Opal Ponder

1919 - 2013  (94 years)

• Name	Opal Ponder  [1, 2]
  Birth	30 Apr 1919	San Augustine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Sep 2013	San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	Antioch Cemetery (Caucasian), San Augustine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Opal Thompson, age 94, was born on April 30, 1919 in San Augustine County to Berry and Lillie (Epps) Ponder. She was a lifelong member of the Antioch Church of Christ. Opal was an avid singer and enjoyed sitting around in the evening playing the guitar and mandolin, singing with her extended family. She loved to go camping and fishing and she was a homemaker. She is survived by her sons, George Thompson and wife Francis of Beaumont, Dean Thompson and wife Barbara of Weatherford and Andy Thompson and wife Dru of Arlington; brother Charles Ponder of San Augustine; 9 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Opal was preceded in death by her parents; husband Omer (Buck) Thompson; sisters Mary Lee Wilkinson and Winnie Nance; brothers, Melvin, Jessie and Frank Ponder; son Oscar Charles Thompson. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at 11:00 A.M., Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel in San Augustine with Al Shaw officiating and burial to follow in the Antioch Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday evening from the hours of 5:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, 316 W. Columbia Street, San Augustine, Texas www.timeformemory.com Wyman Roberts Funeral Home Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, September 18, 2013, Page 12
  Person ID	I42592	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Berry Ponder,   b. 1 Feb 1888, Texas d. 6 Apr 1969, Jasper County, Texas (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Lillie Eppes,   b. 27 May 1891, Texas d. 28 May 1932, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1913	San Augustine County, Texas   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F12726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 30 Apr 1919 - San Augustine County, Texas Death - Sep 2013 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Burial - - Antioch Cemetery (Caucasian), San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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