Charles Henry Neal Sr.

June 27, 1927 - February 26, 2019

Charles Henry Neal Sr. was born to Johnnie Neal Sr. and Bertha Mae Jackson Neal on June 27, 1927 in Woodville, Mississippi. Charles Sr. was united in holy matrimony to Viola Sarah Dunmars on January 22, 1947 in Woodville. To this union was born three sons Charles Jr., Bobby, and Johnny and two daughters Wendy and Corine Abra. Charles Sr. was united in holy matrimony to Dorothy Jean Curry on October 18, 1997 in Chicago, Illinois. Charles Sr. was employed as a Lift Operator by Corn Products Refinery Co. until he retired in 1984. Having knowledge of Jehovah God, Charles Sr. came to believe in the Bible’s promise of a new paradise earth, made his dedication to Jehovah and was baptized in July 1957, becoming one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. After a full and rich life of 91 years, Charles Sr. fell asleep in death on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at the University of Chicago Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Viola; four brothers Johnnie and Arthur J. Neal, and James and John L. Seiber; sister Julia Mae Wess; son Johnny (Pamela); and grandson Mark. Charles Sr. leaves to cherish his loving memories, his wife Dorothy; his children Charles Jr. (Bertha), Bobby (Barbara), Wendy (Terry) Marshall, and Corine Abra; two step-children Angie (Varrick) Douglas and Clint Curry; two granddaughters Michelle and Diondra (Shawn) Bell; ten grandsons Derrick (Lucille), Paul Marshall, Andre (Roshelle), David (Shalonda) Marshall, Jason (Shaundra), Brian, Johnny (Tifnie), Bobby Jr., Quentin, and Jeffery Morrow, Jr.; one step-granddaughter Bria Hardy; two step-grandsons Kiwanti Ali and Wesley Douglas; thirty great grandchildren; ten great-great grandchildren; three sisters Bertha Horton, Helen and Florastine Seiber; two special cousins Eva Scott of Baton Rouge, LA and Corine Williams of Kenner, LA; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other loving relatives, friends, and neighbors.