Mark Anthony O'Neal Obituary (1956 - 2018)

MAYODAN - Mark Anthony ONeal, 62, passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at Hospice of Rockingham County, surrounded by his loving family. The family will receive friends on Thursday, August 30, 2018 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Colonial Funeral Home. Mark was born on March 9, 1956, the youngest son of Ernest Lee and Ruth Steele ONeal. He attended Madison-Mayodan City Schools and was a licensed electrician. He retired from Unifi after 42 years of loyal service. Mark loved fishing, building model cars and boats, and racing RC boats, cars and planes. Mark was also a talented artist, a skill he also shared with his daughter all of her life. His greatest joys in life were spending time at home with his family and being a good father and provider. He was preceded in death by his father, Ernest Lee ONeal, his mother, Ruth Steele ONeal, and his brother, Claude "Tinky" ONeal. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Donna Morton ONeal; his daughter and pride-and-joy, Marla Renee ONeal; his sister, Mary Ruth Matherly of Madison, and brothers, Bobby ONeal of Madison, Jack ONeal of Mayodan, and Ray ONeal of Stoneville. The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff at Hospice of Rockingham County for their support and care. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to Hospice of Rockingham County, PO Box 281, Wentworth, NC 27375. Colonial Funeral Home in Madison is serving the family.