Opal Linda Anders

Opal Linda Anders was born on February 10, 1956 in Mineral Wells, Texas to Levon Anders and the late Effie Newsome Anders. She passed away September 13, 2010 in a Mineral Wells hospital. She was the only daughter of seven children born to Levon and Effie. She matriculated through the Mineral Wells Independent School District where she was very active in sports.After graduating from Mineral Wells High School, she attended Bishop College in Dallas, Texas. She later worked in Garland, Texas. She returned to Mineral Wells in the early 1990s where she met Stephen "Steve" Johnson, whom she later married in 1993.Opal joined Mt. Hermon Baptist Church at an early age where she participated in the youth choir. Prior to her illness, she began attending Mt. Olive A.M.B. Church where some of her relatives are members. Services will be 1 PM Saturday, September 18, 2010 at Mt. Hermon First Baptist Church with Rev. Rick Barnes officiating. Burial will follow in Woodland Park Cemetery.She is preceded in death by her mother, Effie Anders; her brother, Clevon Anders; three brothers who passed as infants; her maternal grandparents, Steve and Opal Newsome; her paternal grandparents, Frank and Ruby Anders; her aunt, Carol Jefferson, and her uncles Rochester Anders and Levester Anders.She is survived by her husband, Steve; stepdaughter, Ashley; father, Levon Anders (friend, Lucy); special brother, Julio Alexis Mendez; special sister, Jessica Mendez Rodgers all of Mineral Wells; brother, Bruce Anders of Dalhart, Texas; brother, Nathaniel Anders (wife, Allison) of Watauga, Texas; sister-in-law, Mary Anders of Fort Worth; aunt, Ruby Greer (husband, Matt); of Mineral Wells; great-aunt, Flora Greer of Los Angeles, California; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and other loved ones.