Opal Litchfield Baker Wallace, 92, of Port Arthur, died Wednesday April 26, 2006 at the Renaissance Hospital in Groves.
Mrs. Wallace was the daughter of Hettie and E.R. Litchfield a Texas pioneer family who moved from Copperas Cove, Texas to Port Arthur in 1916. A graduate of Port Arthur High School, Mrs. Wallace was active in many civic and charitable organizations and a long time of the United Methodist Temple in Port Arthur.
Mrs. Wallace was preceded in death by her parents, and her son, Kent Regan Baker. She is survived by her daughter, Ellen Gay Baker of Washington, D.C.; three grandchildren, Lacy Hewitt of Kyle, Kent Regan Baker of Port Neches, and Rebecca Simmons of Dallas; three great grandchildren; She is also survived by her brother, William Dalton Litchfield of Acton, California and numerous nieces and nephews including one special nephew, Everett (Tootie) Litchfield.
Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Saturday, April 29, 2006 at Broussard’s in Nederland with Reverend Chuck Huffman officiating. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 to 8 PM Friday evening at the mortuary.
