Obituaries

Opal Johnson Spraggins passed away in Sherman at Texoma Healthcare Center on January 24 2012 she was 99. Graveside services will be held at Cottage Hill Cemetery in Celina TX on Saturday January 28 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Jack Washington from American Hospice. The family will be at Dannel Funeral Home on Friday January 27 2012 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Opal was born on May 23 1912 to John Robert and May Bell Bilderback Johnson near Weston TX. She attended Sherman High School. She went on to graduate from American Correspondence School and earned extra credits in Public Speaking. She was employed at "Mrs. Tuckers" Interstate Cotton & Oil Co. (now Krafts) for fourteen years. Later she was employed at Sherman Independent School System and Sears. On Nov.11 1944 she married Darwin Robert Spraggins in the home of Rev. Claude Johnston and they were married for 52 years before he passed away on June 5th of 1996. Opal loved people her hobbies were swimming bowling fishing biking crocheting and playing dominoes. She was a member of First Baptist Church for over 45 years. She participated in W.M.V and B Y K T O A ( Be Ye Kind To One Another) Sunday School Class Senior Citizen Club "Triple L" (Live Long and Like it) and Golden Agers Club of North Park Baptist Church. Opal was the last member of the Johnson Family. She was preceded in death by her parents 3 brothers 2 sisters her husband and niece Vera May Knox. She is survived by sons Gary Spraggins and wife Linda Webster Spraggins of Lexington KY Darrell Spraggins of Lakeway TX. Grandchildren, Pike Spraggins and wife Alisa of Lexington KY Paige Spraggins Schneider and husband Joe of Georgetown KY and newest grandchild Addisen Spraggins. Also 5 great granchildren several nieces nephews and cousins. If desired donations may be made to: Home Hospice of Grayson Co. 505 W. Center St. Sherman TX 75090 If you wish you may sign the online guestbook for condolences at www.dannelfuneralhome.com