Oneta May McDaniel

Oneta May McDaniel

1941-2020

Oneta May (Benne) McDaniel went to meet her Lord and Savior on Friday, November 20, 2020 at The Timbers Skilled Nursing & Therapy home in Edmond, OK. She was welcomed by her parents and brothers and sisters that have gone before her. Oneta was the youngest of twelve children born to William Henry Benne and Katie May Bowers. Including Oneta, there were five boys and seven girls. She loved growing up in a large family and loved everyone dearly. Oneta grew up in the Edmond area and attended Edmond schools. She was united in marriage to Everett Eugene “Gene” McDaniel on December 26, 1960 and they were blessed with two very special children, Gary Eugene McDaniel and Sherri Deon McDaniel. After they divorced when the children were young, Oneta had a great responsibility of raising Gary and Sherri, which required a lot of devoted attention because each have special needs. Oneta loved them dearly and did an outstanding job of raising her children and teaching them life skills. As years went by, their dad had a greater part in Gary and Sherri’s life and has assisted them in many loving ways. Oneta was employed at a number of jobs through her working years and often working two jobs at a time. She drove a school bus for several years; this was a special job for her and was dedicated to those children on the bus always. She also managed rental property for many years and continued to do so until she became very ill with lung cancer earlier this year and had to retire. Oneta had a very giving heart and loved to help her family and friends. She kept on giving and giving until she was unable to do so due to her illness. She was very courageous as she battled cancer and until the minute she went to meet her Lord and Savior.

Oneta had a big family reunion with those she loved that had gone on before her. She was proceeded in death by her parents and ten siblings, Helen Bradshaw, Earl Benne, William Henry Benne, Jr., Ruth Paine, Lewis Benne, Shirley Spencer, Frances Dillard, Carl Benne, Dilbert Benne and Betty Provence.

Oneta is survived by her son Gary Eugene McDaniel and daughter Sherri Deon McDaniel and a niece that she thought of as a daughter Kimberly Gray, husband Fred and their daughter Kayla who she enjoyed as a granddaughter, all of Edmond, OK. One sister Mary Ann Lane of Midwest City, OK. She also leaves behind many nieces and nephews and a host of friends. The family would like to express a thank you to all the doctors, nurses and staff and The Timbers Skilled Nursing & Therapy home for their kindness and care to Oneta during her illness.

Services will be held on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 2:00 pm at Matthews Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Matthews Funeral Home.

We will be live streaming this service in an effort to accommodate those people that wish to attend but feel they should not due to the health environment.  To watch the service CLICK HERE to go to our YouTube page.  Then click on ‘Videos’ then ‘Live Streams’.