Bowen, Opal Alyne

1918 - 2018  (99 years)

• Name	Bowen, Opal Alyne
  Birth	4 May 1918	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois, page 08b 1940 United States Federal Census, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 16, page 08b
  Reference Number	BOWE.O001
  _FGRAVE	186809123
  Death	22 Jan 2018	Mason Point, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois
  Burial	Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  		Headstone, White, Delbert and Alyne Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, White, Delbert and Alyne Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I42123	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family	White, Delbert D.,   b. 31 Jan 1915, Illinois d. 2 Jun 1994 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1937  [1]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 18 years and 7 months - He : ~ 21 years and 11 months.
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F16442	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 May 1918 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 22 Jan 2018 - Mason Point, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois Burial - - Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Opal Alyne White, 99, of Sullivan formerly of Flora and Decatur, passed away at 12:25 p.m. Monday January 22, 2018 in Mason Point, Sullivan. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday in the Flora Garden of Memories in Flora with Rev. Grant Wade officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Alyne was one of eight children born to William and Ada Slade Bowen on May 4, 1918 in Clay County, Illinois. She married Delbert Dean White on October 3, 1937 in Colorado Springs, Colorado and he preceded her in death on June 2, 1994. Delbert and Alyne operated the West End Grocery in Flora for many years before moving to Decatur. They were active members of the First Christian Church in Flora. Surviving are her son Ronald Dee White and his wife Sharon of Sullivan; grandsons Eric White of Ackworth, Georgia, Bill White of Sullivan and Jon Robert White and his wife Carrie of Charlotte, North Carolina; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren, She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, five brothers and two sisters.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6023] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 16, page 8b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).