Opal Lee Martin Gauselman, age 68

Opal Lee Martin Gauselman, age 68 passed away on Saturday August 30, 2014 at her home in Nashville, Tennessee.
She was born on August 11, 1946 in Gallia County, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Leonard M. and Emma Lee McGuire Martin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded by a sister, Elsie Martin Saunders, an infant brother, and a niece, Glenna Metz Lockhart.

She was a 1964 graduate of Mercerville, High School, and Mount Saint Joseph College in Cincinnati. She was employed by Mill End Drapery Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, Vogley Todd, Nashville, Tennessee, and retired from Jim Stevens Realty and Auction in Nashville, Tennessee. Opal was meticulous in dress and at work. She enjoyed her employment as an accountant.

Opal attended various churches during her lifetime; however, she never forgot her roots, being reared in a Christian home.

She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Robert Gauselman, who she married on May 8, 1981. Two sisters, Phyllis (Willis) Wilcoxon of Gallipolis and Retha (Tommy Layton) Metz of Gallipolis, two nieces, Brenda Metz Sexton of Gallipolis, and Rebecca Metz Rayburn of Cedar Lake, Indiana, several great nieces and nephews. Also surviving is one aunt, Judy (Berkley) Saunders of Crown City, two sisters in laws, Carol (Jerry) Hirschauer and Margie (Ron) Hirschauer of Cincinnati, and one brother in law, Jim Gauselman of Cincinnati.

Funeral services will be 11:00 AM. Thursday September 4, 2014 at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home with Rev. Berkley Saunders officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgelawn Cemetery in Mercerville. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday one hour prior to services.

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