Donna Kaye Oppy
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Donna Kaye Oppy, 52, of Hillsboro, died Wednesday morning, Oct. 20, 2010 at the Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center in Seaman.
She was born Sept. 29, 1958, in Wilmington, a daughter of the late Wilbur Thomas and Thelma L. (Gilpin) Covert. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother, and thoroughly enjoyed playing bingo.
On Sept. 12, 1977, in Leesburg, she married her husband of 33 years, Denver F. Oppy, Jr., who survives. She is also survived by a son, Denver Thomas “Bub” (Leslie A. Brown) Oppy of Hillsboro; a daughter, Dona Louise “Sis” Oppy of Greenfield; three grandchildren, Jada Louise Smith, Gregory Mack Grooms, Jr., and Jaelyn Kayeann Grooms; two sisters, Nellie Wilson and her husband Will of Highland; Helen L. Bennett of Highland; a brother, David L. Covert of Highland; three special nephews, Spike (Vanessa Stanforth, Cheyanne “Red”, Nick and Shana) Wilson, Bobby Wilson and Joey Wilson, all of Highland; as well as additional nieces and nephews and special family members Patrick and Lisa Brown, Derrick Brown and Johnny Brown, all of Greenfield.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, 2010 at the Turner & Son Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Rev. Jerry Fyffe will officiate. Burial will follow in the Resthaven Memory Gardens. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until the time of the service at 2 p.m. on Monday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, 14 Pennsylvania Plaza, Suite 1400, New York, New York 10122.
For more information or to send condolences to the family, please visit www.turnerfuneralhomes.cc.