[Oe List ...] Hamiltons' Mom Opal Inman Obituary and Memorial Information

Fri Apr 4 07:40:18 PDT 2014

This has been a tough week for families.  Milan's mother joined the chorus.
Probably most on the listserve didn't know her but she was a part of the
support system for many years.  Milan and Linda

Attached and inserted below is the obituary for our mother and information
regarding the memorial service which is to be held next Thursday, April 10
at 11 a.m. with a lunch fellowship time to follow.  Please pass on this
information to anyone who we may have omitted who knew her.  Thank you so
much for all your E-mails, cards, etc.  After next Thursday I will be
putting a video of Opal's life up on You Tube and send you the site so you
can share in the celebration of her life.  If you have any last thoughts or
stories you want to E-mail us about Opal please do so.  We will be sharing
selected excerpts at the service on Thursday.  Grace, peace and love to you
all.  Sincerely, Milan and Linda

Opal Leslea Pic.jpg

OPAL MARIE WILLIAMS HAMILTON INMAN

age 97, of Redlands, CA completed her journey of nearly a century on March
31, 2014.  Opal was born on June 14, 1916 on a farm near Amsterdam,
Missouri, one of four children of John and Cecil Williams.  She grew up in
South Dakota and attended country schools, including high schools in
Springfield and Avon, where she graduated in 1935. 

In 1941, the family moved to a farm near Charles City, IA where Opal married
Floyd Hamilton.  She and Floyd moved to Minneapolis where she spent many
years as a working mother managing the deli at Stillman's Grocery and being
an active member of the First Christian Church.  She and her husband moved
in 1958 to Ogden, UT where she lived for more than a decade, working in
customer service at the Bon Marche Department Store.  She and Floyd were
also active members of First Christian Church in Odgen.  A job transfer
resulted in a move to Van Nuys, CA, where both worked at Marquardt Aircraft
and were active in the Central Christian Church of Van Nuys until a sudden
illness forced an early retirement for Floyd.  Opal continued to work at the
company until she retired to care for her husband, who died in June of 1976.
In 1980, Opal married Harold Inman, combined their single households and
moved to Lake Elizabeth, CA where they joined First Christian Church of
Lancaster.  

After Harold became ill, Opal cared for him until his death, then moved to
Redlands in 1995, where she lived in the Braemar Cooperative Apartments, She
became active in State Street Christian Church until the congregation
closed.  Opal moved her membership to Redlands United Church of Christ and
took on many leadership roles through the years, including organizing the
annual rummage sale.  

Through the years, Opal was known for her pies, cookies and candy making,
along with other culinary achievements, which she shared liberally at church
events. She also quilted and was best known in her later years for her
beaded holiday crafts. She never missed the "Art for Heaven's Sake" show
until an auto accident left her wheelchair bound and required a move to
Asistencia Villa.  Here she lived the last two years of her life and
continued her beading.  

Opal is survived by her only son, Milan Hamilton and daughter-in-law Linda
of Redlands, one sister Thelma Paine of Minneapolis, MN, granddaughter
Leslea Sullivan of Minneapolis, grandson Robbin Hamilton of Riverside, CA,
numerous nieces and nephews, great-grandchildren, step-grandchildren and
great-grandchildren, and many she considers her adopted children and
grandchildren.  Opal will be interred in Chatsworth, CA at Oakwood Memorial
Park with her first husband, Floyd.  A memorial service will be held at
Redlands United Church of Christ, Olive Avenue and Bellevue, Redlands on
Thursday, April 10th at 11:00 a.m. with a lunch and fellowship time
following the service.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Opal's
memory to the Redlands United Church of Christ, 168 Bellevue Ave., Redlands,
CA 92373.  Condolences may be sent to the church. 

Linda and Milan Hamilton

80 North Center Street

Redlands, CA 92373-8116

Phone/Fax: (909) 793-4482

E-mail: milanandlinda at verizon.net

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