Elizabeth Fromme Neal

Mrs. Neal was born October 16, 1917 in Fort Stockton, TX and grew up in Elgin, TX.

She graduated from Elgin High School in 1935. She attended San Angelo Junior College before transferring to the University of Texas where she was on the tennis team.

While attending the university, she met James Kelly Neal of Greenville, TX who was attending Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. They were married in August of 1939.

As a dedicated minister's wife, she selflessly supported her husband in his Texas pastorates in Kilgore, San Marcos, Gonzales, Houston and San Antonio.

She participated in and led many of the Women-of-the-Church activities.

She welcomed newcomers as well as friends into the warmth of her home with outstanding meals.

A well-read, articulate, lifetime learner, she pursued many and varied interests, some of which included history and travel in the West, sewing, cooking and decorating.

Above all, she was extremely devoted to her family. In 1970, she received the Aggie Mother of the Year Award.

She was affectionately known as "Ma Neal" because she often opened her home and kitchen to any Aggies passing through San Antonio.

She lovingly touched many lives including those in her final few years at Morningside Ministries, Chandler Estate.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Kelly and their son, Harold Fromme Neal; a sister, Helen Clinton; and brothers, Edward Fromme; Ben Fromme; Harold Fromme; and Charles Fromme.

She is survived by her daughter, Mary Helen Craft and husband, Dr. Sidney M. Craft of Houston, TX; son, James Kelly Neal, Jr. and wife, Lisa; grandson, Cory M. Neal and wife, Misti; granddaughter, Avery Neal; great-grandson, Collin M. Neal; and grandchildren, Katherine and Stephen Cisneros; Rene Craft Sutton and husband, Dan; Michelle Craft Paneagua and husband, David; great-grandchildren, Olivia Paneagua and Jackson Sutton.