William Edward (NEEL) NEAL Jr.
Nickname: Bill
Birth: 9 April 1908 in Cove Creek, Tazewell County, Virginia
Death: 8 May 1980 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia
Burial: 10 May 1980 at Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, Section 45
Footstone Text: WILLIAM EDWARD NEAL / PFC US ARMY / WORLD WAR II / 1908 1980
Headstone Text: WILLIAM EDWARD MARRIED PANSY BELCHER / APR. 9, 1908 OCT. 12, 1930 JAN. 24, 1910 / MAY 8, 1980 NEAL DEC. 25, 2010 / PARENTS OF: BETTY, LOIS, DOROTHY
Parents: William Edward NEEL and Mary Belle NEEL (m. HIGGINBOTHAM)
Parents' Children: [children list may not be exact]
Spouse: Pansy Elizabeth BELCHER
Marriage: 12 October 1930 in Sullivan County, Tennessee
Children:
Bill was born William Edward NEEL Jr. A mistake at Social Security spelled his name NEAL. After months of attempting to correct the misspelling, it was decided that there would be fewer problems when it came time to collect Social Security benefits if he just changed his name to match. (Needless to say, his family was not pleased with this decision.)
Military Service: Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; leaving as a Private First Class.
Employment: Retired as a Salesman from the Bluestone Bedding Corporation, Bluefield, Virginia.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: William and Pansy share a headstone in Section 45. Also buried in this cemetery are: their daughters and son-in-laws -- Betty and Frederick (after his death), Dorothy and Carlin; their great granddaughter -- Christina; Pansy’s mother -- Minnie; Pansy’s grandparents -- George and Sarah; Pansy’s sister -- Minnie; William’s sisters and brother-in-laws -- Helen and Clyde, Nanola and Arlo.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#24393797), FamilySearch website (#LVPN-VXH), and family records.
b. = birth name
m. = maiden name
Birth: 9 April 1908 in Cove Creek, Tazewell County, Virginia
Death: 8 May 1980 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia
Burial: 10 May 1980 at Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, Section 45
Footstone Text: WILLIAM EDWARD NEAL / PFC US ARMY / WORLD WAR II / 1908 1980
Headstone Text: WILLIAM EDWARD MARRIED PANSY BELCHER / APR. 9, 1908 OCT. 12, 1930 JAN. 24, 1910 / MAY 8, 1980 NEAL DEC. 25, 2010 / PARENTS OF: BETTY, LOIS, DOROTHY
Parents: William Edward NEEL and Mary Belle NEEL (m. HIGGINBOTHAM)
Parents' Children: [children list may not be exact]
- Helen Uldene SHUFFLEBARGER (m. NEEL)
- Nanola John LEFFEL (m. NEEL)
- Lettie Mae FOX (m. NEEL)
- William Edward NEAL Jr. (b. NEEL)
- Virginia Rose HARRY (m. NEEL)
- Margaret CREWS (m. NEEL)
Spouse: Pansy Elizabeth BELCHER
Marriage: 12 October 1930 in Sullivan County, Tennessee
Children:
- Betty Jean YOST (m. NEAL)
- Lois Ann SEXTON (m. NEAL)
- Dorothy May HARMON (m. NEAL)
Bill was born William Edward NEEL Jr. A mistake at Social Security spelled his name NEAL. After months of attempting to correct the misspelling, it was decided that there would be fewer problems when it came time to collect Social Security benefits if he just changed his name to match. (Needless to say, his family was not pleased with this decision.)
Military Service: Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; leaving as a Private First Class.
Employment: Retired as a Salesman from the Bluestone Bedding Corporation, Bluefield, Virginia.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: William and Pansy share a headstone in Section 45. Also buried in this cemetery are: their daughters and son-in-laws -- Betty and Frederick (after his death), Dorothy and Carlin; their great granddaughter -- Christina; Pansy’s mother -- Minnie; Pansy’s grandparents -- George and Sarah; Pansy’s sister -- Minnie; William’s sisters and brother-in-laws -- Helen and Clyde, Nanola and Arlo.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#24393797), FamilySearch website (#LVPN-VXH), and family records.
b. = birth name
m. = maiden name