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Opal A. Snyder, age 97, of Dows passed away Friday February 12, 2016 at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton.
Funeral services for Opal A. Snyder will be at 11:00 A.M. Monday February 15, 2016 at the United Methodist Church in Dows. Pastor Shawn Hill will officiate. Burial will take place in the Fairview Cemetery in Dows. Visitation for Opal A. Snyder will be from 9:30 – 11:00 A.M. at the church in Dows on Monday. In lieu of flowers the family desires memorials may be made in Opal’s name. Dugger Funeral Home, 100 North Lee Street in Dows is in charge of arrangements.
Opal Asenith, was born December 23, 1918 in Dows to Martin and Winifred Willis Anderson. Opal graduated from Popejoy High School and Ellsworth Junior College. She taught in rural schools in Hardin and Franklin Counties. Opal married Robert H. Snyder on June 1, 1941 at the Dows United Methodist Church. Opal was a faithful, lifetime member of the United Methodist Church in Dows. She held offices in church council; was an active member of the UMW and the women’s circles; and taught Sunday School. Robert and Opal owned and operated Snyder Implement and Snyder Sundries in Dows. After retirement, Opal volunteered at the Welcome Center and was always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone, especially her family. She loved to bake pie and cookies and tend to her flowers. Robert and Opal spent several winters vacationing in Florida and Arizona before Robert suffered a stroke in 1986. Opal faithfully cared for her husband at home for the next five years.
Opal is survived by her two sons, James (Connie) of Adair and John (Le Ann) of Dows. She was blessed with four grandchildren - Paul Snyder, Allison McFarland, Tony (Elicia) Snyder and Kaylee (Sean) Bedford; two step grandchildren – Suzanne (Tim) Caltrider, Ryan (Jill) Klemish; eight great grandchildren, London and Wyatt Vais, Addison, Emma and Jacob Snyder, Gabriella, Gavin and Graham Bedford; five step great grandchildren – Brooke, Paige and Cara Caltrider, and Leaya and Mya Klemish; one sister, Wilma Krabbe of Boulder, CO; and one sister-in-law, Maxine Anderson of Ankeny. Several nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Robert (1991), a sister, Deloris Liska, brother, Marvin Anderson, and brothers-in-law, Donald Liska and Kenneth Krabbe.