Obituary of Opal Leona Simons RICH, Crawford County, Illinois This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Admire This obituary was copied from the collection located at the Robinson Public Library. The obituaries themselves are usually not dated. Whoever made the collection has written down the dates by hand. The source of the obituary (i.e. which newspaper) is also not included. Transcribed by Dan Weger. Opal Leona Simons Rich (9/14/1978) Opal Leona Simons Rich, youngest daughter of Levi and Martha Bell Allison Simons, was born Dec. 22, 1909 and departed this life August 21, 1978 at the age of 69 years, seven months and 20 days. September 21, 1942, she was united in marriage to James Redman Rich and to this union two children were born: a son, Larry Jo, and a daughter, Rita Diane. She attended church in her early life and in months passed by had many visits from wonderful ministers and confessed to them and her dear family that the time was near and she was ready. She was a true, loving wife and mother, loved and enjoyed her home and children and one little granddaughter, whom she dearly loved, although she spent only a few months with her. She leaves to mourn her passing her husband, James; her son, Larry Jo; daughter, Rita and son-in-law, Randal Garrard; and her granddaughter, Melissa Renee Garrard; five sisters, Mrs. Gladys Rich, Mrs. Loren (Rudy) Catt, Mrs. Harold (Dale) Jordan, Mrs. Della Ford and Mrs. Kenneth (Agnes) Earnhart; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Bernice Simons; and three brothers-in-law. Her mother, father, three sisters and two brothers preceded her in death. She will be sadly missed by her family, her relatives, friends and neighbors and all who knew her. ***************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproducd in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ***************************************************************** Contributed by: Jim Admire