Opal Picklesimer 1904–2003

Opal Picklesimer, 1904–2003 (aged 99 years)

Name

Opal Picklesimer

Name: Opal /Picklesimer/

Gender Female

Events of close relatives
Birth	January 26, 1904 35 34 Jackson, North Carolina, USA Latitude: 35.287918 Longitude: -83.144424
Birth of a sister	Onyx Picklesimer February 3, 1906 (aged 2 years)
Birth of a sister	Coral Lee Picklesimer about 1909 (aged 4 years) Jackson, North Carolina, USA Latitude: 35.287918 Longitude: -83.144424
Death of a paternal grandmother	Margaret Green May 12, 1929 (aged 25 years)
Death of a father	Henry Benson Picklesimer January 30, 1939 (aged 35 years) Whiteside Cove, NC
Death of a mother	Effie Mae Alley September 9, 1943 (aged 39 years) Whiteside Cove, NC
Death of a brother	Heywood Barak Picklesimer June 1970 (aged 66 years) Douglas, Converse Co., WY
Death of a sister	Onyx Picklesimer September 1979 (aged 75 years) Dallas City, Hancock Co., IL
Death of a sister	Ruby Picklesimer November 1982 (aged 78 years) Williston, Carteret Co., NC
Death of a husband	Philip H. Kline July 6, 1989 (aged 85 years) Black Mountain, Buncombe Co., NC
Death of a sister	Coral Lee Picklesimer June 1, 2001 (aged 97 years) Harris Regional Hospital
Burial of a sister	Coral Lee Picklesimer June 4, 2001 (aged 97 years) Parris Cemetery
Burial of a father	Henry Benson Picklesimer Whiteside Cove Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC
Burial of a mother	Effie Mae Alley Picklesimer Cemetery, Whiteside Cove, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Death	September 7, 2003 (aged 99 years)
Burial	Whiteside Cove Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: October 7, 1868 28 25 — Whiteside Cove, NC Death: January 30, 1939 — Whiteside Cove, NC Burial: Whiteside Cove Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC Links Compact tree Interactive tree Pedigree map Family with spouse Effie Mae Alley Coral Lee Picklesimer Ruby Picklesimer Opal Picklesimer Heywood Barak Picklesimer Onyx Picklesimer Henry Benson Picklesimer 1868–1939 Birth: October 7, 1868 28 25 — Whiteside Cove, NC Death: January 30, 1939 — Whiteside Cove, NC
mother	Links Birth: September 8, 1869 55 41 — Whiteside Cove, Jackson, North Carolina, USA Birth: 1869 54 40 — North Carolina, USA Death: September 9, 1943 — Whiteside Cove, NC Burial: Picklesimer Cemetery, Whiteside Cove, Jackson, North Carolina, USA Links Compact tree Interactive tree Pedigree map Family with spouse Henry Benson Picklesimer Coral Lee Picklesimer Ruby Picklesimer Opal Picklesimer Heywood Barak Picklesimer Onyx Picklesimer Effie Mae Alley 1869–1943 Birth: September 8, 1869 55 41 — Whiteside Cove, Jackson, North Carolina, USA Death: September 9, 1943 — Whiteside Cove, NC
younger sister	Links Birth: about 1909 40 39 — Jackson, North Carolina, USA Death: June 1, 2001 — Harris Regional Hospital Burial: June 4, 2001 — Parris Cemetery Links Compact tree Interactive tree Pedigree map Family with spouse Claude M. Jones Coral Lee Picklesimer 1909–2001 Birth: about 1909 40 39 — Jackson, North Carolina, USA Death: June 1, 2001 — Harris Regional Hospital
sister	Private –
elder sister	Links Birth: August 7, 1900 31 30 Death: November 1982 — Williston, Carteret Co., NC Links Compact tree Interactive tree Pedigree map Family with spouse Ruby Picklesimer 1900–1982 Birth: August 7, 1900 31 30 Death: November 1982 — Williston, Carteret Co., NC
4 years herself	Links Birth: January 26, 1904 35 34 — Jackson, North Carolina, USA Death: September 7, 2003 Burial: Whiteside Cove Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC Links Compact tree Interactive tree Pedigree map Family with spouse Philip H. Kline Opal Picklesimer 1904–2003 Birth: January 26, 1904 35 34 — Jackson, North Carolina, USA Death: September 7, 2003
-18 months elder brother	Links Birth: July 3, 1902 33 32 Death: June 1970 — Douglas, Converse Co., WY Links Compact tree Interactive tree Pedigree map Heywood Barak Picklesimer 1902–1970 Birth: July 3, 1902 33 32 Death: June 1970 — Douglas, Converse Co., WY
sister	Private –
younger sister	Links Birth: February 3, 1906 37 36 Death: September 1979 — Dallas City, Hancock Co., IL Links Compact tree Interactive tree Pedigree map Family with spouse Charles Fogeland Onyx Picklesimer 1906–1979 Birth: February 3, 1906 37 36 Death: September 1979 — Dallas City, Hancock Co., IL
brother	Private –

