“Somewhere back of the sunset Where loveliness never dies, They live in the land of glory ‘Mid the blue and gold of the skies. But love, like the soul, is death-less And someday, God knows when, We shall pass through the sunset gateway, And be with our loved ones again.” - Anonymous
Margie Belle was born to Otto Reid Hemphill and Mary Taylor Jan. 25, 1923 in Knox, Ky. She and her family moved to Denver, Col., where she met and married her husband of 47 years, Donald Opheim. Belle retired as a property manager in Denver. She then spent 12 years as a Pink Lady at the Saint Joseph Hospital and at the Swedish Hospital in Denver. Donald and Belle moved to Natchitoches in 1999 to be near her daughter. Belle also volunteered for 10 years at the Natchitoches Regional Medical Center as a Pink Lady. Belle enjoyed being with people and spending time with her family. Belle was called back to the Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 at the Natchitoches Community Care Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, Otto Reid Hemphill, Mary Taylor and her sisters Irene Love Hemphill and Mary Ethel Hemphill. Belle is survived by her husband, Donald Opheim; daughter Mary Irene Hemphill-Chesser and husband Terry Chesser of Ashland; son, Reid Spohr of Oklahoma; grandchildren, Anastasio F. Duran and girlfriend, Heidi of Seattle, Wash., Frank A. Duran II of Denver, Rachael C. Steadman and husband Jason of Natchitoches and Bobbi Leigh Wagner of Easton, Pa.; and 11 great-grand children. There will be a memorial service for Belle Saturday, Nov. 21 at 11 a.m. at the Pilgrims Home Baptist Church in Chestnut. Flowers and cards are more than appreciated and can be sent to 1485 Washington St. Natchitoches, LA 71457.
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