The Columbus Dispatch -
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Published on: 9/26/2001
Last Visited: 9/26/2001
HIDY Opal E. Hidy , age 67 , beloved wife of James Eldon Hidy , died unexpectedly on Monday , September 24 , 2001.She was born in Atlanta , Oh. and was the sixth of 13 children born to Edward and Ethel Gerhardt.She was a devoted mother to Gayle Harbage of West Jefferson , Oh. , Carol Peterson of Pittsford , N.Y. , Susan Lukacs of Columbus , Oh. and James R. Hidy of Sebastopol , Calif. ; loving grandmother to Andrea , Shawn , Kyle , Dayna , Allie , Matthew , Nicholas and Elise.She was a member of Columbia Heights United Methodist Church since 1959 and retired from Sears as bookkeeper with 25 years of service.She was preceded in death by her parents and brother David and was a caring sister to brothers Charles , Glenn , Harold , Gerald and Richard Gerhardt and sisters Virginia VanEtten , Doris Hidy , Karen Wolfe , Marilyn Roberts , Janet Gibson and Gloria Gabriel.Funeral service will be held Friday 10 a.m. at Columbia Heights United Methodist Church , 91 Sturbridge Rd. , Columbus , Oh..Pastor Jim Wagner officiating.Interment Hidy Family Cemetery , Fayette Co. , Oh. Friends may call Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the SCHOEDINGER NORRIS CHAPEL , 3920 Broadway , Grove City.In lieu of flowers , you may wish to donate to the Opal Hidy Memorial Fund at Columbia Heights United Methodist Church , 614-878-4530.
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Jimmy loved playing pool , coaching baseball , football , and basketball , auto racing , but he loved his family most of all.Many thanks to the James Cancer Hospital and the Columbus Cancer Society.
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Gary W. ) Dickerson , Dr. Richard N. Santho , Christopher S. Santho and Cynthia S. Bauman ; grandchildren , Chris and Paula Dickerson , Nicole , Jamie , Sarah and Alex Santho , Rebecca , Kyle and Allison Santho , Shane and Marinice Bauman ; sisters , Lucille Bolin and Letna Volk ; many nieces and nephews.