the funeral home in Yadkinville. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Cancer Services Inc., 3175 Maplewood Ave., Winston-Salem, NC 27103. The family would like to thank the staff of Yadkin Nursing Care Center and Dr. Ziglar for all for the love and care shown to Mrs. Hale. Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville is serving the Hale family.
  d'Aboville #	1.01.02.01.02.08.02.06.03
  Person ID	I232339732832	Doby
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Father	John Franklin Hemmings,   b. 26 May 1889, Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA d. 01 Feb 1979, Yadkinville, Yadkin, North Carolina, USA (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Mallie P Doby,   b. 16 Apr 1889, Surry County, North Carolina, USA d. 9 Mar 1920 (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	19 Dec 1909	Eldora Township, Surry, North Carolina, USA   [7]
  	Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZJ-69MM-N?view=index&action=view
  Family ID	F196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edwin Authar Hale,   b. 28 Feb 1919, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA d. 30 Oct 1977, Yadkinville, Yadkin County, North Carolina, USA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	09 Jun 1940	Martinsville, Virginia, USA   [6]
  Children	1. Carlyn Jean Hale   2. Brenda Kay Hale,   b. 3 Mar 1951, North Carolina, USA d. 5 Jan 1956, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA (Age 4 years)
  Family ID	F194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 May 2024

  
  

• Photos		Siblings, Perry William Hemmings and Opal Gertrude Hemmings - 1948
  		Opal Gertrude Hemmings and Edwin Authar Hale

  
  

• Sources

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