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Alice Opal Spivey Edwards

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Birth	:	5 Dec 1923 Galax, Galax City, Virginia, USA
Death	:	25 Jul 2014
Burial	:	Oak Grove Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.2882996, -96.0488968
Description	:	Daughter of James Fred Spivey and Mary Etta Hall -------------------------- Died: July 25, 2014 BEDFORD, Va. -- Alice Opal Spivey Edwards, 90, of Bedford, passed away July 25 at Bedford County Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Warren Jefferson Edwards. Born Dec. 5, 1923 in Galax, Va., she was the daughter of the late James Fred Spivey and the late Marietta Hall Spivey. Opal retired as a houseparent from Holston United Methodist Home for Children in Greeneville, Tenn., where she cared for adolescent girls who suffered neglect, abuse, family dysfunction and domestic violence. She taught these girls positive behaviors and skills they so desperately... Read More	Daughter of James Fred Spivey and Mary Etta Hall -------------------------- Died: July 25, 2014 BEDFORD, Va. -- Alice Opal Spivey Edwards, 90, of Bedford, passed away July 25 at Bedford County Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Warren Jefferson Edwards. Born Dec. 5, 1923 in Galax, Va., she was the daughter of the late James Fred Spivey and the late Marietta Hall Spivey. Opal retired as a houseparent from Holston United Methodist Home for Children in Greeneville, Tenn., where she cared for adolescent girls who suffered neglect, abuse, family dysfunction and domestic violence. She taught these girls positive behaviors and skills they so desperately needed. Not only did she work with these girls, she helped raise them and did it with love and devotion. Opal was featured in the Virginia Health Care Association's Who's Who in Virginia's Long Term Care. She had a gentle spirit with a big heart and a life mission to help others. Opal also received an award from her peers as the most supportive resident of Bedford County Nursing Home. She always did her best to make others feel comfortable and included in group activities. Opal always wore a smile and had a positive word for everyone. She was involved in the Women's Methodist Circle at Christ United Methodist Church. Opal loved children, quilting, gardening and baking breads and cakes. Opal also loved volunteering at her church. She was a longtime member of both Gladeville United Methodist Church in Galax as well as Christ UM Church in Greeneville. In addition to her parents and husband, Opal was also preceded in death by a daughter: Connie Sue Edwards; a sister: Iva Lee Melton; and three brothers: Arthur, David and Guy Boyd Spivey. Opal is survived by a daughter: Linda Edwards and her husband, Jim Sikkema, of Bedford; two sisters: Ila Mae Largen and Geraldine Spivey, both of Galax; and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 6 at Gladeville UM Church, 103 Cranberry Road, Galax. The Rev. Ralph Kidd will officiate. Inurnment will follow in the church cemetery. A Memorial service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15 at Bedford County Nursing Home, 1229 County Farm Road, Bedford with Chaplain Mark Flores officiating. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial contributions to the Holston United Methodist Home for Children, 404 Holston Drive, Greeneville, TN 37743, the Bedford County Nursing Home, 1229 County Farm Rd., Bedford, VA 24523, or the Bedford Hospice Care, 1621 Whitfield Dr., Suite C, Bedford, VA 24523.

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Alice Opal Spivey Edwards's memorial is located at: Oak Grove Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, USA.
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Latitude: 46.2882996
Longitude: -96.0488968

Family Members:

Parent

James Fred Spivey

(1887 - 1970)

Mary Etta Hall Spivey

(1894 - 1948)

Spouse

Rev Warren Jefferson Edwards

(1924 - 1970)

Siblings

Iva Lea Spivey Melton

(1921 - 2002)

Ila Mae Spivey Largen

(1926 - unknow)

Edith Geraldine Spivey Bullion

(1930 - 2018)

Guy Boyd Spivey

(1935 - 2014)

Children

Connie Sue Edwards

(1952 - 1952)

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