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Opal June Turner Sawyer

1927 - 2012

BORN

1927

DIED

2012

Opal Sawyer Obituary

Opal June Turner Sawyer passed away peacefully during the Easter morning sunrise, April 8, 2012, as she joined her husband Randy on their 63rd wedding anniversary. Service: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Chapel, Colleyville. Interment will immediately follow in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home. Survivors: Opal will be remembered by her daughters, Paula King Cherry and husband, J., and Brenda Schaeffer and husband, Gary; brother, C.W. Turner; sisters, Claudine Gholson and Juanice "Tot" Battin; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous other family and friends.

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Published by Star-Telegram on Apr. 10, 2012.

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April 10, 2012

So sorry for your loss. My grandaughter, Brooke Harris loved Miss Opal and enjoyed visiting her. She will be missed. Mary H

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