Boykin, Opal Nadine Aldridge 

GLADEWATER -- Services for Opal Nadine Aldridge Boykin, 75, of Gladewater, will be 
held 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 10, 2006, at Clarksville City Baptist Church, with 
Brother Roger Gage and Greg Selman officiating. Burial will be in Gladewater Memorial 
Park. Born September 1, 1930, in Avery, Texas, to the late Mable Greer and Ross 
Aldridge, she died Sunday, May 7, 2006. After graduating from Palestine High School 
in 1948, she became a homemaker and longtime church worker, having taught in the 
children's department for more than 30 years. She also did volunteer hospital work. 
She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Columbus Boykin of Gladewater; one 
beloved son, Terry Boykin of Liberty City; one beloved daughter, Brenda Boykin Garcia 
of Gladewater; two grandsons, Brad Boykin and Nick Garcia; one granddaughter, Jennifer 
Garcia Jaggers; one sister, Virginia Glover Dew of Fairfield; and several nieces and 
nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Ross J. Aldridge; and 
sister, Betty Ruth Sneed. If so desired, memorials may be made to the Clarksville City 
Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 568, White Oak, TX 75693; or the Heart'sWay 
Hospice, 1300 Pine Tree Rd., Longview, TX 75604. The family will receive friends 6-8 
p.m. Tuesday evening, May 9, 2006, at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 5/9/2006