Opal Mae Morris

Opal Morris, 90, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2008 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 30 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services will follow at 3:30 p.m. in the Coleman City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Opal was born September 29, 1917 in Montague County, Texas to Pierson and Margaret Ann Hollingsworth. Abilene has been Opal's home for the past 20 years, moving from Coleman. She enjoyed her family and was always happy to help everyone. The fondest memory for the family was when she and John Guynes lived on the farm near Seagraves, Texas and her making wonderfully large family dinners. For dessert she would make "Vinegar Pie", mad of white vinegar and cobbler dough. She was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by all of her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Pierson and Margaret Hollingsworth; three husbands, Taylor Holsenbeck in 1946, John Guynes in 1982, and Hoye Morris in 2005; one daughter, Faye Rene Hendricks and her husband David Hendricks; one son, Johnny Guynes; two sisters, Blondell Gatlin and Lue Nell Miller; and one brother, Alton Hollingsworth. Opal is survived by four children, Bertha Tyson, of San Angelo, Marcene Crunk and husband James, of Abilene, Odis Ray Holsenbeck and wife Francis, of Brownwood, Vela Becker and husband Victor, of Navasota; as well as 17 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren. Opal is also survived by six sisters and two brothers, Euelevene Burt, of Amarillo, Joyce Reneau, of Seminole, Dorthy Hart, of Andrews, Mollie Archer and husband Eldon, of Purcell, Oklahoma, Daisy Childers and husband Billy, of Abilene, Pearl Kemp, of Andrews, Alvin Hollingsworth and wife Carole, of Wayne, Oklahoma, Cecil Hollingsworth and wife Faye, of Abilene; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.