Opal Virginia Shreve Fallon

Opal Virginia Shreve Fallon, age 102, of Braselton, GA passed away on Monday, October 12, 2015. She was born November 29, 1912 in the small lumbering town of Jenningston, West Virginia. She was the daughter of Alva Musto Shreve and Elsie May Lantz Shreve. She grew up in the rural area of Mt. Nebo, West Virginia where she attended Gormley Elementary School, a one-room school. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Paul Wesley Fallon who passed on June 17, 1984; one son, Ronald Ray; one daughter, Donna Sue Gould; two grandsons, Kurt Marshall Gould and Lawrence Wesley Fallon; one sister, Ola Elizabeth Helms; two brothers, Denver Arthur Shreve and Leo Vern Shreve. She is survived by one son, Lawrence Leo Fallon and wife Joanne of Sandusky, OH; one daughter, Judith Lynn Wilson and husband Al of Braselton, GA; one son-in-law, Terry Gould of Buckhannon; one granddaughter, Sheila Carol Watson and husband Damon of Phoenix, AZ; four grandsons, Kevin Gould and his partner Inez Jones of Portage, MI; Kenneth Gould of Charleston, WV; Alfred (Skip) Wilson and wife Nikki of Atlanta, GA; and Jason Wilson and wife CJ of Suwanee, GA; eleven great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. Opal was the owner/operator of Opal's Dress Shop and a member of the Business Professional Women of Buckhannon, WV. She was active in Girl Scouts, 4H Clubs and was a 4H leader for several years. In 1954 she won the Mrs. Northeast West Virginia pageant and served one year in that position. She was also a charter member of Chapel Hill Methodist Church and was very active in different groups in that church. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Helen Oates officiating. The family will receive friends and the remains will be placed in state at the church from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Interment will be held in Mt. Nebo Cemetery, Mt. Nebo, WV. The family will receive friends at Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford, GA on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church, Dacula, GA or to Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, Buckhannon, WV.