- Date Of Birth: December 28, 1909
- Date Of Death: August 12, 2006
- State: Illinois
Opal M. Wade, 96, of Freeport, died Saturday, August 12, 2006, at Freeport Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. Born December 28, 1909 in Conway Springs, Kansas she was the daughter of William and Lillie (Hock) Thompson. She married David L. Wade June 8, 1933 in Dixon and he died March 25, 1983 in Freeport.
Opal was a teacher, then farmed with her husband, and then worked for Micro Switch as a Draftsman for 16 years retiring in 1972. She was a member of Embury United Methodist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Donna (Duane) DeVoe of Lena and Beverly (Duke) Herrling of Freeport; 6 grandchildren; and 6 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; 3 sisters; and 4 brothers.