Opal Lee (Allsep) Hedden

Dateline:  Highlands, NC

Opal Lee Allsep Hedden, age 98 of Highlands, NC, went peacefully to be with her Lord and family on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Fidelia Eckerd Living Center.  She was born in Pickens County, SC, the daughter of the late Thomas Lee and Della York Allsep.  She was married to Wilbur Ransom Hedden, Jr., who preceded her in death in 1984.  She was a devout Christian; a member of Double Springs Baptist Church and she attended Highlands First Baptist Church.

Mrs. Hedden was an avid gardener and especially loved flower gardening; she was a good cook; a wonderful seamstress and she enjoyed making beautiful pieced quilts. She enjoyed travel, reading, listening to classical music and old time country bluegrass, writing poetry and was a self‑taught artist.

She is survived by three daughters, Linda Hedden of Leesburg, FL, Lois Rains (John) of Bulloch, NC and Mary Dotson (John) of Highlands; four sons, James Hedden, Ralph Hedden (Jewell), Eugene Hedden (Barbara) and Wallace Hedden (Patricia) all of Highlands, 17 grandchildren, 13 great‑grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.  In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sons, Thomas Hedden and Laurence Hedden; two sisters, Helen Hedden Mann and Grace Hedden and one brother, William Lasco Allsep.

A celebration of life service will be held Friday, May 13, 2016 at 3:00 pm at Double Springs Methodist Church in Mountain Rest, SC with Rev. Roy Lowe officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery with grandsons serving as pallbearers.  The family will receive friends Friday from 2 ‑ 3:00 pm, one hour prior to the service, at the church.

Bryant‑Grant Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Hedden family.  Online condolences are available by visiting bryantgrantfuneralhome.com.