Curtis Mae Neal

Mrs. Curtis Neal, 47, 414 E. Pearl, an employee of the DWG Cigar Factory, died at 5 a.m. Saturday in Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient one day.

She was born Sept. 21, 1911 in Salyersville, Ky., and had been a resident of Lima about nine months. Previous to moving to Lima she had lived in McGuffey.

She was the widow of Elmer Neal, who died Oct. 31, 1957.

Surviving are four sons, Harold H. Neally of 522 S. Metcalf; Ray E. Neally of 414 E. Pearl; Ronnie and Connie, at home; two daughters, Mrs. Richard Harpest of 1600 N. Central and Joann Neal, at home; one brother, Morgan Wireman of Rensselaer, Ind.; three sisters, Mrs. Lawrence Lane of Alger, Mrs. Carl Blouse of Rensselaer and Mrs. Orville Carter of Rensselaer; her step-mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Risner of Rensselaer; two step-sons, Elmer Neal Jr. of Williamstown and Charles Neal of Findlay; four step-daughters, Mrs. Wayne Hartman of Williamstown, Mrs. Nelson Kindal of Dola, Mrs. William Coleman of Huntsville and Mrs. Willis Kaufman of Ottawa; 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Chiles and Son Chapel with Rev. Willard Thomas officiating.

Burial will be in Dola Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home.

(published in The Lima News, Sunday, October 26, 1958)