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Robert Peter Opel

1937 - 2021

BORN

1937

DIED

2021

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Azle & Lake Worth Funeral Home

850 N Cardinal Road

Azle, Texas

Robert Opel Obituary

Robert Peter Opel, better known to all as Bob Opel passed away on August 14, 2021 at age 84 in Fort Worth, Texas early in the morning. He is survived by his wife Felicia Opel, and family Charles Free, Don Free, granddaughter Ashley Price & husband Casey, grandsons Sam Free & Sean Free, Melissa Griffin & husband Daryl Griffin, granddaughter Rebekah Griffin & grandson Drew Griffin, Robert Wayne Opel & wife Anita, Roy Lee Opel & wife Christina Opel, granddaughters Carina Opel & husband Alex Huang, Tina Wei and husband Yiding Luo, & Anna Opel, sister Mary Ruth Opel & her children Vicki Bagnell Denk & husband Terry, Charles Bagnell & wife Karen, Brian Bagnell & wife Jeana, & Bruce Bagnell. Also Kaden Heaney, our wonderful caregiver who cared for not only Bob, but was a great support to Felicia. He is also survived by his former wife Leona Southard Howell.

Bob was born January 28, 1937 in Jefferson City, Missouri to Otto and Grace Opel. Three homes built by his carpenter father still stand in Jefferson City, Missouri which Bob loved to see.

He loved being a servant to his community & church families serving first as a Webelos Leader & later as Assistant Scout Master with his boys in Scout Troop 143. He served as Sunday School teacher & as greeter & as Choir Member at First United Methodist Church, First Baptist Church, & Mims Baptist Church in Conroe. He was a member of the Ford Thunderbird Club, the Conroe Country Cousins, North Star Singles and the Lake Country Squares. He retired from AT&T after 33 1/3 years & proudly served in the US Army.

He will be missed.

Funeral Services will take place at Roberts Family Funeral Home at 850 North Cardinal Road in Azle, Texas on August 23 at 10 am and Burial Services will take place at Richland Cemetery at 1:30 at Austin Ave & Southwest Country Road 2340 in Richland, Texas. Graveside Pastor is Ken Hayman.

Memorials can be sent to The Samaritans Purse at www.samaritanspurse.org/memorial-page/robert-peter-opel-fort-worth-tx/

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Pasadena Citizen from Aug. 19 to Aug. 20, 2021.

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Aug

23

Visitation

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Azle and Lake Worth Funeral Home Chapel

850 North Cardinal Road, Azle, TX 76020

Aug

23

Funeral service

10:00 a.m.

Azle and Lake Worth Funeral Home Chapel

850 North Cardinal Road, Azle, TX 76020

Aug

23

Committal

1:30 p.m.

Richland Cemetery

Austin Ave. & SW Co Rd 2340, Richland, TX 76681

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Azle & Lake Worth Funeral Home

850 N Cardinal Road, Azle, TX 76020

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