Warren D. Neal (1980)

NEAL, BLOHM, WILSON, KIDNEY, WELLS, SHEPHERD, BEAMAN

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 12/14/2008 at 16:00:04

Earlham Echo – August 7, 1980

Obituary

Warren D. Neal, the son of Kenneth and Ruby Blohm Neal, was born October 28, 1917 near Dexter, Iowa. He passed away at his home July 28, 1980.

Warren grew up in the Dexter community and graduated from Dexter High School in 1935. He served his country during World War II as an Army pilot, flight instructor and later was commander of a B29.

On May 16, 1943 he was united in marriage to Doris Wilson at the Presbyterian Church in Dexter. Their marriage was blessed by two daughters, Joy and Gloria. Warren and Doris farmed five years southwest of Redfield and then moved to their present farm south of Dexter. (Penn Township, Madison County, Iowa) Warren and his brother Bill have farmed and done carpentry work together for over 30 years.

Warren was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Dexter where he was currently serving as an Elder and had taught a Sunday school class for over 20 years. He also was a long time member of the Dexter American Legion.

Survivors include his beloved wife Doris; two daughters, Joy Kidney and her husband, Guy, of West Des Moines, and Gloria, of Creston, Iowa; one grandson, Dan Kidney; his mother, Mrs. Ruby Neal, of Dexter; two brothers, Willis, of Dexter, and Scott of Adel; and three sisters, Mrs. Betty Wells and Mrs. Nadine Shepherd, of Dexter, and Mrs. Marian Beaman, of Earlham.

Warren was preceded in death by his father in 1970.

Services were held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 31, 1980 at the United Presbyterian Church in Dexter. Burial was in the Dexter cemetery. Casket bearers were Ben Beaman, Bill Beaman, Ken Shepherd, Vince Wells, Doug Findley, Don Hurst, Larree Imboden and Ray Lenocker.

Professional services were by McKee Funeral Home.