
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: SATURDAY, February 5, 1994                   TAG: 9402070189
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT--NEAL, WOODROW JAMES, ("JIM")

NEAL, Woodrow James, ("Jim"), 79, of Carson City, Nev., died Sunday, January 30, 1994, his residence following a lengthy illness. A native of Surry County, North Carolina, he was born October 19, 1914, the eldest son of Joseph William and Maude Johnson Neal. They preceded him in death. His first wife, Cleo Dean also preceded him in death. He is survived by their son, James Michael Neal of Porterville, Calif. Neal attended and graduated schools in Surry County, N.C. and Appalachian State University, Boone, N.C. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force prior to WW II, worked at Martin Aircraft in Baltimore, Md., and during WW II worked for the U.S. Navy Dept., in the Panama Canal Zone. Following WW II, he owned and operated several businesses in N.C., Va., and Las Vegas, Nev. He was a licensed building contractor and private pilot. Following his retirement in 1964, he lived in Sacramento County, Calif. for eight years. He has lived in Carson City Nev. for the past 20 years. Surviving are his wife, Rita of Carson City, Nev.; a stepdaughter, ElRita Annett; and stepgrandchildren, Jeremy Kemp and Mirina Brown of Milford, Del.; a sister, Faye Simms of Winston-Salem, N.C.; a brother, Robert B.; and three nephews, Joe, C. Mitchell and John L. Neal of Las Vegas, Nev. At the deceased's request, there will be no funeral or memorial service. Cremation will be at FitzHenry's Funeral Home and Crematory, Carson City, Nev. Memorials may be made to the Carson City Library Foundation, Inc., 900 N. Roop St., Carson City, Nev. 89701; Porterville Developmental Center, P.O. Box 2000, Porterville, Calif. 93258-2000 or The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 3160, Carson City, Nev. 89702-3160.

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