January 14, 1928 ~ August 14, 2014
Opal Wynell (Nellie) Rhyne Sharber was born January 14, 1928 to Herman Henry and Ethel Foster Rhyne in Cass County. Nell went to her heavenly home at the age of 86 on August 14, 2014 after a lengthy illness in Longview, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 18, 2014 at the Reeder Davis Funeral Chapel in Hughes Springs, Texas. Interment will follow at Pruitts Lake Cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home. There will be a time of visitation from 6 until 8 Sunday evening at the funeral home. Over the course of her lifetime, she lived in the Pruitts Lake Community where she shared her creativity as a homemaker with others by cooking, sewing, gardening, canning, quilting, and making numerous crocheted items for individuals across the east Texas area. She loved her family, and in later years, became involved with genealogy by researching the Rhyne family history back to its roots in Germany. She was a member of the Pruitts Lake Missionary Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by grandparents, Fannie and Joseph Foster, parents, Herman and Ethel Rhyne, her brother, Elmer Lawrence (Boots) Rhyne, a son, Homer Lawrence Kenney, his father, Elmer Lawrence Kenney, and her husband, Earl Sharber. She is survived by her daughter, Neda Chearl and her husband, Steve Dickerson of Jefferson, a step-daughter, Glenda Jean Russell of Hughes Springs, 7 grandchildren, Kera, Kelly, Reps, Kaitlin, Kristina, Leslie, Milo, and numerous great grandchildren, her sister, Doris Rowe and husband, William, and several nieces and nephews and their families. The family would like to thank the staff of Good Shepherd Hospital, Marshall, Select Specialty Hospital, Longview, Highland Pines Nursing and Rehab of Longview, and Hospice of East Texas, Tyler for their wonderful care of Mamaw over the past several months. Each treated her as their own family member. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in her memory to Highland Pines Nursing and Rehab, Longview; Pruitts Lake Missionary Baptist Church, Avinger; Immanuel Baptist Church, Marshall; or Hospice of East Texas, Tyler.
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Chearl,Look back and think of all the fun and good things, and cherish those good moments.
Doris so sorry to hear about your sister. Your in my prayers.
Thank you for your love and support.
Sorry for the loss of Mrs. Opal: Please remember Almighty God is good, a stronghold in the day of distress. He is mindful of those seeking safe haven in him. Nahum 1:7