Obituary for Beulah Mae O'Neal
Mrs. Beulah Mae Lee O’Neal was born on December 20, 1931 to Elsie Lee and Willie Mae Hill Lee in Sylvester, Georgia. She was a very loving sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend. Beulah attended local schools in Sylvester, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida. She moved from Sylvester, GA, to Jacksonville with her family and within a few years, met Johnson H. O’Neal Sr. while he was stationed at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville. They married on November 21, 1947 and to that union seven children were born. As a military wife, Beulah traveled with her husband and lived in many cities around the United States.
She had a sweet, quiet personality and spirit, and always had a smile on her face. Rather than complain, she looked for solutions to the many obstacles that she faced in life. There was nothing that she wouldn’t do for her family. She was graced with many talents and had a passion for sewing. Beulah loved to cook, and she shared many recipes with her daughters and granddaughters, as well as teaching them how to prepare them. She worked various jobs throughout the city of Jacksonville, with her last place of employment being with the State of Florida, Department of Children and Family Services as a Social Worker. She retired after 20 plus years of service.
Beulah departed this life December 20, 2019. She preceded in death by her parents, Elsie Lee and Willie Mae Hill Lee; brother, Willie James Lee; husband, Johnson H. O’Neal Sr. USN, CPO; granddaughters, Leamona Jackson Wilcher and Chandra Bradley.
Beulah leaves behind her children, Gloria Jackson, Benjamin O’Neal (Helen), Johnson Jr. (Georgia), Shirley Jones (King David), Alford O’Neal (Vonceila), Bernice Jackson, and Richard O’Neal (Gwendolyn); grandchildren, Victoria Ford (Roland), Charlotte Drayton, Michael O’Neal, Chris (Veronica) Benjamin O’Neal, Brian O’Neal (Stephanie),Vincent O’Neal, Christopher O’Neal, Sheryl Michelle Jones (Chris), Aristers O’Neal, L’Oréal Jackson, Leamon Jackson Jr.,Teresa O’Neal, and Tiffany O’Neal; twenty-eight great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Beulah O'Neal passed away Friday, December 20th, 2019. Arrangements in Care of: Funerals by T.S. Warden, 904-765-1234
She had a sweet, quiet personality and spirit, and always had a smile on her face. Rather than complain, she looked for solutions to the many obstacles that she faced in life. There was nothing that she wouldn’t do for her family. She was graced with many talents and had a passion for sewing. Beulah loved to cook, and she shared many recipes with her daughters and granddaughters, as well as teaching them how to prepare them. She worked various jobs throughout the city of Jacksonville, with her last place of employment being with the State of Florida, Department of Children and Family Services as a Social Worker. She retired after 20 plus years of service.
Beulah departed this life December 20, 2019. She preceded in death by her parents, Elsie Lee and Willie Mae Hill Lee; brother, Willie James Lee; husband, Johnson H. O’Neal Sr. USN, CPO; granddaughters, Leamona Jackson Wilcher and Chandra Bradley.
Beulah leaves behind her children, Gloria Jackson, Benjamin O’Neal (Helen), Johnson Jr. (Georgia), Shirley Jones (King David), Alford O’Neal (Vonceila), Bernice Jackson, and Richard O’Neal (Gwendolyn); grandchildren, Victoria Ford (Roland), Charlotte Drayton, Michael O’Neal, Chris (Veronica) Benjamin O’Neal, Brian O’Neal (Stephanie),Vincent O’Neal, Christopher O’Neal, Sheryl Michelle Jones (Chris), Aristers O’Neal, L’Oréal Jackson, Leamon Jackson Jr.,Teresa O’Neal, and Tiffany O’Neal; twenty-eight great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Beulah O'Neal passed away Friday, December 20th, 2019. Arrangements in Care of: Funerals by T.S. Warden, 904-765-1234