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The O'Neal Times Fan & Family Newsletter  Dear Readers, I was trying to figure out which songs in the top ten  was most memorable for me back in 1990.  I think it was a tie again. I loved Garth Brooks song " The Dance " and the Alabama's song " Jukebox in my Mind ".  It's interesting though that 1990 was the year I lost my best friend and Uncle, (Billy O'Neal) in a terrible car accident.  I also graduated, got engaged and married my new Best Friend,  Barbara Ann Lester. The song for our first dance played at our reception was by Ann Murray, " Can I have this Dance. " I wonder what song was memorable for you in 1990? If you happen to have wedding pictures of me and Barb we'd love to see them. Sincerely, RAY ALLEN  MEMORY CARD:                    Bill O'Neal                    1969-1990 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN!

The O'Neal Times  A Family Newsletter -------------------‐-------------------------‐------ Letter from the Editor: Dear Readers, I decided to focus on the top 10 songs of 1989 and I copied and pasted the list.  1 Nobody's Home   Clint Black ► 2 Southern Star   Alabama ► 3 Two Dozen Roses   Shenandoah  * ► 4 The Church On Cumberland Road   Shenandoah  * ► 5 Hold Me   K.T. Oslin ► 6 Yellow Roses   Dolly Parton  * ► 7 I Sang Dixie   Dwight Yoakam ► 8 She's Crazy For Leaving   Rodney Crowell  * ► 9 It's Just A Matter Of Time   Randy Travis ► 10 I'm No Stranger To The Rain   Keith Whitley I put an * beside the ones I liked and couldn't decide which of the two I liked the best between  I'm no stranger to the rain  by Keith Whitley or Yellow Roses by Dolly Parton.  I ranked No.41 in Total ranking of I'm No Stranger to the Rain, check it now! StarMaker, sing with 50,000,000+ music.  If you want ...

The O'Neal Times  A Family Newsletter  -------------------------------------------------- Letter From the Editor: Dear Reader, In 1988 the #2 song of the year was by Keith Whitley " When you say nothing at all ". I loved that song.The number one Country song of that year I barely  remember entitled "Perfect" by Fairground Attraction. In my opinion it was just an ok song. It didn't even ring a bell.  I looked to see where my cover of Keith's song was in the starmaker rankings and I wasn't even listed. So I found I had sang the song in Allison Krause version. I still wasn't in the rankings. I've since added a cover song of his version.  Sincerely, RAY Allen  Memory Card of the Day:                Velma L. O'NEAL                OCTOBER 2, 1948                               _       ...

The O'Neal Times  WYOMING COUNTY Edition  Family Newsletter  ________________________________ Letter From the Editor: Dear Readers, In 1987 Randy Travis had the biggest country hit of the year with Forever and Ever. I remember hearing that song so much I got tired of it. It was a great song but sometimes I just get tired of hearing the same thing over and over. You listen to the radio today and you'll here the same ten songs all day long. I looked at the songs that hit the top 100 of that year and the song that jumped out to me was Do Ya by K T Oslin. I think my sister listened to her cassette over and over and it grew on me. I also loved fishing in the dark by the nitty gritty dirt band. I've added a link to my cover of Forever and ever Amen  by Randy Travis. Like, Follow, tweet, Share, comment! Sincerely,  Ray Allen Memory Card of the Day;         Laura E. MITCHEM O'Neal                ...

Letter From the Editor: I thought back to the summer of 1986. That's when I started learning to play the guitar. If I didn't have to work I was in my bedroom listening to my cassette tape of Randy Travis. We got to go to PA that summer and see him in person. We bought his cassette tape and I wanted to learn how to play and sing his songs. He was my favorite other than George Jones. My sister was listening to Reba McEntire.  I found a recording of me singing his hit Digging up Bones but my favorite song on that album was actually the title of that album "The Storms of life". Memory Card of the Day:           In loving memory of                 Opal O'Neal Dyer              December 5, 1906                               -                    July...

About Me: I'm just a country boy looking to pay some bills. I'm not in the yellow pages or white pages so here is my card! How can I help? Welcome to my Blog!  I am a singer/songwriter. I love Country music. I am starting my new career late in life at 50! I actually just recently decided to make the next 50 years count. I've been cooking in restaurants most of my life but recently found myself having to take care of my spouse and unable to work. I don't have many fans or followers but I also have no social media presence either. I am hoping to journal my new adventures. I live in a rural community and that means not even a red light. It's hard to reach the masses from Mullens West Virginia. However, Bill Withers grew up not far from here in Slabfork, and he was successful.  Hobbies   I love cutting grass, and working out as well as writing newsletters regarding my O'Neal Genealogy. I'm in the process of writing a book about "The ...

The first job I ever had was working for Vera Swadley a retired teacher as her dishwasher in South Bethany Beach, Delaware at the age of 13. She paid me under the table for four months until I turned 14. I ended up working throughout the summer and then nights and weekends all through highschool. I started out as the dishwasher but soon progressed to Prep Cook, Cook, and Head Chef and Night Shift Supervisor by the time I was seventeen. Tower Shores doesn't exist anymore it went from that to the Seaside Grill and now I think it's called Matt's Fish Camp or something. I don't think they have a website but they are listed in Google. I remember at one point me, my sister, step sister, step brother, two second cousins and my girlfriend (later became my wife) and my then great aunt all worked there. It was more like our family restaurant. If you wonder what my life was like from the ages of 13 to 17 then imagine living in a beach town serving city folks seafood. I remember o...

The O'Neal Times  Wyoming County Edition  September  5 2023 ________________________________ Discovery of the Day: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41763922/danny-h-o'neal Memory Card Danny O'Neal Jr March 12, 1981               - September 5, 2009 Gone but not Forgotten! Obituary: Danny Harrison O'Neal Jr. BASIN — Danny Harrison O'Neal Jr. 28, of Basin, left this world to be with our Lord on Saturday, September 5, 2009 , at his residence. Born March 12, 1981, at Mullens, he was the son of Danny H. O'Neal Sr. of Alpoca and the late Tammy Sue Mills O'Neal. In addition to his mother he is also preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Dillard Mills and paternal grandparents Benjamin H. O'Neal and Francis O'Neal. Those left to cherish his memory include his three children, who he loved very much, Benjamin, age 7, Chelsey and Kelsey age 41⁄2; a sister, Shelia O'Neal, and maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Bishop Mills, of Ba...