
She was born in Hatfield, Arkansas on March 8, 1928 to the late Gaylord and Fredie Griffin. Opal graduated from Hatfield High School in 1947. She graduated from Mary Hardin Baylor in Belton, Texas, with a Bachelors in Elementary Education. Opal continued her education at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and graduated with a Masters of Education. She was a member/Sunday school teacher of Hatfield Methodist Church and a long-time teacher in the area. Opal was a member of the Hatfield UMC Quilting Group. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and a friend to many. She will be dearly missed by all.
She is survived by husband of 45 years, Thomas McCormick of Hatfield, Arkansas; sister, Pauline Lane and husband Hal Dean of Crestwell, Oregon; brother, Thomas Dale Griffin of Salem, Oregon; daughter, Gayla Bonin of Horatio, Arkansas; son, Rodney Hatten of Hatfield, Arkansas; grandsons, Ryan Bachuss and wife Lyndsey of Camden, Arkansas, Jerrod Bachuss and wife Angela of Van Buren, Arkansas, Jeffrey Pate of Hatfield, Arkansas, Daniel Hatten and wife Laura of Phoenix, Arizona, Justin Hatten of Avondale, Arizona; great-grandson, William McNeese; great-granddaughters, Serena Hatten, Emerson Bachuss and Rylyn Bachuss; and beloved grand-dog, Sprinkles.
Opal was preceded in death by her parents, Gaylord and Fredie Griffin, and one sister-in-law, Dorothy Griffin.
Funeral service will be Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Hatfield United Methodist Church with Reverend Bryan Richardson and Sydney Simpson officiating. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery under the direction of the Beasley Wood Funeral Home of Mena.
Family and friends visitation will be Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Beasley Wood.
Pallbearers are Rod Titsworth, Mitch Titsworth, Alan Titsworth, Jimmy Titsworth, Garry Rose, and Billy Bates.
Honorary pallbearers are Ben Ray. Sydney Romine and Al Townsend.
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