of North Little Rock, AR

December 9, 1953 - June 9, 2021

Hayward O'neal (Apostle), 67, of North Little Rock, AR departed this earth to his heavenly home, Wednesday, June 09, 2021.
He was born on December 09, 1953 in Trenton, New Jersey to Cecil O'neal and Alberta (White) O'neal.

Hayward was a minister for the Lord from a young man up until the day he was called to Glory. He also was a deli worker at Kroger for 8 years. Hayward was an inspirational man who loved the Lord, and a joy to others. There was no such thing as a stranger. In his eyes, we were all brothers and sisters in Christ! Hayward loved collecting bibles, spreading the word of God, traveling, going out to eat, keeping up with technology, shopping, and spending time with family and friends.

He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Helen O'neal of North Little Rock, AR; brother, Cecil O'neal, Jr of Jacksonville, AR; son, Tyrone Hayes of Ocala, FL; son, Michael O'neal of Jacksonville, FL; daughter, Tangela Hayes of North Little Rock, AR; daughter, Tikisha (Chuckie) Coleman of Fort Worth, TX; daughter, Marvette O'neal of Jacksonville, FL; nine grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Hayward was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Ben O'neal; sister, Gloria O'neal; niece, Leathea Gaskins; foster brothers, nephew, and great-niece.

The family wishes to thank Arkansas Hospice and Good Shepard Nursing Home for the care given to Hayward during his illness.

A private interment will be held Thursday, June 17, 2021 at Riverwood Memorial Garden in Maumelle, AR at 11:00 am.
John 14:1-3

''Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.


Kind and Loving messages from Hayward's family:


Hubby
I will always love you forever my dear husband.

Love your Wifey

Dad was a very good father a strong, professor in the word of God he was also a positive role model. Who taught thousands of people the meaning of the Holy Ghost. I personally loved hearing him say with a loud strong voice Hallelujah !!!!!!!! No one in this world could say that world like Dad. He was a man on a mission. He passed down the gift and knowledge of the word of God from generation to generation. His spirit and positive fatherhood will always be with us! As Dad enters into his next life in heaven he will be now one of the angels watching God's plan manifest. Dad will always be my pastor!
The Chief Apostle Hayward O'Neal
Thank you for everything you've done!

I love you dad, your son Tyrone


You took on the responsibility of raising three kids who wasn't yours by blood, but still, you did. You showed us parts of the world we had never explored before. You taught us how to pray and believe in what God would have in store. We traveled from Florida to beyond spreading the word of God! True missionaries we did become. Driving from near to far. We came upon Arkansas and that's where we came to stay.

Until God called one of his greatest sons away. You can shout, dance, and praise his name like before! Because finally Dad you have made it into Heaven's open door. We will miss you, but now you're in a better place because you have eternal life now, and all the riches that awaits you!

Love you Dad, your daughter Tikisha


My Daddy
Life happens and even though we know that when we lose someone it still hits hard. It's an honor to say that I'm the baby girl, and I know without a doubt you loved me. I love you Daddy and I'm going to miss receiving your phone calls. I honor God because I can rest knowing you are no longer suffering. He was my first Pastor and he definitely could preach. He was a word man so you would not be able to manipulate the word around him. He loved to hear me sing "I Won't Complain ", I can remember the first time he heard me, tears just rolled down his face and he said "Sang Baby girl" My Daddy was a man of Love and Understanding. I promise Daddy your spirit will live on and The Vision will not die
I Love you Daddy and You will be missed

Your Baby girl,
Marvette


Grandpa,
You've taught all of us mighty lessons throughout our lives! Which is to always walk with God, and when you walk with God you will be protected. Even with walking, you have to talk to God and he will give you all the answers that you need to get through this life. You were the one to raise us to the full moon as you recited a prayer to make sure that God has all of his children protected and walking in the name and blood of Jesus. Grandpa, you've always given me some life advice that will always remain embedded in my heart and brain. From having church services at your house, cheering us on in our extracurricular activities, belched in joyous cry during graduations, our car ride talks to whatever you needed to go, meeting your 1st great-granddaughter, watching your sci-fi movies/series, playing board/card games, you were always there and so proud. Not only were you a stupendous grandfather, but you were a great father, husband, and great grandfather that anybody can ask for. It is because of you that we are who we are today. I remember our last conversation and what you told me to do as a mission and I promise to keep that Grandpa. So instead of grieving, I am celebrating you, Grandpa. I love you dearly and keep watching over us, we will continue to make you proud.

Your Eldest Granddaughter, Shakedra.

"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.''

Special Words: My grandfather
My grandfather was part of my life. I will never forget the time that me and him watched Star Trek together on TV, and how he gave me life advice for me to remember. He always told me stories and gave good words from the bible, so I could learn from it and keep my head up. I will miss him so much. I know you're in heaven as an angel. Watching not only me but your other grandchildren as well. All of us will make you and our family proud.

I love you grandfather and thank you for being part of my life.

Love your granddaughter
Essense


GrandDad
We didn't have many conversations, but we heard many stories. Thank you for your calls and for always checking on us. We wish you were still here on earth to get to know our children but we promise to tell the stories we know and we definitely know our mom will as well. Whatever your vision is we will learn it and what mama don't do we will. No more suffering Granddad.

We Love You, Your grandchildren
DJ, Da'Shaun, and Destiny

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