Obituary

Ova Outland Borel

Ova Outland Borel, 99, of Friona, died Saturday, June 11, 2016 in Friona. Graveside services were held Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at the Friona Cemetery with Rev. Skip Hodges, pastor of the Friona United Methodist Church, and Lon Outland, of Grand Prairie, officiated. Burial followed in the Friona Cemetery by Blackwell-Mullins Funeral Home of Friona.

Ova was born November 14, 1916 in Arnett, Oklahoma to Elias Cornelius and Myrtle Slinker Dearing. She lived in Shawnee, Oklahoma for many years before moving to Friona. She was a member of the Friona United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir and was a member of the Methodist Women. She loved to cook, sew, travel and taking care of her family.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Henry Outland, Finus Farris and George Borel; two sisters; and one son, Henry “Hank” Outland Jr.

She is survived by a daughter, Nancy Roden of Friona; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Memorials can be made to Prairie Acres Nursing Home, 201 East 15th Street, Friona, Texas 79035 or the Friona United Methodist Church, 301 East 8th Street, Friona, Texas 79035.

You may sign the online register book at blackwellmullins.com