Richard A. Neal, 89 year-old resident of Meredith, Colorado, passed away May 25, 2018 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Born May 21, 1929 in Chandler, Oklahoma, he was the son of Frank Hamilton Neal and Georgia Mildred (Carpenter) Neal. . Richard was a proud Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and had received 2 Bronze Stars. Richard was a retired Oklahoma City Police Officer, and had received a Purple Heart from the Police Dept. He was a retired firefighter with the Basalt Rural Fire Dept. of the Meredith, CO area. In addition he was the owner-operator of Neal’s Backhoe Service. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to both fish and hunt. In addition, he loved attending his children and grandchildren’s sporting events and watching Western movies. Richard was a member of the Thomasville Community Methodist Church in Thomasville, Colorado. Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife, Helen Nadine Neal, 3 brothers, 1 granddaughter, Sarah Dawn Stafford; and 1 grandson, Cpl. Anthony Rivers, USMC. Survivors include 1 son, Richard and his wife Nancy Neal of The Village, Oklahoma; 2 daughters, Judy and her husband Nonato Crespo of Midwest City, Oklahoma; and June and her husband Don Weston of Choctaw, Oklahoma; 9 grandchildren, Desarae Witmer, Marie Howard, Delana Smiley and husband Todd, Melissa Wilkens and husband Jason, Tim Weston and wife Michelle, Randy Neal and wife Sallie, Brian Weston and wife KaTrina, Jake Stafford and wife Desiree’, and Beverly Rivers; 14 great-grandchildren; Shitzu, Sugar Bear #2; many nieces and nephews and other family members and friends who will miss him dearly. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Bill Eisenhour Northeast Chapel, 8805 NE 23rd St., Oklahoma City, OK 73141 with burial to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Oklahoma City, OK.
