Opal Green

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Opal Jean Thomasson Green, age 86, passed away peacefully on Wednesday in Jonesboro, AR. She was a wife, mother, daughter, sister, cousin, friend and a child of God, who was raised in a large family in Cleveland County, Arkansas. Opal was born on January 23, 1931 to Myrtle and Edgar Thomasson, one of eleven children born during the Great Depression. Opal and Bill Green married in 1950 in Pine Bluff and made their home there. She lost Bill in August, 2016.

Opal is survived by Debra Green Joslin (and Jerry) of Judsonia, and Jeffrey Green (and Mary Ann) of Jonesboro. Her grandchildren were the light of both their lives. They are: Austin Harrison Green, Emily Elizabeth Green Pierce (and Matt), and Dylan Scott Green (and fiancé Kaylee), all of Jonesboro. Her siblings include: Mamie Crane of Little Rock, Betty James of Rison, and E. C. Thomasson, Jr., of Whitehall. In Heaven she is renewing relationships with siblings: Lois, Eunice, Guy, Charles, Jewel (Pete), and James (Bud.) And she will begin a relationship with an infant brother she never knew.

She was a long time and active member of Olive Branch Baptist Church, Bobo Road, in Pine Bluff. She enjoyed the many activities with the SAMS club, the Church Choir, and had many Christian friends.
Retiring in 1990 from AT&T, Opal worked 38 years in the Operator Services Division. She believed in hard work, participation, attitude, respect for others, and fairness. She expected nothing less from herself. Opal and Bill managed to make a dual income marriage work successfully by assuming roles outside their comfort zones. Her children benefitted by a strong Christian upbringing, living in a clean and healthy environment, delicious meals’ including desserts, and all needs and some wants provided happily.

Funeral services will be at Emerson Funeral Home in Jonesboro, AR, on Tuesday, May 30th, 2:00 PM, and visitation at 1:00 PM. Dr. Roger Stewart, of Olive Branch Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, will officiate. Paul bearers will be all her nephews.

Opal spent the last several years struggling with Alzheimer’s disease. The University of Queensland in Australia is doing promising research on memory restoral of Alzheimer’s Patients. Memorials may be made to The Queensland Brain Institute, https://qbi.uq.edu.au/donate; or to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, https://www.stjude.org/ .

If you are unable to attend, a live broadcast of the funeral will be available online at 2:00 PM on Tuesday. Go to the Emerson Funeral Home Link www.emersonfuneralhome.com or call 870-935-4345 for additional information.