Charles William O'Neal, Sr.

COLUMBUS, GEORGIA- Charles William O'Neal, Sr., age 88, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2011. Funeral services will be held at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, 4071 Macon Rd., Columbus on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 3:00 PM. Visitation will be held at the funeral home at 2:00 PM. Mr. O'Neal was born on December 23, 1922 to the late Augustus Howell O'Neal, Sr. and Zula Thetford O'Neal in Columbus, GA. Charles enjoyed serving proudly in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was a member of Hilton Terrace Baptist Church. In April of 2010 Mr. O'Neal took part in the World War II Veteran Honor Flight which took him to Washington, D.C. to visit several memorials for war veterans. Charles was a loving and caring father and grandfather and will be dearly missed by his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his former spouses, Gloria Bunn O'Neal and Martha Hardman O'Neal, a son, Charles W. O'Neal, Jr. and two brothers, Augustus Howell O'Neal, Jr. and Marion Cooke O'Neal. Survivors include his two daughters and sons-in-law, Cathy O. and Kenneth Morris of Tallahassee, FL and Peggy O. and Randy Head of Columbus; five grandchildren, Kenny (Nicki) Morris, Chad Morris, Randy (Tiffany) Head, Jr., Jennifer H. Herndon and Courtney O'Neal; seven great-grandchildren and his sister-in-law, Jean Flynn as well as many nieces and nephews. Please visit www.shcolumbus.com to express condolences