Opal Louise Sainato
Opal Louise Sainato, 96, of New Freeport, died Sunday, December 20, 2020, in the Evergreen Assisted Living Center in Waynesburg.
She was born November 28, 1924, in Wana, W.Va., a daughter of the late Glenn Thomas and Delphia Florence Moore Thomas.
Opal sold Avon and Tupperware and worked at Dye’s Store in Jollytown for many years. She enjoyed canning, gardening and working with her flowers.
She was a member of the former Jollytown United Methodist Church.
Surviving are two sons, Lynn Taylor of New Freeport, and James Taylor and his wife, Susan of Pine Bank; one daughter, Karen Perry and her husband, James of Parma, Ohio; four grandchildren, Robert Taylor, Amy Tuttle, Tara Taylor and Anna Perry; and six great-grandchildren, Grayson Taylor, Meredith Taylor, Sydney Hoyle, Addie Tuttle, Ava Tuttle and Casey Burford.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Sainato; two brothers, Fred Thomas and Johnnie Thomas; son Harry Glenn Thomas, who died as an infant; three sisters, Dorothy Hickman, Carol Curtis and Violet Rockwell; and a daughter-in-law, Jackie Taylor.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, December 22, in the Owen-Neely Funeral Home, 5894 Mason-Dixon Highway, Blacksville, W.Va. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, December 23, in the funeral home. Interment will follow at the Eakin Cemetery in Jollytown.