Opal Gelene "Jean" WHITFIELD
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Additional WHITFIELD Surnames in FLATWOODS Cemetery
WHITFIELD, James Richard "Jim"WHITFIELD, Buynetta "Jean" (Obit)WHITFIELD, John W.WHITFIELD, BrendaWHITFIELD, R. K. (Obit)WHITFIELD, Robert K.WHITFIELD, BerthaWHITFIELD, James Roe (Jim)WHITFIELD, Billy LeoWHITFIELD, Brayden E. "Pete" (obit)WHITFIELD, Opal Gelene "Jean"THOMAS WHITFIELD, Opal Gelene "Jean" Additional WHITFIELD Surnames in STONE County
WHITFIELD, ColemanWHITFIELD, Clarence EWHITFIELD, BelviaWHITFIELD, MarieWHITFIELD, John WWHITFIELD, John EWHITFIELD, Gusta EWHITFIELD, Billy BryanWHITFIELD, Jessie MurielWHITFIELD, C EdgarWHITFIELD, GivaWHITFIELD, Eliza AWHITFIELD, R EWHITFIELD, Edgar PWHITFIELD, ElizabethWHITFIELD, Eliza AnnWHITFIELD, MatildaWHITFIELD, NelceWHITFIELD, Tennessee Elizabeth "Tennie"WHITFIELD, Henry ClayWHITFIELD, InfantWHITFIELD, Wiley W.WHITFIELD, RichardWHITFIELD, Stillborn SonWHITFIELD, Walter FolksWHITFIELD, Warren Ray
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Submitted: 1/25/21 • Approved: 1/29/21 • Last Updated: 2/1/21 • R1362506-G1362506-S3
March 10, 1930 - March 19, 2020
*Obituary
Opal Gelene (Jean) Whitfield of Mountain View went to be with her Lord on March 19, 2020 while at Heartland Rehabilitation and Care Center in Benton, Arkansas.
She was born March 10, 1930 to Dexter and Opal Thomas of Gayler.
She gave her heart to Jesus at an early age and was an active member of Foothills Baptist Church of Mountain View.
She married James Whitfied on July 19, 1947 and enjoyed 63 wonderful years before he was called home on February 27, 2011.
Gelene was preceded in death by her husband, James Whitfield; a daughter, Carol Harris and a brother, Virgil ''Jack'' Thomas.
She is survived by her son Richard and his wife Rebecca of Benton, her son in-law Jimmy Harris of Conway along with her grandchildren, Tamara Clement and her husband Jeff of Fort Worth, TX; Doug Gentry and his wife Tiffany of Mabelvale and Harrison Whitfield of Benton; and her great-grandchildren Daniel Clement, Miranda Clement, Liam Gentry and Olly Gentry. She leaves behind one brother, Don Thomas and wife Jeal; sister in-laws Faye Whitfield and Deloris Whitfield and one brother in-law Dale Whitfield; along with a host of nieces and nephews and countless friends.
Pallbearers are Greg Smith, Jimmy Harris, Joey Thomas, Johnny Whitfield, Paul Majors, and Larry Lawrence.
The family would like to express their gratitude and thanks to the staff at the Mountain View Residential Home and the Heartland Rehabilitation and Care Center of Benton.
There will be a private family service with burial at Flatwoods cemetery under the direction of Roller-Crouch funeral home of Mountain View.
Contributed on 1/25/21 by sandhollow
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