Opal Flynn

Opal Earley Flynn, age 89, of Cliffside, died Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the Brian Center in Hendersonville.
Opal was born on March 30, 1920 in Rutherford County to the late Zeffrey Earley and Nona Smart Earley. She worked in textiles and was a long-time member of High Shoal Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening and spending time with her grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Flynn and by one son, Roger Flynn; one daughter, Norma Flynn; a grandchild, Tammy White and by nine brothers and sisters.
Survivors include two sons, Bill Flynn and his wife, Eileen, of Albuquerque, NM and Mike Flynn and his wife, Donna, of Cliffside; eight grandchildren, Molly Flynn Shumate of Chicago, IL, Melissa Flynn Kerns, Amber Flynn Eberhart and Sarah Flynn Gallegos all of Albuquerque, Mark Flynn of South Carolina, Jessica Flynn of Tennessee, Rob Flynn of Cliffside and Cristy Flynn Wurzbach of Ellenboro and 11 great grandchildren, Timothy White, Lindsey White, Madalene Shumate, Victoria Shumate, Cassidy Spalding, Katie Spalding, Zooey Eberhart, Aaron Flynn, Jordan Flynn, Jaden Flynn and Zander Padgett.