Opal E. Youngblood

Opal E. Youngblood, 84, passed from this life to her heavenly home Sunday, January 15, 2017 in Wichita Falls. Home going celebration of her life will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in Morrison Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Pioneer Cemetery under the direction of Morrison Funeral Home.

Opal was born December 26, 1932 in Graham to the late William Lewis and Ella Mae (Armstrong) Phillips. She married Joe H. Youngblood, Jr. and he preceded her in death May 6, 1989. She worked as a police dispatcher for 25 years at the Graham Police Department. She was a member of Faith Center in Graham and the First Assembly of God in Wichita Falls. She sang in church, was a great woman of prayer and loved her family dearly.

Survivors include: son, Roy Youngblood and wife, Glena of Gainesville, daughters, Deborah Vaughn and husband, Royse of Wichita Falls and Ellen Arbogast and husband, Carl of Burkburnett; sisters, Neta Echols of Keller, Veda Fields of Tennessee, and Pat Kendrick of Springfield, Missouri; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by son, Jerry Youngblood and brothers, JR Phillips and Melvin Ray Phillips.

Visitation will be held Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.