Joe Howard Neal, age 80, of Cumming, GA passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2019. He is survived by his companion of thirty-three years, Johnnie Mae Youngblood Hayes, Cumming, GA; step-children, Kathy Hayes, Cumming, GA, Wanda and Barry Morgan, Jasper, GA, Betty Sue Smalley, Cumming, GA, Judy and Gentry Wade, Buford, GA, Lisa Thompson, Jefferson, GA; ten grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren; nine step-great grandchildren; the extended family from the late Flora Youngblood family of Riverside Community. Mr. Neal was born April 23, 1939 in Dawson, GA. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army. Mr. Neal was a retired truck driver with Lawson Trucking Company. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 11, 2019 at 4:00 p.m., in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Youngblood and Rev. C. T. Evans officiating. Interment will be at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens, Buford, GA. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday October 10th, at the funeral home
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