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Opal LeeOma Bennett 1935 – 2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Sep 1935

Birth Location: Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 31 Mar 2019

Death Location: Bethany, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Charles Vickery

Mother: Ollie Phillips

Spouse(s): Leo Smith

Children(s): Billy Smith, Debra Smith-Miller, Steven Smith, Vicki Gescat, Tammy Smith

Opal LeeOma Bennett was born in 1935 in Arkansas, USA, the child of Charles Lincoln (Link) Vickery and Ollie Bell Phillips. Opal LeeOma Bennett married Leo Ray (Buddy) Smith, and had children including Billy Ray Smith, Debra Smith-Miller, Steven Smith, Vicki LeeOma Gescat, Tammy ReNea Smith. Opal LeeOma Bennett passed away in 2019 in Bethany, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Opal LeeOma Bennett was born in 1935 in Arkansas, USA, the child of Charles Lincoln (Link) Vickery and Ollie Bell Phillips.
  • Opal LeeOma Bennett married Leo Ray (Buddy) Smith, and had children including Billy Ray Smith, Debra Smith-Miller, Steven Smith, Vicki LeeOma Gescat, Tammy ReNea Smith.
  • Opal LeeOma Bennett passed away in 2019 in Bethany, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Vickery
1895 – 1973
Birth Location: –
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Ollie Phillips
1912 – 2001
Birth Location: Powell, McDonald, Missouri, USA
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Spouses(s)

Leo Smith
1932 – 1987
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Children(s)

Billy Smith
1954 – 2018
Birth Location: –
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Debra Smith-Miller
1956 –
Birth Location: –
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Steven Smith
1958 –
Birth Location: –
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Vicki Gescat
1961 – 2012
Birth Location: –
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Tammy Smith
1963 –
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
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Opal Bennett's Ancestors

Self
Opal Bennett
1935 – 2019
Birth Place: Arkansas, USA
Parents
Charles Lincoln (Link) Vickery
1895 – 1973
Ollie (Bell) Phillips
1912 – 2001
Powell, McDonald, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
JAMES (NEWTON) VICKERY***
1850 – 1916
Goingsnake Cherokee I. T. Oklahoma
MARTHA (EMMA) PADGETT***
1879 – 1930
Forsyth, GA
Jasper (Eli) Phillips***
1868 – 1945
Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
Cyntha (Emaline "Emma") Stites
1882 – 1973
Powell, McDonald, Missouri
Great-Grandparents
Charles Vickery***
1815 – 1876
Malinda Vickery
1817 – 1866
Letty Fowler
1832 – 1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Vickery
Charlotte Cordery
1793 – 1883
Edgel Fowler
1794 – 1869
Elizabeth Morgan
1804 – 1876

Opal Bennett's Descendants

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Opal (LeeOma) Bennett (19 Sep 1935 – 31 Mar 2019) m. Leo (Ray (Buddy)) Smith (16 Jan 1932 – 28 Nov 1987)
  1. 1. Billy (Ray) Smith (22 Jan 1954 – 31 Aug 2018)
    1. 1. Melissa (Dawn) Smith (2007 – )
  2. 2. Debra Smith-Miller (11 Dec 1956 – ) m. Lindel (Scott (Scottie)) Sexton (23 Sep 1952 – ) m. Gerald Miller (08 Aug 1959 – )
    1. 1. April (Linn) Sexton (14 Aug 1972 – ) m. Christopher Nowlin
      1. 1. Tyler (Chord) Nowlin (15 Jul 1990 – )
      2. 2. Tanner (Christian) Nowlin (2 Feb 1994 – )
      3. 3. Thatcher (Cross) Nowlin (1997 – ) m. Madison (08 Nov 1997 – )
    2. 2. Christopher (Scott) Sexton (21 Apr 1975 – ) m. Laura Wicker (27 Dec 1976 – ) m. Amy (O'Neill) Hobbs
      1. 1. Daegan Sexton (24 Nov 1993 – ) m. Tyler Peliti
        1. 1. Leighton (James Otto Scott) Peliti (25 Nov 2011 – )
        2. 2. Grayson (Burns) Peliti (02 Aug 2014 – )
        3. 3. Jaxson (Reece) Peliti (17 Aug 2015 – )
        4. 4. Shiloh (Rose) Peliti (28 Dec 2018 – )
  3. 3. Steven Smith (11 Oct 1958 – ) m. Karen m. Nancy Smith
    1. 1. Steven (Jeffrey) Smith (27 Jan 1977 – 8 Jul 1977)
    2. 2. Jeremy Smith (30 Jan 1980 – )
    3. 3. Melanie (Nicole) Zuniga (24 May 1981 – )
    4. 4. Christopher Smith
    5. 5. Stephanie (Rachelle) Parrish
      1. 1. Brooke (Lou Ann) Parrish (23 Apr 1993 – )
  4. 4. Vicki (LeeOma) Gescat (17 Feb 1961 – 1 Oct 2012) m. David Kubiak m. Ralph (F) Gescat (16 Dec 1962 – ) m. Paul Williams (21 Jan 1961 – ) m. David Johnson
    1. 1. Stacy (Dawn) Gescat (16 Dec 1986 – )
    2. 2. Christine (Marie) Williams (25 Apr 1983 – ) m. Casey Novian (02/03/1983 – )
      1. 1. Aria (Paige) Novian (13 Apr 2015 – )
    3. 3. Shawn (Phillip) Smith (10 Jul 1981 – )
  5. 5. Tammy (ReNea) Smith (20 Sep 1963 – ) m. Robert Wills m. Jimmy (Darwin) Bates (18 Sep 1962 – )
    1. 1. Destiny (ReNea) Bates (25 Jan 1990 – ) m. Samuel (Lee) Gonzalez (19 Jul 1985 – )
      1. 1. Khristabel (ReNea) Gonzalez (22 Jan 2008 – )
      2. 2. Valencia (Lee Marie) Gonzalez (22 Oct 2009 – )
      3. 3. Angelyn (Evadine) Gonzalez (30 Sep 2011 – )
    2. 2. Steven (Omer Ray) Bates (1 Dec 1996 – )

Opal Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1935
19 Sep 1935
Birth of Opal LeeOma Bennett in Arkansas, USA
Arkansas, USA
2019
31 Mar 2019
Age 84
Death of Opal LeeOma Bennett in Bethany, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Bethany, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1935
    Event Place: Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 2019
    Event Place: Bethany, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
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