Ernest O'Neal

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OBITUARY from "The Hamilton Herald-News" August 26, 2004

Ernest D. O'Neal, 98, died in the Canteberry Villa in Stephenville on August 20, 2004. Funeral services were held Aug. 22 in the Riley Funeral Home Chapel in Hamilton with burial following in O'Neal Cemetery at Moline in Lampasas County.

He was born Oct. 7, 1905 in Lampasas County, the son of Dave Tom O'Neal and Susanna Baker O'Neal.

After completing high school he attended John Tarleton College now known as Tarleton State University in Stephenville and Daniel Baker College, now Howard Payne University in Brownwood. He loved education and continued to learn while he worked as a school teacher for 41 years. On May 8, 1930 he was married to Leona Alice Tubbs at Goldthwaite. For a number of years they owned and operated a grocery store. She preceded him in death in 1972.

He made his home in Evant for a number of years and he was active in the senior center in Hamilton enjoying the fel-lowship with others.

As he grew in age he moved to Duffau to be with his son Ernest Jr. Needing rehabilitation after spending some time in the hospital, he entered Canteberry Villa in Stephenville where he made friends and loved associating with his peers and lived there until his death.

Mr. O'Neal is also preceded in death by one son, David McClain O'Neal; six sisters and two brothers. He is survived by one daughter, Sue Henry of Bowie; one son, Ernest D. O'Neal Jr. of Duffau; eight grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and 9 great-great- grandchildren.
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Ernest married Leona Alice Tubbs on 8 May 1930 in Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas. (Leona Alice Tubbs was born on 12 Aug 1907, died on 8 May 1972 in Lampasas, Lampasas County, Texas and was buried in O'Neal Cemetery, Lampasas County, Texas ².)