Opal Chriscoe Blue
June 2, 1931 ~ January 4, 2014
West End, NC
Opal Chriscoe Blue, age 82 died Saturday at her home.
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Monday at Eureka Presbyterian Church conducted by the Rev. Ed Boyce and the Rev. Laura Dunlap. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service and following the service.
A native of Moore County she was a daughter of the late Andrew Lloyd Chriscoe and Lula McNeill Chriscoe. Opal owned and operated the first licensed childrens day care facility in Moore County - Jack and Jill Day Care for 27 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband T. Elwin Blue; brothers John R. Chriscoe, Lloyd H. Chriscoe, Sr, sisters Betty Lou Caddell, Lynna Davis and Louise Michael.
She is survived by: daughter Judy B. Riddle and husband Billy of West End; sons Tommy Blue and wife Michelle of Carthage, Daniel Blue of West End, Travis Blue of Carthage; sisters Jody Rowland of West End, Nancy Bibey of Carthage, Shirley Forrest of West End; brothers Andrew Blue Chriscoe of Sanford and Roger Chriscoe of Robbins.
Memorials may be made to: FirstHealth Hospice Foundation, 150 Applecross Road, Pinehurst, NC 28374, or Alzheimer's Association at www.Alz.org.
Fry and Prickett Funeral Home is assisting the Blue family. Condolences: PinesFunerals.com
Richard and Sandra Craven lit a candle for Opal Chriscoe Blue
Aunt Opal will be missed by all and we loved her dearly.
Pam Bibey Taylor
In the mid 70’s we trusted our daughter, Ashley, (about 3 years old) to the loving care that Opal gave to all her day care children. We still smile when we recall how Ashley would gather all her baby dolls around her at home and then pretend that she was
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Jayne McGill lit a candle for Opal Chriscoe Blue
I loved Aunt Opal. She was such an inspiration to me. RIP sweet Aunt Opal.