Family with Philip H. Kline
husband	Links Birth: July 28, 1900 Death: July 6, 1989 — Black Mountain, Buncombe Co., NC Links Compact tree Interactive tree Pedigree map Family with spouse Opal Picklesimer Philip H. Kline 1900–1989 Birth: July 28, 1900 Death: July 6, 1989 — Black Mountain, Buncombe Co., NC
herself	Links Birth: January 26, 1904 35 34 — Jackson, North Carolina, USA Death: September 7, 2003 Burial: Whiteside Cove Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC Links Compact tree Interactive tree Pedigree map Family with spouse Philip H. Kline Opal Picklesimer 1904–2003 Birth: January 26, 1904 35 34 — Jackson, North Carolina, USA Death: September 7, 2003
daughter	Private –

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Shared note	Opal Picklesimer Kline, 99, of Raleigh, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at the old schoolhouse in Whiteside Cove. A private burial held in the family cemetery in Whiteside Cove. She was born Jan. 26, 1904, to Effie Alley Picklesimer and Henry Barak Picklesimer. Raised in Jackson County under the cliffs of Whiteside Mountain, she graduated from high school and studied at Mary Elizabeth Hospital School of Nursing in Raleigh. A 1925 graduate, she was the oldest living nursing graduate of that hospital, which was later bought by Raleigh Community Hospital. She was married to Philip H. Kline from 1929 until his death in 1989. They lived and worked in six states, in addition to Mexico and Pakistan, before retiring back to Whiteside Cove and then the Asheville area. In Raleigh she resided at Sunrise Assisted Living. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her five sisters, Pearl, Ruby, Onyx, Coral Lee and Emerald Gladys; two brothers, Heywood and Louis; one daughter, Phyllis Parks; and two grandsons. Surviving are one brother, Thomas of Weaverville; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorials can be made to the charity of ones choice. Bryan-Lee Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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Opal Picklesimer Kline, 99, of Raleigh, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at the old schoolhouse in Whiteside Cove. A private burial held in the family cemetery in Whiteside Cove. She was born Jan. 26, 1904, to Effie Alley Picklesimer and Henry Barak Picklesimer. Raised in Jackson County under the cliffs of Whiteside Mountain, she graduated from high school and studied at Mary Elizabeth Hospital School of Nursing in Raleigh. A 1925 graduate, she was the oldest living nursing graduate of that hospital, which was later bought by Raleigh Community Hospital. She was married to Philip H. Kline from 1929 until his death in 1989. They lived and worked in six states, in addition to Mexico and Pakistan, before retiring back to Whiteside Cove and then the Asheville area. In Raleigh she resided at Sunrise Assisted Living. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her five sisters, Pearl, Ruby, Onyx, Coral Lee and Emerald Gladys; two brothers, Heywood and Louis; one daughter, Phyllis Parks; and two grandsons. Surviving are one brother, Thomas of Weaverville; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorials can be made to the charity of ones choice. Bryan-Lee Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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Family with parents
father Parents Thomas Watson Picklesimer Margaret Green	Henry Benson Picklesimer 1868–1939
mother Parents John Heywood Alley Sarah Whiteside Norton	Effie Mae Alley 1869–1943
younger sister Family Claude M. Jones Private Private Private	Coral Lee Picklesimer 1909–2001
sister Family Private Edward Eugene Bryson	Private
elder sister Family Private Private Private	Ruby Picklesimer 1900–1982
herself	Opal Picklesimer 1904–2003
elder brother	Heywood Barak Picklesimer 1902–1970
sister	Private
younger sister Family Charles Fogeland	Onyx Picklesimer 1906–1979
brother Family Private	Private

Family with Philip H. Kline
husband	Philip H. Kline 1900–1989
herself	Opal Picklesimer 1904–2003
daughter	Private

Descendants

Opal Picklesimer(1904–2003)
- Philip H. Kline