Opal Elizabeth Lee^[1]

1888 - 1977  (88 years)

• Name	Opal Elizabeth Lee  [2, 3]
  Birth	15 Nov 1888	Albany, Gentry Co, Missouri   [3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 Mar 1977	Akron, Washington Co, Colorado   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I625	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2011

  
  

  Father	George Samuel Lee,   b. Abt Aug 1857, Iowa d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Emma Waers,   b. Abt 1863   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1883	Iowa   [3]
  Family ID	F635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samuel Everett Covington,   b. 8 Aug 1888, Decatur City, Decatur Co, Iowa d. 16 May 1981, Akron, Washington Co, Colorado (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	12 Nov 1908	Grand River, Decatur Co, Iowa   [6]
  Children	1. Emma Henrietta Covington,   b. 29 Aug 1909, Decatur City, Decatur Co, Iowa d. 1 Feb 1998, Leon, Decatur Co, Iowa (Age 88 years)   2. Luke Homer Covington,   b. 27 Apr 1911, Akron, Washington Co, Colorado d. 2 Mar 1976, Evergreen, Jefferson Co, Colorado (Age 64 years)   3. John L. Covington,   b. Abt 1915, Decatur City, Decatur Co, Iowa d. Yes, date unknown   4. Mary M. Covington,   b. Abt 1919, Decatur City, Decatur Co, Iowa d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2010

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary Akron News-Reporter 24 Mar 1977 Funeral services for Mrs. Opal Covington were held Wednesday afternoon, March 23, in Yeamans and Gordon Memorial Chapel in Akron with Rev. George Hougham in charge. Interment was in the Akron Cemetery. Opal Elizabeth, daughter of George and Emma Wears [or Waers] Lee, was born in Albany, Missouri on November 15, 1888, and passed away at the Washington County Public Hospital nursing Wing on March 19, 1977. Opal Lee and Samuel Covington were united in marriage on November 12, 1908, at Grand River, Iowa. They remained in Iowa until coming to Washington County in 1928. They lived north of Akron for 41 years until they retired and moved into Akron where they have lived these past nine years. They were the parents of four children, Emma, Luke, John and Mary. Mrs. Covington was preceded in death by her parents and three children. Surviving are her husband, Sam, and one daughter, Emma McClaran and husband of Decatur, Iowa; a sister, Mrs. Phyllis Kendall of Fort Dodge, Iowa; other relatives and 13 grandchildren. She was a member of the United Methodist Women's Society. She was a loving wife, mother, and will be greatly missed by her many relatives and friends. (Research):1920 Census: Home in 1920, Decatur, Decatur Co, Iowa; father's birthplace, Ohio; mother's birthplace, Iowa

  
  

• Sources

  [S524] State of Iowa, Iowa State Census, (Original data: State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa ), 1925 Decatur County, Decatur City; age 37 (Reliability: 3). [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), 1930 Colorado, Washington Co, Akron (Reliability: 3). [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), 1900-IA-Decatur Co-Richland (Reliability: 3). George S. Lee, 42; Emma Lee, 36; Marriage year, 1883; Opal E. Lee, 11; Phyllis E. Lee, 9 [S303] Social Security Administration, U.S. Government, SSDI - master, Birth, 15 Nov 1888; Death Mar 1977; age 88; last residence Akron, Washington, CO 80720 (Reliability: 3). [S510] Obituary, Thursday, March 24, 1977 The Akron News-Reporter (Reliability: 3). [S510] Obituary, 21 May 1981; Akron News-Reporter, Akron, Washington County, Colorado (Reliability: 3).