Opal Elaine Jenkins Hanshaw, 55, of Alum Creek passed away Monday, June 23, 2025, at CAMC General Hospital.

Opal was a homemaker. She loved crafting, quilting, family get togethers and talking with people. She also loved spending time with the love of her life, her husband, Rick.

Opal was preceded in death by her father, James Arthur Jenkins; father-in-law, Jerry Hanshaw; sister, Karen Sue Jenkins Bailey; brother-in-law, Jimmy Hanshaw.

She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Rick Hanshaw; mother, Gracie Marcum Jenkins; mother-in-law, Ethel Hanshaw; siblings, Debra Kay Jenkins, James Larry Jenkins, Brian Keith Jenkins, Wilma Irene (John) Tanner, Glen Scott (Starla) Jenkins; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins whom she loved dearly; and her 3 “loving boys”, Daniel, Evan, and Lucas Swisher, that she helped take care of from their births.

Funeral service will be 1:00pm, Thursday, June 26, 2025, at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek with Pastor Daniel Dent officiating. Burial will follow at Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston. Friends and family will gather one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.