Graveside services for Opal Marie (Payne) Treadaway, 94 year-old Colony, Oklahoma resident, will be held Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. at Sappington Chapel Cemetery with Brother Truman Smith officiating, under the direction of Lockstone Funeral Home of Weatherford.

Opal was born November 12, 1918 in Colony, Oklahoma, the first child born to William Arthur and Jennie Grace (Parks) Payne and was received into heaven on Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Weatherford, Oklahoma. Opal was raised and attended school in Colony and graduated from Colony High School at the age of 16, after completing several grades in a years term. The day she was to begin nursing training she married the love of her life, Dee Treadaway.

Opal visited the library often where she checked out 20 books every month. She loved books and knowledge and always wanted to know more--for this reason she made certain that her daughters completed college. She gave of herself and all she had to anyone in need. Her beautiful garden was always shared with everyone.

Whenever there was a family in need, Opal organized help for them. She loved the town of Colony and the people there. Poor health forced her to move to Alterra Sterling Assisted Living Center in Weatherford where she lived until her passing.

Opal attended the Presbyterian Church in Colony and was made a child of the Lord at an early age.

Opal was never afraid of any challenge life brought hershe learned to cope by farming when Dee went to World War II. She did the butchering and cutting meat at the Payne Store in Colony, cooked delicious meals, sewed clothes for her family and made beautiful quilts plus raising, canning and buying her families food.

Opal is survived by two daughters, Delene Stuart of Shattuck, Oklahoma and Charlene Slatton of Cordell, Oklahoma; two sisters, LuAnn Bond and Eula Faye Payne-Constien both of Weatherford, Oklahoma; grandchildren, Karman Scott and husband, Bruce of Norman, Oklahoma, Jay Slatton and friend, Tina of Cordell, Oklahoma, Rusty Stuart and wife, Kristi of Follett, Texas, Dusty Kuehne and husband, Trip of Westlake, Texas, Clay Stuart and wife, Danna of Shattuck, Oklahoma; great-grandchildren, Gretchen Karpicus and husband, Matt of Norman, Oklahoma, David Scott of Norman, Oklahoma, Lacy Slatton of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Maddi, Maci, and Josh Stuart of Folliett, Texas, Will Kuehne of Westlake, Texas, Elise, Mason and Jacob Stuart of Shattuck, Oklahoma; great-great-granddaughter, Jillian Fox of Norman, Oklahoma; sisters-in-law, Norma Treadaway of Minco, Oklahoma, Janice Bennett of Blanchard, Oklahoma, Doris Nix of Port Arthur, Texas, Laquita Treadaway of Tuttle, Oklahoma, Retha Treadaway of Willington, California; brother-in-law, Louis Treadaway and wife, Delores of Sentinel, Oklahoma; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and brother, Zane Payne.