Donald Earl O'Neal, 88, of Confluence, died Friday, August 30, 2013 in Henry Clay Villa, Markleysburg. He was born November 8, 1924 in Revere, a son of Grant Arthur and Laura Irene O'Neal. His parents, first wife, Claire, sister Gladys Talbert Bowser and a brother, Harry O'Neal preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Elaine (Bowser) Koontz, daughter, Connie Snyder and husband, Dennis, Washington, PA, step daughters, Beverly Hall and husband, Gerald, Confluence and Sandra Everhart and husband, Sylvester, Pinehurst, NC; grandsons, Scott and Brian Snyder, step grandchildren, Lisa Hall, Jennifer Lytle, Leslie O'Brien and Sean Everhart; great grandchildren, Patrick, Morgan, Bailey and Jake Snyder and step great grandchildren, Missoury and Dakota Lytle, Hattie, Kathryn and Sandi O'Brien, Matthew Tolson and Shane and Wesley Everhart; also, nieces, Judy Talbert and Diane Bender and nephew, Allen Talbert. Don was an Army veteran of WW II and Korea and a member of the Christian Church of Uniontown, and Ursina American Legion Post 946. He attended Trinity Lutheran Church in Confluence. He owned and operated an Appliance and TV Store in Greensburg for most of his working life. He was a devoted and loving husband and father who will be greatly missed. His care and compassion showed every day of his life. He enjoyed all the beauty that life had to offer from traveling across the US and Canada in his camper. He loved fishing in Florida, where he was able to spend 29 winters, building and golfing. He always had time for family and friends and had a great sense of humor and an ornery streak right up to the end of his life.
Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 PM Tuesday, September 3, at the Humbert Funeral Home in Confluence, where a service will be held at 11 AM Wednesday, September 4 with Rev. William Triebe officiating. Interment will be in Sylvan Heights Cemetery, Uniontown. Full military rites provided by the Somerset Co. Honor Guard. The family suggests memorial contributions to Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Books for the Blind, 4408 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080, Heartland Hospice, 1590 N. Center Ave., Suite 103, Somerset, PA 15501, or Trinity Lutheran Church, PO Box 64, Confluence, PA 15424