Elder John Michael O'Neal Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Elder John Michael O'Neal (Columbia, South Carolina), born in West Columbia, South Carolina, who passed away on May 23, 2025 at the age of 74. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
Though Elder John Michael has departed this earthly realm, his legacy endures — a legacy of love that will continue to illuminate the lives of family and friends in the darkest of hours. May his spirit soar on wings of eternal peace, forever cherished in the tender embrace of memory.
He was predeceased by: his father Freddie O'Neal; his son John Michael O'Neal Jr.; his sister Deborah O'Neal; his nephew Damion K. Williams; and his brother-in-law Jonthan H. Williams.
He is survived by: his mother Thelma Kinley O'Neal; his aunt Hattie Muller Kinley of West Columbia; his stepdaughter Tonia Brown of Columbia; his adoptive daughter Kerstin Franzelin (Konstantin) of Germany; his siblings, Janice O. and Frederick R. O'Neal of Cayce; and his niece Pondra C. O'Neal of Greensboro.
