Nancy O'Neal Coney

Nancy O'Neal Coney obituary

Nancy O'Neal Coney

Nancy Coney Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by J A Funk Funeral Home on Sep. 3, 2025.

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Nancy O'Neal Coney, age 88, of Malvern, died Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at Encore Healthcare and Rehab. She was born in Malvern on March 18, 1937, to the late Finner Samuel Jordan and Efie Ward Jordan. Reared and educated in Malvern, she was a 1955 graduate of Malvern High School. Nancy was a member of First Baptist Church. She served in the Mayor of Malvern's office for a number of years at City Hall. She always had a big smile on her face and lifted the spirits of everyone around her. Nancy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend.

Her survivors include her son, Kevin O'Neal and his wife, Angelia, of Malvern; sister, Sue Littleton (Al) of Jacksonville, Arkansas; her grandhilden, Ryan O'Neal (Amber), Kyle O'Neal (Jinson), and Todd Ross (Jackie); great-grandchildren, Colby, Chloe, Charlie, Evan, Kooper, and Brantley; nieces and nephews, Vicki, Jo, Jennifer, Jackie, Terri, Steve, Barry, Abbie, Bruce, Joni, David, Tim, and Julie.

Nancy was also preceded in death by two husbands, Charles O'Neal and Dallas Coney; sisters, Bonnie Davis and Mary Yancey; brothers, Paul Jordan and Charles Jordan; nephews and niece, Larry Davis, Mike Davis, and Paula Clements.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 Monday morning, September 8, 2025, in Oak Ridge Cemetery under the direction of J. A. Funk Funeral Home.

Memorials are requested to the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church, Malvern, or the Malvern Senior Center.

Special thanks go to her caregivers, Gerry Taylor, Sissy Bennett, and Angie Weeks; and to Arkansas Hospice and Encore Healthcare and Rehab for all their compassionate care of Nancy.

Online condolences may be sent via jafunkfuneralhome.com.

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