William "Cliff" O'Neal

O'Neal, William "Cliff"

86, a native of St. Petersburg, Florida, passed peacefully on Friday, September 12, 2025. Born on April 7, 1939 at Mound Park Hospital in St. Petersburg to Howard and Cliffie O'Neal. He attended St. Petersburg High School where he ran track. Cliff married Marilyn LeVecchio on July 20, 1963. They were married for 46 years before her passing in 2009. Cliff enlisted with the United States Marine Corps where he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. He was there during the 1964 Summer Olympics and was able to attend the games.

Cliff had two careers. The first was at Marine Railings (Marailco) as plant manager. After retiring from Marailco, he became manager of his longtime friend Wain's retail store, Wain Roberts Firearms in Pinellas Park. An avid shooter and gun enthusiast, Cliff spent any free time at the gun range, hunting or working on guns in his workshop. Cliff is survived by his son, Bill O'Neal and daughter-in-law, Linda O'Neal of St. Petersburg; cousins, Jack Critz, John Critz, Lisa Critz and Carolyn and Russ Nail; brother-in-law, Anthony LeVecchio and his wife, Donna; niece, Lauren Torti, her husband, Brian and their children, Mason and Aiden; nephew, Brett LeVecchio, his wife, Bonnie and their children, Harper and Sawyer. Cliff was fortunate to have many wonderful lifelong friends. Some of those friends include: Roger and Pat Doyle, Toby and BJ Brenner, Curtis and Virginia Harvey, Larry and Elise Enos, Ed and Leah Allen, and Keith and Mary Reynolds.

Funeral services will be held at Anderson McQueen, 2201 Dr. MLK Street N. in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Visitation is 10 -11 am; Funeral service, 11-12 pm; Reception, 12-2 pm; Burial, 2:30 pm.

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