Carl Joseph "Mickey" O'Neal

Carl Joseph “Mickey “O’Neal, 81, died July 19, 2019 at his home in Larue, Mississippi. Carl was a native of Biloxi, and a graduate of Biloxi High School and Mississippi State University. He started working at the age of ten as a newspaper carrier for the Daily Herald, was a member of the USNR, serving two years active duty, and a member of the American Legion, post #2002. He worked twenty years for Ingalls Shipbuilding as a cost accountant, and for Browning-Root, also as a cost accountant following the Vietnam War. Carl owned and operated a shrimp boat, Kiddie Go Karts at Funtime, USA, and owned and operated a convenience store, Rue Store, in the Larue community. He was a member of Bonnie Chapel United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Rupert Carl O’Neal, his mother, Edna Rae O’Neal and a brother, Micheal Gill “Rusty”O’Neal. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie O’Neal, a brother, Rupert Ray O’Neal( Linda), and his family , Joseph”Joe”O’Neal (Cyndi), Rafe Allen O’Neal(Bryan Dedeaux), Mark Gotjen (Nadine), Rachel Anne Bode (John) , James William Winkel (Stacey),a niece, Katie Ray O’Neal, 16 grandchildren , and 7 great- grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 27, from 10 am until 12 noon, with a 12 noon chapel service, all at the Vancleave Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home, 4901 Jim Ramsey Rd., Vancleave, MS. Burial will follow in the Bonnie Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Vancleave, MS.