Bonnie Lou O'Neal

Bonnie Lou O’Neal, 71, of LaRue, MS passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020 in Gulfport. Bonnie was born September 15, 1948 in Harlan, KY. She loved to read as well as paint. Bonnie was happiest outdoors and in her yard with her flowers. She enjoyed fishing and working in the garden. Bonnie loved her cat and dogs and most importantly her family, including her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed running the Rue Store for the community for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Ray Neal and Alma Neal; her husband, Carl Joseph O’Neal; her sisters, Margaret Lee Sexton, Bobbie Yeary, Peggy Joyce Miracle and Shirley Ann Lewis; and her brother, Howard Wynn. Bonnie’s survivors include her children, Rachel Winkel (John) Bode, Jim (Stacey) Winkel, Carl Joseph (Cyndi) O’Neal and Rafe Allen O’Neal; her granddaughters, Sarah Ashley and Lauren Elizabeth Winkel along with 15 additional grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and her siblings, Clarence Ernest “Ernie” Miracle and Barbara Sue (Neal) Harris. A Memorial Service will be held at the Vancleave Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 11:00 am. Friends may visit from 9:30 am until service time. Interment will follow at Bonnie Chapel Cemetery, 10001 Wire Road, Vancleave, MS 39565.