Opal Yell

Opal Inez Lewis was born on October 27, 1935 to Maggie Lue Penner and Dave Pickens Lewis in Sayre, Oklahoma, where Opal was a member of First Baptist Church. She married Buck Yell at the young age of fourteen in Cheyenne, OK on September 30, 1950. Their family was complete with four children by the age of nineteen. In April 1953, Buck and Opal moved their family to Farwell, TX, where she lived the remainder of her life. She stayed home with her children until her youngest daughter started school.

In 1964, she began working at Rips Western Wear in Texico, NM, and worked there until 1971 when she purchased the Texico Variety Store. She operated it until 1973. Always looking ahead, an opportunity arose for employment at Whites Auto Store in Clovis, NM. In the seventeen years she was employed at Whites, she worked for three different business owners until the business closed in 1991. After retirement, she earned her G.E.D. at Farwell Schools.

Opal was a loving woman who lived her whole life for her family. She was a loyal wife who loved her children and grandchildren dearly. She taught her children honesty, integrity, wisdom, strength, faith and to have a strong work ethic. A true homemaker, she loved cooking, gardening, canning, sewing, cleaning, and meeting the needs of her family. Opal loved people and enjoyed helping anyone she could. If you ever were around her, you wanted to be in her presence more. Opal and Buck recently celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary. On December 24, 2010, Opal went to meet her heavenly Father.

Survivors include her husband, Buck Yell, of Farwell three daughters, Vonnie Billy McIntosh of Texico, NM, LaWanda Jimmy Meeks of Farwell, and Judy Sandoval of Clovis, NM one son, Terry Glena Yell of Muleshoe, TX eight grandchildren, Jory Traci McIntosh of Haslet, TX, James McIntosh of Texico, NM, Scott Jodi Meeks of Farwell, Kyle Ashton Yell of Lubbock, TX, Shannon Gregory of Muleshoe, Levon Chrystal McClealland of Oklahoma City, OK, Sophie Alfredo Gonzales of Muleshoe and Deodra Victor Sandoval of Clovis, NM and twelve greatgrandchildren, Aiden, Zoe, Maggie, Emmery, Damon, Conner, Lily, Davon, Shaddiah, Christian, Alese, and Uriah. She was also blessed with numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Dave Pickins D.P. and Maggie Lue Pinner Lewis six brothers, Jess, Monroe, Tyre, Oval Tuffy, Lige, and Robert Billy R.B. Lewis one sister, Eva Dine Kerr and one grandchild, Cindy Lue Meeks.

Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. MST on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at SteedTodd Chapel with Minister Laurel Bouchard officiating. Serving as pallbearers are grandchildren, Jory McIntosh, Scott Meeks, Kyle Yell, Davon Gonzales, Sophie Gonzales, and Deondra Sandoval. Honorary pallbearers are J.B. Lewis, J.D. Lewis, Charles Robert Bobby Kerr, Leon and Oneta Luce, Cotton and Shorty Robertson, Roy Snodgrass, Bill Russell, and all family friends. Burial will follow at Sunset Terrace in Farwell, TX.

Arrangements are under the direction of SteedTodd Funeral Home, 800 E. Manana Blvd., Clovis, NM 88101 5757635541.

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