Christine O'Neal's Obituary
Funeral services for Christine O’Neal, 91, of Longview, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, January 13, 2014 at Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Mrs. O’Neal passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014 at her home in Longview. The family will receive friends Sunday, January 12, 2014 from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Christine was born on September 26, 1922, in Jackson, Mississippi, to Hugh and Willie Parker. After high school in Pine Bluff Arkansas, Christine married the love of her life, James “Bud” O’Neal and moved to San Diego California - where he proudly served the served in the Navy and she worked in the naval base offices during WWII. After the war she followed her husband back to Pine Bluff, and later to Longview when he started work at Lone Star Steel. As well as being a wife, mother, proud grandma and keeper at home, she was also cashier at Riff’s for many years. She was a longtime member of the Judson Road Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Hugh and Willie Parker and her husband of 71 years, Bud O’Neal. Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter and son-in-law, Jenny and James Waites; grandson, Daniel Waites; and granddaughter, Sarah Waites.
The family of Mrs. O’Neal would like to thank the amazing support and care from her caregivers at Heartsway that truly made a difference in her last days, specifically Alecia, Michelle, and Sylvie.
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