Obituary of John-Norris Neal

John Norris Neal April 14, 1943- December 15, 2014 Seale, Alabama- John Norris Neal, 71, of Seale, Alabama, died on Monday, December 15, 2014 at Columbus Hospice Midtown West. Funeral services are scheduled at Edgewood Hall of Striffler-Hamby, Columbus on Friday, December 19, 2014 at 10:00am EST. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, December 18, 2014 from 6-8pm. Mr. Neal, son of the late Prentiss Danforth Neal and Carolyn Norris Neal, was born April 14, 1943 in Columbus, Georgia. He attended 11th Street and St. Elmo grammar schools and graduated from Columbus High School and Auburn University. Mr. Neal also served two years in the U. S. Army. Although he was a computer programmer by profession, John loved raising beef cows and being outdoors at the farm. He had quite a green thumb and enjoyed many aspects of horticulture as well as raising pigeons, doves, pheasants, and a small variety of other fowl. Other than his parents, Mr. Neal was preceded in death by his sister-in-law, Kennedy Smith Neal. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Lynne Smith Neal; sons, John Turner (Jay) Neal (Carrie Gruber), David Fortson Neal; two grandchildren, Phoebe Isabelle Neal, Joseph Turner Neal; three brothers, Prentiss Danforth (Dan) Neal (Peggy Barbee), Charles Augustus (Gus) Neal, William Edward (Bill) Neal (Diane Psalmonds), and six nieces and nephews; Danny Neal, Julie Neal Rydberg, Joanna Neal Serna, Jessica Neal Michael, Julia Neal, and Josiah Neal. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Columbus Hospice, 7020 Moon Road, Columbus, Georgia 31909 at www.columbushospice.com; or Cure Alzheimer's Fund, 34 Washington St., Suite 200, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 at www.curealz.org.