Perkinson, Opal McBride, 89, of Christiansburg, VA, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2010. She was born and raised in Franklin County, VA.
Opal worked at Dupont factory in Martinsville, VA, where she met and married Clyde Owen Perkinson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Owen Perkinson; her parents, Mary Thurman McBride and Elkanah R. McBride; sister, Elva Christine McBride.
She is survived by her brother, Frank O. McBride and sister-in-law, Irma McBride; son, James W. Perkinson and wife, Sandy; daughter, Pamela Johnson; grandchildren, Sheri Johnson Smith, Brian Johnson, Noelle Perkinson, Molly Camper and Nathan Perkinson; great-grandchildren, Dulaney Smith, Sullivan Smith, Amber Johnson and Jackson Camper.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. on Friday, October 29, 2010 at the Horne Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, October 30, 2010 at the Horne Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Monroe Hedrick officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg, VA.