 1918 - 2008 (90 years)
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| Name |
Charles Brian O'Neil |
| Birth |
1 Nov 1918 |
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
18 Jun 1941 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWZ9-89T |
| Death |
31 Dec 2008 |
Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
10 Jan 2009 |
Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States |
| Person ID |
I46516 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Charles Priestley O'Neil, b. 8 Jun 1891, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England d. 4 Dec 1969, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 78 years) |
| Mother |
Annie Louisa Hobson, b. 3 Apr 1887, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. 2 Mar 1975, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States (Age 87 years) |
| Marriage |
12 Oct 1914 |
Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
| Family ID |
F17842 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Dorothy May Peterson, b. 23 Jun 1920, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 28 Apr 1999, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States (Age 78 years) |
| Marriage |
14 Feb 1945 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F12172 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 1 Nov 1918 - Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 18 Jun 1941 - SLAKE |
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 | Marriage - 14 Feb 1945 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Death - 31 Dec 2008 - Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States |
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 | Burial - 10 Jan 2009 - Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- Obituary:
Charles Brian O'Neil, 90, passed away on December 31, 2008 in Heber Cit y , UT.
He was born November 1, 1918 in Sheffield, England to Charles Priestle y a nd Annie Louisa Hobson O'Neil. His family emigrated to Kaysville, U T i n 1 920 where he attended school and graduated from Davis High School . Wh ile in grade school, he began his 52-year association with the Sal t Lak e newspapers as a carrier for the Salt Lake Telegram.
He served a mission for the LDS Church in the Northwestern States Missio n . In World War II he served in the Naval Air Transport Service in Oakla nd , California and there renewed his acquaintance with Lt. J.G. Doroth y Ma y Peterson. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on February 14 , 19 4 5.
Upon their release from the Navy, Dorothy and Brian moved to Vernal, U T w here Brian was the Uintah Basin distributor of The Salt Lake Tribun e an d later added The Deseret News. He worked with several hundred boy s train ing them as newspaper carriers. Many remember and value the thin g she tau ght them. They owned and operated the Credit Bureau of Vernal f or 27 year s.
His life was one of dedicated service to the LDS Church. He was stake cl e rk for nine years, counselor in the Uintah Stake Presidency for 13 yea r s and Vernal Third Ward bishop for 10 years. He and Dorothy served a mi ss ion in Scotland where he served as bishop of Inverness Ward. Other chu rc h service includes two stake missions, instructor of the High Priest s gro up, New Scout leader, Stake historian, Stake librarian and Distric t Scout ing Chairman.
Brian is survived by his sister Kathleen Blamires, Kaysville, UT and bro t her Kenneth, Boise, Idaho, children, Margaret (Peggy) (Darwin) Warein g o f Blackfoot, ID; Brenda French of Glendale, CA; Marilyn (Preston) Cro ft s of Westland, MI; Michael (Debra) of South Pasadena, CA; Connie (Euge ne ) Dye of Roy, UT; and Kelly (Judi) of Heber City, UT. He is survived b y 2 5 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren. He was always proud of hi s fa mily and loved them very much. His parents; his wife, Dorothy; a sis ter , Dorothy Burton, Bountiful, UT; son-in-law Kenneth French, Glendale , CA ; twin grandsons and twin granddaughters preceded him in death.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on January 10, 2009 in the G l ines Stake Center Chapel in Vernal UT. Viewings will be held on Fri d a y a t the Thomson Blackburn Vernal Mortuary located at 100 North Vern a l Avenue in Vernal from 6-8 p.m. and on Saturday from 9:45-10:45 a.m . a t the Stake Center.
Interment will be in the Vernal Memorial Park under the direction of t h e Thomson Blackburn Vernal Mortuary.
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