Grady Harold O'Neal

1926 - 2015

Dr. Grady Harold O'Neal of Annetta went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 26, 2015, at 2:40 a.m., surrounded by loved ones. Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Longvue Baptist Church, Fort Worth. Interment: Annetta Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Home. He was born Aug. 9, 1926, in Salina. Harold served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and subsequently went to Texas Tech University where he graduated summa cum laude with a degree in electrical engineering in 1951. He met his wife Maxine and married on Feb. 13, 1953, while a youth director at Friendship Baptist Church where he was later called to the ministry. Dr. O'Neal was a long and faithful servant to the ministry and pastored several churches during his lifetime. He also was one of the founders of Trinity Valley Baptist Seminary. He retired from the ministry at the age of 81. During these years, he earned a master of divinity and a doctor of divinity. He also worked at Lockheed Martin for almost 40 years as an electrical engineering specialist, and active in his local community serving as mayor of Annetta for two consecutive terms. Survivors: Dr. O'Neal is survived by his wife of 62 years and love of his life, Maxine. He is also survived by five children, their spouses and children: Joyce and Brad Hood of Aledo, Nathan, Micah and Ben Hood, Randy and Janet O'Neal of Southlake, Rachel, Joshua and Zachary O'Neal, Carrie and Bill Carden of Hudson Oaks, Kim and Vaughn Watkins of Weatherford, Bethany, Naomi and Jared Watkins, Donna and Rocky Otwell of Mount Enterprise, Lauren Otwell Pace, Faith Otwell Fortmann, Ryan Otwell, Lindsay Otwell Moench, Kelsea Otwell and Reilly Otwell. He is also survived by 12 great-grandchildren. II Timothy 4:7 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:"