Opal Irene Simmons of Eureka, died on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 97.

She was born on October 28, 1923, in Elk City, Kansas, the daughter of Frank L. and Anna H. (McCarty) Wilson. She was raised in Elk City, the family living there until Opal was 10 at which time they moved to Eureka. She attended local schools and graduated from Eureka High School with the Class of 1941. On Christmas Eve, 1948, Opal was united in marriage to Henry A. Simmons in Wichita. They made their home in Wichita. To this union, one child was born. Opal worked as a waitress and in 1964, began working as a secretary at Wichita West High School, retiring in 1989. Henry preceded her in death in 1975. She later returned to Eureka. She was a member of the Eureka Seventh-Day Adventist Church.

Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/220062147/opal-irene-simmons

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