Opal Kabel, age 86, of Hatfield, died Saturday, June 3, 2017 at home. She was born on Tuesday, July 15, 1930 to John Edgar and Stella Blevins Medlen in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Opal loved traveling to different states with her husband and enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. She worked for over 30 years at the Oak Glen Home in Coal Valley, Illinois. She enjoyed the people there. Opal was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend and will be missed by all who knew her.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Don Kabel and one sister, Bernice Brock.
Opal is survived by her son, John Myers of Hatfield; her daughter, Carolyn Bruce of Milan, Illinois; four grandchildren; four great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
No services are planned at this time with cremation entrusted to Bowser Family Funeral Home in Mena.
Online Guestbook: www.bowserffh.com
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