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Jerry Neal
June 28, 2018
Jerry Neal, age 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 22, 2018 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, FL. Jerry was born August 30, 1935 in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, to Frank and Mable (McQuary) Neal. Jerry was a 1954 graduate of Vardaman High School in Vardaman, MS. He entered the Army on April 23, 1954 and served until July 31, 1962. He went on to graduate from Mississippi State University with a bachelor of science degree in business. He married his high school sweetheart, Rebecca Jo Allen. They celebrated 65 years of marriage in April. Together, they had 1 daughter. He worked in retail management, ending his career as a Regional Vice-President with Walmart in 2007.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Rebecca; daughter, Angela Neal Thiessen and her husband Jeff Thiessen, granddaughter Kelsi Breeayn Thiessen, all of Rogers, Arkansas; nephews Bobby Switzer and his wife Sandra and David Switzer of Aberdeen, Mississippi.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 29, 2018 at 2PM CST at Faith Chapel North, 1000 S Hwy 29, Cantonment, FL 32533. The family will greet friends there on Friday from 1:15PM until the time of service.
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