Funeral services for Mr. Ollie Jewel Neal will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Magnolia Baptist Church, Hosie Waters Street, Montezuma, Georgia. Interment will follow on Friday, November 4, 2016 at 2:00 at Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, Georgia.
Ollie Jewel Neal was born on August 14, 1941 to the late Ollie and Millie O. Neal in Montezuma, Georgia. He accepted Christ as his personal savior at a young age and united with the Magnolia Baptist Church. He was very active in the church and was a devout and dedicated member of the Deacons’ Ministry.
He was a 1958 graduate of Macon County Training School. After attending Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia for one year, he enlisted in the United States Army where he earned the rank of E-6. SSG Neal was awarded the Purple Heart along with many other medals, badges and commendations. After his honorable discharge from the military, he fulfilled his parents’ wishes by earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Georgia Southwestern State University where he excelled in academia as an athlete and outgoing scholar. He was employed as a case manager with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a number of years before his retirement in 1995.
On October 29, 2016, Ollie fought his last battle surrounded by those who loved him most. The never-ending legacy of Ollie J. Neal is left to be cherished by his wife, Melba H. Neal; four children: Kimberly N. Larry, devoted daughter and caregiver and Rodney Neal of Montezuma, Georgia, Cassandra Neal of Riverview, Florida and Sherry L. Velez (Luis) of Lithonia, Georgia; eight grandchildren: Geoffrey Larry II and Nicholas Larry of Montezuma, Georgia, Clarissa Durden (Jimmy) of Jonesboro, Georgia, Kelsse Neal of Marshallville, Georgia, Sharmillian Larry of Montezuma, Georgia, Nadia Velez (Randy) of Riverview, Florida, Justin Velez of Americus, Georgia and Taylor Beckett of Carrolton, Georgia; fourteen great grandchildren whom he loved immensely; a brother, Terry Brown of Montezuma, Georgia; three sisters-in-law: Sara Clark of Henderson, Georgia, Evelyn Harmon of Oglethorpe, Georgia and Patricia Council of Montezuma, Georgia; a passionate and loyal companion, Mildred Fudge of Montezuma, Georgia; a host of nieces, nephews and a true friend, Leonard Duncan of Montezuma, Georgia.
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