Opal Irene McBroom

Opal Irene McBroom obituary

Opal Irene McBroom

Opal McBroom Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Mannford Funeral Home - Mannford on Oct. 6, 2025.

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~Celebration of Life
Memorial Service~
1:00 P.M.
Friday, October 10, 2025
Mannford Assembly of God
104 Greenwood Avenue
Mannford, Oklahoma 74044
**Please have plant/flower orders
delivered to the funeral home.**
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Memorial Gifts may be given to:
Mannford Assembly of God
P.O. Box 203
Mannford, Oklahoma 74044
in Opal's honor and memory.
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OPAL IRENE McBROOM
of Mannford, Oklahoma
BORN
February 25, 1936 in
Drumright, OK.
ENTERED REST
October 5, 2025 in
Sand Springs, OK.
PARENTS
John & Decie Cargill
RETIRED FROM
Tulsa County Social Services
MARRIED
June 21, 1953 in Silver City, OK.
75 Year Member Of Mannford Assembly
Of God Church
PREDECEASED BY:
PARENTS, HUSBAND Bob in 2020,
SON Tim in 2024,
BROTHERS
John D. & Pete
SISTERS
Evelene, Pauline, Margie & Gladys
SURVIVED BY:
CHILDREN
Matthew McBroom of Mannford, OK.
Mark & Sheila McBroom of Cleveland, OK.
Lourie Ann & John E. Hunter of Edmond, OK.
SISTERS
Lois Cargill Kuplal of Sapulpa, OK.
Juanita Johnson of Sapulpa, OK.
GRANDCHILDREN
Matthew Todd McBroom,
Sean Robert McBroom,
Jennifer McBroom & Linda DeVore,
Melissa & Cliff Winn,
Michael Allen McBroom,
Macie McBroom & Keith McAdams,
Jordan McBroom, Emerson Nash Hunter,
Wesley Pryor Hunter & Aaron Forrest Hunter
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
Lantz, Joey, Jayce,
Audrey, Ashley, Madelyn,
Leah, Lexi, Ezekiel & Wiley
NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS
& OTHER RELATIVES
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The following was lovingly written
by Opal's family...
Opal Irene McBroom passed peacefully
from this life on
Sunday, October 5, 2025 at age 89.
Opal was born in Drumright, Okla.
on February 25, 1936 to
John and Decie (Crosby) Cargill.
She attended Drumright Public Schools.
She married Bob McBroom
on June 21,1953 at
Freedom Hill Baptist Church
immediately following the
Sunday church service.
If you looked up the word "homemaker,"
its definition truly describes Opal and
her love for her family.
Opal was a member of the
Mannford Assembly of God church
for over 65 years where
she taught Sunday School,
led Children's Church
and also drove a van for the bus ministry.
She served as president of the
WM's for many years
and once a month she and other members
spent the morning hours making glazed donuts
to sell to support missions.
She spent many years running
the concession stand
for the Mannford Little League
Baseball organization.
For more than 20 years she
babysat the youth of Mannford.
In the late 1980's,
she accepted a position with
Tulsa County Social Services
retiring in 2003.
She was also known for being a seamstress,
baker of tasty beautiful cakes,
spectacular pies and cookies
and she loved artwork and creating things.
She enjoyed her flower gardens
especially her red poppies.
Opal was preceded in death
by her husband, Bob,
son, Tim, her parents,
two brothers and four sisters.
She is survived by her children
Matthew McBroom,
Mark (Sheila) McBroom
and Lourie (John) Hunter,
10 grandchildren,
Todd, Jennifer, Sean,
Michael, Melissa,
Macie, Jordan, Nash,
Wes and Aaron,
10 great grandchildren,
Jayce, Lantz, Joseph,
Audrey, Ashley,
Madelyn, Leah, Lexi,
Ezekiel and Wylie,
her sisters Juanita and Lois
along with numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.

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