Obituary for Onie Mae Schneider (Neal)
Onie Mae Schneider, 85, of Pineville, LA was promoted from this life, August 28, 2020 at CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital. Onie was born October 4, 1934 to Rosie Bell Cupp Neal and Christopher Columbus Neal in Urania, LA.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Carmen Gorman, Ruby Lofton; her brothers, Huey Neal, Felder Neal, Ancel Neal; and her husband, the father of her children, Bobby Gene Vickers.
In the early 1950’s, Onie Mae was a healthcare worker at the Urania Clinic. She and “Sonny” moved to Ukiah, CA where she worked at a hospital and he worked at a sawmill. When they returned to Louisiana in the early 1960’s, they moved to New Orleans and started their family. Her passion was to be a full-time housewife and raise her children in a happy Christian home. She was a faithful member of the Pentecostals of Alexandria from 1967 until the time of her death.
Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Stephanie Vickers Crooks and husband John of Deville, LA, Bobby Vickers and wife Pheadra of Waxahachie, TX, Sarita Vickers James and husband Michael of Ball, LA; seven grand-children, who called her “Grandma Onie”, Austin Crooks, Madeline Crooks, Bobby Vickers (Kellie), Jessie Krakosky(Jeremy), Barry James (Chloe), Andrew James (Mary), and Maggie James; two great-grandchildren, Ella Lynne Vickers, Elizabeth Ruth James; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The visitation, under the direction of Gallagher Funeral Home, will be held September 2, 2020 at the Pentecostals of Alexandria, GA Mangun Center from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service. Friends are asked to observe social distancing and please wear a mask. The funeral service will begin at 10:00 a.m. with Vesta Mangun and Reverend Dennis Brown officiating. Burial will be at Pinehill Cemetery, Olla, LA with Reverend Elzie Rae Johnson.
Memorials may be made to The Pentecostals of Alexandria.
To extend online condolences for the Schneider family, please visit www.Gallagherfh.com
She is preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Carmen Gorman, Ruby Lofton; her brothers, Huey Neal, Felder Neal, Ancel Neal; and her husband, the father of her children, Bobby Gene Vickers.
In the early 1950’s, Onie Mae was a healthcare worker at the Urania Clinic. She and “Sonny” moved to Ukiah, CA where she worked at a hospital and he worked at a sawmill. When they returned to Louisiana in the early 1960’s, they moved to New Orleans and started their family. Her passion was to be a full-time housewife and raise her children in a happy Christian home. She was a faithful member of the Pentecostals of Alexandria from 1967 until the time of her death.
Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Stephanie Vickers Crooks and husband John of Deville, LA, Bobby Vickers and wife Pheadra of Waxahachie, TX, Sarita Vickers James and husband Michael of Ball, LA; seven grand-children, who called her “Grandma Onie”, Austin Crooks, Madeline Crooks, Bobby Vickers (Kellie), Jessie Krakosky(Jeremy), Barry James (Chloe), Andrew James (Mary), and Maggie James; two great-grandchildren, Ella Lynne Vickers, Elizabeth Ruth James; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The visitation, under the direction of Gallagher Funeral Home, will be held September 2, 2020 at the Pentecostals of Alexandria, GA Mangun Center from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service. Friends are asked to observe social distancing and please wear a mask. The funeral service will begin at 10:00 a.m. with Vesta Mangun and Reverend Dennis Brown officiating. Burial will be at Pinehill Cemetery, Olla, LA with Reverend Elzie Rae Johnson.
Memorials may be made to The Pentecostals of Alexandria.
To extend online condolences for the Schneider family, please visit www.Gallagherfh.com