Herman M. McNeel, 95, of Malone Ridge Road, Washington, died at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 1998, in the Buck and Spring Haven Rest Home, West Alexander. For 40 years, he was employed as a painter by John L. Stewart, and he was a lifetime member of the Painters Local. Mr. McNeel was a member of Zion United Methodist Church. He was twice married. In 1924, he married Helen Craig, who died in 1975; in 1978, he married Marjorie Cottrell, who survives. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Dan McNeel, David McNeel, Linda Wilson and Sharon Bennett; six great-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren. Deceased are a son, Herman F. McNeel; a daughter, Dorothy Bennett; a granddaughter, Barbara McNeel; a brother, John McNeel; a half-brother, Tom Dougherty; and two sisters, Ocie Limbert and Dessie Hair. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Monday, April 27, 1998Herman M. McNeel
Worked as painter
He was born August 31, 1902, in Washington, a son of Lee and Jennie Miller McNeel.