Sophia O'Neal

Sophia J. Linnstaedter O Neal of Brenham passed away at home on December 30, 2010 after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her husband, Glenn B. O Neal of Brenham, son James B. Bagby and his wife Jennie Tibbetts Bagby of Destin, Florida , granddaughters Sara K. Bagby of Washington , D.C. , and Jennifer A. Bagby of New York City, brother Dr. Jerry Linnstaedter and his wife Julie Linnstaedter of Jonesboro, Arkansas, sister Drucilla Linnstaedter Hall and her husband Dr. Jon Hall of Texarkana, Arkansas, sister Deborah Linnstaedter Ingram and her husband Lawrence G. Ingram of Longview, Texas, and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews. Sophia was preceded in death by her Father Leroy Linnstaedter, mother Bonnie Lyons Linnstaedter , and brother Henry Quincy Linnstaedter. Sophia was born on September 28, 1938, in Lindale, Texas. She attended Lindale Grammar School, Lindale High School, Texas Women s University, and Southern Methodist University. She and her husband are longtime members of the First United Methodist Church of Grapevine, Texas. Although Sophia spent most of her career as an administrative assistant and accounting consultant, she was a very talented artist and taught oil painting for several years. In her later years she also was an avid genealogy researcher and traced the Linnstaedter family back to the early 1600 s in what is now Germany . Since her great-grandfather Carl Christian Linnstaedter and great-grandmother Johanna Wendt Linnstaedter are interred in Latium cemetery, a large portion of her genealogy research began in Washington County, Texas. After spending a good deal of time in Washington County and becoming members of Washington County Genealogy Society, she and her husband Glenn decided to move from Grapevine, Texas, to Brenham in 2003. A memorial service will be held at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home in Brenham at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2011. The service will be conducted by friend and fellow genealogy researcher Rev. Dan Louis of Bryan. Interment will be in Latium Cemetery. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 West Main, Brenham. 979836-4564. To post a tribute to the family, please visit www.memorialoakschapel.com.