Opal F. Ralston
Born: 
February 8, 1930


Died: 
March 1, 2010


Services: 
March 5, 2010 at 11:00 AM


Ms. Opal F. Ralston, age 80, of near Canaan, Indiana, entered this life on February 8, 1930 on the family farm near Canaan, Indiana. She was the daughter of John & Clara F. Lee Ralston, both of whom preceded her in death. She was a 1948 graduate from the old Central High School. She lived & worked on her farm her entire life. She was a member of the Bennington Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, No. 407. She was a devout, lifelong member of the Caledonia Presbyterian Church near Moorefield and attended the Jefferson Presbyterian Church near Canaan, Indiana. In her spare time she enjoyed sewing, making crafts and crocheting. She enjoyed making crafts and giving them as gifts. Opal will be remembered for her wit and her incredible laugh. Opal died Monday, March 1, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at her home near in Canaan, Indiana.


A LOVING FAMILY
Opal will be missed by her cousins: Charles Lee of Lexington, Indiana, Robert E. "Bob" Lee of Madison, Indiana, Doris Jean Hopper & her husband: Jesse of Lexington, Indiana, Martha Stucker, Alabama, Kenny Lee, Donald Lee, Leon Gray & his wife: Alice of Pleasant, Indiana, Evon Gray & his wife: Reta of Moorefield, Indiana, Gerald & Shelby Jean Imel of Manville, Indiana; Steve & Glenda Fritter of Canaan, Indiana; Sam & Linda Ralston of Canaan, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents: John & Clara F. Lee Ralston & her sister: Mary L. Ralston who died in 1927.


FUNERAL CEREMONY
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, March 5, 2010 at 11:00 a.m., by the Reverend Wallace Hines at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Jefferson Presbyterian Cemetery near Canaan, Indiana.


VISITATION
Friends may call Thursday from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. until time of the service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana.


EASTERN STAR SERVICE
Bennington Chapter No. 407, Order of Eastern Star will conduct services on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.


MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS
Memorial contributions may be made to Jefferson Presbyterian Cemetery. Cards are available at the funeral home.