Opal Louise Pettyjohn Overstreet, age 91, of Paducah, Ky., died at 4:29 p.m. Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at Lourdes hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 28, 2010, at Milner and Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with Rev. Joe Beal officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.
Opal was a member of Broadway United Methodist Church for over 60 years and a clerical worker for over 45 years who retired from Petter Supply. She was also a graduate of Draughon's Business College.
She is survived by two nieces, Janet White and husband Danny of Memphis, Tenn., Mary Herpel of Lexington, Ky.; one nephew, Ronnie Pettyjohn and wife Karen of Concord, Massachusetts, and sister-in-law, Marjorie Overstreet of Lexington, Ky.
Opal was preceded in death by her husband, Chester Overstreet; her parents, Basil Lee and Vetrice McKelvy Pettyjohn; and one brother, Ferrell Lee Pettyjohn.
Visitation will be held from noon until the funeral hour on Saturday, August 28, 2010, at Milner and Orr Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to: Broadway United Methodist Church, 701 Broadway, Paducah, KY 42001.
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