October 24, 2003

The ADVOCATE

Serving Anderson, Southern Franklin and Western Linn Counties

Volume 7, No. 85

Transcribed with permission of Vern Brown



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“Opal M. McCarty Davey

1911-2003

Funeral services for Opal M. McCarty Davey, 92, Garnett, were Wednesday, October 22, 2003,

at 10:00 a.m. at Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel with Rev. Gary Benjamin officiating. 

Interment was in Garnett Cemetery.  Mrs. Davey died Saturday, October 18, at Covenant

Hospital, Plainview, TX.

Opal M. McCarty Davey was born October 14, 1911, at Centerville, KS, the daughter of Thomas

Bert and Mable Ann (Holloman) McCarty.  She grew up in Linn County and was a graduate of

Parker High School.

Opal and Glenn W. Davey were married January 26, 1931, at Parker, KS.  They lived in Fontana

in Linn County for 20 years before moving to Garnett in 1978.  Opal was a homemaker and

worked as a cook at Cadmus Grade School and Holiday Manor Nursing Home in Osawatomie. 

She had also been an Avon representative and was a member of the Garnett HDU.

Mrs. Davey was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn, on January 28, 1993; her parents,

Thomas Bert and Mable Ann McCarty; her sons-in-law, Marion Poole, Jerry Burns, and Jim

Fowler; her brothers, Harmie, Thomas Jr., and Alfred McCarty; and her sister, Phoebe McCarty

Barnett.

Opal is survived by her sons, John Davey and his wife, Shirley, and Rex Davey and his wife,

Wanda, all of Plainview, TX; her daughters, Barbara Fowler, also of Plainview, TX, Evonna

McIntosh and her husband, Richard, Neosho, MO, and Joyce Burns, Gladstone, MO; her sisters,

Alta Riblett and Eva Spencer, both of Greeley, KS; Nadine Boydston, LaCygne, KS, and Betty

Bilderback, Garnett; 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren,

three step-grandchildren, six step-great-grandchildren, and four step-great-great-grandchildren.

Music was provided by Jeanine Zentner, organist, and Larry Davey, vocalist.  Musical selections

included ‘Precious Lord Take My Hand’, and ‘How Great Thou Art’.

Casketbearers were Mark Davey, Bryan Davey, Jimmy McIntosh, Randy McIntosh, Lynton

Garrett, and Layton Garrett.

The family received friends on Tuesday, October 22, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Christian Church, 1800 North Highway 27,

Plainview, TX 79072, or Seth Ward Baptist Church, 601 East 24th, Plainview, TX 79072.

Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.”



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USGENWEB

By:  Lulu B. Nixon