Obituaries: Marvin “Bill” Lewis Neal (June 30, 1938 - Feb. 2, 2010)

Marvin Neal

Bill was very active during his lifetime, he was a past member of the Del Norte Sheriff’s Search and Rescue and assisted during the 1964 tidal wave. He loved horses and had competed with the Del Norte Horseman Association and won many awards. Through the Del Norte Recreation Department, Bill enjoyed archery and also won many awards. Some of the other pastimes he enjoyed were making model cars and working on electric trains. Bill will be remembered as a better than average pool player. He was a quiet man, who loved the outdoors and spent over 40 years as a landscape gardener.

Bill is survived by his mother, Eunice Zeck of Crescent City; brother, Joe Neal of Tacoma, Wash.; niece, Dawn Ragan of Puyallup, Wash.; nephew, Bill Scott of Tacoma, Wash.; cousin, Everett Dennison of McKinleyville and numerous other relatives.

Bill was preceded in death by his Dad Roy Zeck in 1993.

Memorial services will be held at Wier's Mortuary Chapel on Friday, February 5, at 10 a.m. Private inurn-ment will take place at the Crescent City Masonic Cemetery.

The family requests contributions be made in Bill's memory to the American Cancer Society, 1301 Northcrest Drive, Crescent City, CA 95531.

Arrangements are under the direction of Wier's Mortuary Chapel of Crescent City, CA.