Opal Marie Tarver was born on April 1, 1923 near Mangum, Oklahoma and passed away in Irving, Texas on October 10, 2014. Opal was preceded in death by her parents, Carl Bowden Miller & Alta Estalee Miller; husbands, Charles Jerry Stepan and Urbane E. Tarver; son, Darrell Dean Cook; brother, Malvern Miller; and sisters Edna Earle Miller and Carlene Conner. She is survived by her sisters, Esta Faye Hoffman and Jean Taylor (T.C.); children, Karen Cook Shepardson (Shep), David Lynn Cook (Judy), Larry Alan Cook (Camille), Sandy Stepan Taylor (Steve); stepdaughters, Loveta Stoddart and Joyce Read; daughters-in-law, Gail Moseley and Anita Bell; sisters-in-law, Della Curtis and Elsie Stepan; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren; and many, many nieces, nephews, cousins including Irving resident Janice Summers, and wonderful friends. Opal grew up on the family farm where she picked cotton with her family. She married Henry Cook at a young age and together they had Darrell, Karen, David, and Larry. After divorcing, she moved to Grand Prairie, Texas where she worked at LTV. She soon met her husband, Charles Stepan and they moved to the Plymouth Park neighborhood of Irving on January 1, 1954 where she remained for most of her 60 years in Irving. Together, they had one daughter, Sandy. Opal continued to work at LTV and had several jobs there before landing in Central Files. She often came home with blue ink on her hands from handling blueprints. Later, she was a cashier in the MacArthur High School cafeteria, and after the sudden passing of Charles, she became receptionist for Impressions Hair Design and also volunteered at what is now Baylor Irving Hospital. She married Bud Tarver in 1991 and welcomed stepdaughters, Joyce and Loveta into her life. Churches she belonged to included Plymouth Park Baptist, First United Methodist, Meadowbrook Baptist, Colonial Baptist, and Oak View Baptist. She may not have belonged to all of them at the same time, but if the doors were open, she was there. She loved visiting with family and friends, playing 42 among other games at Oak View on Monday nights, and 2:00 coffee with her neighbors at Park Manor. She enjoyed going to concerts, restaurants, the beauty shop, and anywhere else she could hitch a ride with Dottie Vaughn and Mary Ruth Stovall. They helped her stay young by keeping her going. She also enjoyed having coffee with Mary Wall Brown who is the best next door neighbor three generations of family could ask for. Viewing to be held on Monday, October 13, from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home. Service to be held on Tuesday, October 14, at 10:00 a.m. at Oak View Baptist Church with burial following at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving. Donations may be made to Oak View Baptist Churchs "Stepping into the Future" fund which is providing a new childrens building.