Opal L. Postley

Mrs. Opal L. Postley, 82, of Gosnell, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2013, at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro. Born in Holly Grove, Miss., to the late Herrod Abston and Alta Cook Abston, she later moved to Chicago where she made her home for many years and worked as a General Service Administrator. She married Charles J. Postely Sr. in August 1952. She became a mother and homemaker with her door open, and remained at home with the children as he traveled with the U.S. Army.

After his retirement she moved to Gosnell to be near her cousin, Sellerstine Campbell of Blytheville. Upon relocation, she decided to learn to drive, and earned her license at the tender age of 62. She enjoyed this independence and loved the fact that she was driving a midnight blue, chromed-out Chrysler 300 named "It's Mine," which had to be cleaned to her satisfaction. She enjoyed her new home in Gosnell and spent her days decorating it with pictures of her family.

She also enjoyed fishing, watching movies, CSI-Haratio was her favorite, The Young and the Restless, Scandal, working jigsaw puzzles, her friends Eddie Jean Finley and Mary Brown, and going to the casino to eat crab legs with family and friends. She was an avid doll collector, a treasure that is displayed in her "doll room" and throughout the house.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her daughters, Barbara, Yvonne and Coetta.

Mrs. Postley leaves her husband, Charles J. Postely;

Her children, Diane Aston, Michael (and Elnora) Abston, Darlene Postley, Charles (and Frankie) Postely Jr., Regina Postley, Terry Postely, Opal L. (and Robert) Espinosa and her god-daughter, Sandra Lankford;

Eighteen grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren;

One sister, Eunice Abston;

One brother, Herrod "June" Abston; and

Other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at Faith and New Glory Christian Center in Blytheville with the Rev. Adron Poole officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 4-7 p.m. Friday at McDonald-Horne Funeral Home.