Opal Mae Meyers

Opal Mae Meyers, age 90, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at Eastar Hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She was born on January 5, 1926, in Osawatomie, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Ethel (Bodenhamer) Bryan. Opal attended Earnest Schools and then Garnett High School, graduating in 1943. She taught one year at Springfield School, then went to work in Kansas City at the North American Bomber Plant #7, where she worked as a riveter. After that, she worked in the Farmer's Insurance Office until her marriage to her beloved sweetheart, Earl A. Meyers on January 4, 1946, in Garnett, Kansas. This union produced five children; Sharyl LaVon, Terry Lynn, Earl Bryan, Laurel Ann and Cara Sue. During her life, she served in the PTA in several capacities, including one year as president. She also volunteered as a campfire leader and a Den Mother for the scouts. She taught Sunday School at the First Christian Church up until just a year or so ago. She has been a member of FCC for over 60 years since 1948. Opal also worked in the office of the Anderson County Treasurer, and then as the County Treasurer itself for 40 years. She did her best to be a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a wonderful friend to many people and she did her best to always be there if someone needed something. Many have loving memories that will last forever. She will be missed but always remembered by her family and friends. Opal was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Ethel Bryan; her husband, Earl A. Meyers; her daughter, Laurel Ann Wichman; and sons-in-law, Don Wichman and D.A. Holcomb. She is survived by four children; Sharyl Holcomb of San Marcos, California; Terry Smelser and husband Gary of Lancaster, Ohio; Earl B. Meyers and wife Sue of El Dorado, Kansas; and Cara Sharpe and husband Michael of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma; ten grandchildren, twenty-six great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2016, at the First Christian Church in Garnett, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Garnett Cemetery. Family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society and left in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com