of Rogers, AR
November 12, 1931 - December 21, 2013
Columbus Price Neal, 82, of Rogers, Arkansas passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013 in Rogers. He was born on November 12, 1931 at Embry, Mississippi to his parents Columbus Franklin Neal and Eula Linton Pittman Neal. He became a Deacon in 1960 and was ordained at Walnut Street Baptist Church in Jonesboro, AR. He was ordained to preach on February 25, 1975 at Union Avenue Baptist Church in Wynne, AR. He preached until April 2012 and retired at the age of 80. He pastored seven churches in Arkansas Antioch Baptist Church of Wynne, First Baptist Churches in St. Joe, Scranton, Parks, Barling, Bates and Cedar Creek Community Church. He was a member of Nicut Cherokee Baptist Church.
Price is survived by his wife of 59 years and 11 months Shirley Jean Woods Neal. Children born to this marriage were: daughters, Melinda Neal and her husband Noel Vincent of Cedar Creek, AR and children, Melissa Hodges and husband Nate Hodges of Wynne, AR, Bo Glenn and Trisha Glenn of Fort Meyers, FL , Ben Glenn of Arkadelphia, AR, Ben and Kelli Vincent of Mena, AR, Levi and Amber Vincent of Bismark, AR and Brittany and Tony Calvi of Royal, AR and grandchildren, Mackenzie Annabeth Vincent and Bentleigh Vincent, Haley, Mia, Levi Vincent, Emily, Owen, Kiley,Wyatt Calvi, Katie and Matti Hodges; daughter, Roselyn Neal Laird and husband James Laird of Rogers, AR and children, Laura and husband Edgar Mendez ; daughter, Amanda Catherine Kirn and husband D.J. Kirn; daughter, Addison Kate Laird; son, Anthony Laird, great-grandsons, Alexander James Mendez and Noah Jaxon Mendez; nephews, Joe Neal and wife Penny of Batesville, AR and Jimmy Lewis and wife Nicki of Humbolt, TN; nieces Gwen and Jerry Gillmore of Batesville, AR, Shelia Taylor of Jonesboro, AR and Delida Evans of Batesville, AR; sister-in-law Georgia Neal of Batesville, AR and many great nieces and nephews.
Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at Cedar Creek Community Church in Waldron, AR with the Rev. Bill Harwell officiating. Burial will be at Sanders Cemetery under the direction of Roller Funeral Home-Paris.
Pallbearers will be Noel Vincent, Ben Glenn, D.J. Kirn, Edgar Mendez, Jimmy Lewis and Joe Neal.
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Tim and Kim Defoor
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Our thoughts and prayers have been with the family, especially Shirly and Melinda. May God give you strength and comfort. Love you.
Ann Bingham
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Shirley and family, I am so sorry to hear of Price's passing. Know that I am thinking of you and praying for you.
Teresa Johnston Culpepper
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Shirley and family, sorry to hear of your loss. There is comfort in knowing where Price is now....
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Keith Holleman
Monday, December 23, 2013
With our prayers and sincere sympathy...
Howard, Joy, Laura, Keith, and Bradley Holleman and families
Sheila Sevenstar-Horn
Monday, December 23, 2013
I send my prayers to Shirley and the family for comfort and strength.
Julia Ward Speegle
Monday, December 23, 2013
So sorry to hear of the passing of your dad, but like you said - he is not suffering anymore and is now rejoicing in heaven with all of the other angels.
Sheila Neal Taylor