Opal Abercrombie Blackwell, age 92, of Mobile, Alabama went to be with her Lord and Savior at her home on Sunday December 23, 2018. Opal was born September 11, 1926, in Louisville, Alabama and has been a resident of Mobile, AL for 63 years. Opal was a loving wife to her husband, Roscoe Collington Blackwell, with whom she spent 54 years of her life. Opal and Roscoe began their life in Christ together at Hurtel Baptist Church in Mobile, AL. While in worship there, Opal spent her time as a Sunday School teacher. Opal was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother to 3 children, 6 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
Opal was preceded in death by her husband, Roscoe Collington Blackwell; her parents, Elijah and Claudia Abercrombie; daughter, Patricia Ann Patterson; sisters, Barbara Foster and Inez Abercrombie; grandchild, Tara Logan Venable, and great-grandchild, Christopher Bush.
Opal is survived by her daughters, Glenda Carol Logan, and Joy Nash; grandchildren, Deana Bush, Ray Patterson, Ann LaSalle, Preston Nash, and Lauren Goode; great-grandchildren, Amy Dixon, Colin Patterson, Meredith Patterson, Evan Patterson, Andrew LaSalle, Nathan LaSalle, Vivian LaSalle, William Patterson, Levi Patterson, and Patton Goode.
A visitation for Opal will be held Wednesday, January 2, 2019, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home-Mobile, 3155 Dauphin Street, Mobile, Alabama 36606. A celebration of life will occur Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Springhill Memorial Gardens, 626 Pierce Road, Mobile, Alabama 36608.
Serving as pallbearers are Ray Patterson, Preston Nash, Richard LaSalle, Asa Goode, Keven Lonsdale and Logan Lonsdale.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Waterfront Rescue Mission of Mobile would be greatly appreciated.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.radneyfuneralhome-mobile.com for the Blackwell family
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