Barbara Delores Neal

Funeral service and Celebration of Life for Barbara Delores Neal, 80, will be Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel in Lawton, Oklahoma. Visitation will be from 10:00 A.M. to 1: 30 P.M. in the Mausoleum Chapel the day of the service. To some she was known as Barbara, to others she was known as Delores, but to all she was known as a wise, encouraging and loving friend. Mrs. Neal went peacefully into the arms of her Savior on Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 at her home in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The service will be officiated by the Reverend Johnny Tims of Chickasha, Oklahoma and under the direction of Smith Funeral Home in Anadarko, Oklahoma. Barbara was born to the union of M.K. "Peck" Price and Winnie (Wilcox) Price on August 30th, 1933 in Mangum, Oklahoma. She lived in Lawton, Oklahoma most of her life. She was a 1951 graduate of Lawton High School. She married Billy J. Neal on December 31, 1949 in Lawton, Oklahoma and to this union one beloved daughter, Londa Ann Neal was born. She worked civil service for 15 years in the 50's and 60's at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma in military payroll. She also worked at the golf pro shop for several years at Ft. Sill. After her daughter completed college, Barbara went to Cameron University in Lawton where she completed her B.S. in Sociology and then she earned her MBS in Psychology. Always a caring and compassionate person, once she obtained her degree, she began a career in counseling. She worked at the New Directions Shelter for Battered Women in Lawton from 1990 to 1997. It was her desire to encourage women to attain a better life for themselves and their children and to help them achieve their potential. She spent a lifetime in service to others especially caring for her parents, in-laws and her husband faithfully through their final illnesses. She was a long time Sunday School teacher at Central Baptist Church and First Baptist Church in Lawton, Oklahoma. She moved to Chickasha, Oklahoma in 2009 and attended Calvary Baptist Church there. Barbara enjoyed doing income tax and for many years worked with a volunteer program to prepare returns for the public at no cost. She also helped prepare taxes for friends and family when asked. She was proceeded in death by her parents M.K. & Winnie Price and her husband Billy Neal. She is survived by her daughter, Londa Neal and husband, Mark Johnson of Lawton, Oklahoma; a brother J.C. Freeman, formerly of Lawton, Oklahoma, now residing in Jackson, Tennessee; a nephew, Dr. James Carleton Freeman and wife, Linda of Jackson, Tennessee; a niece, Sherry Naska and husband Ed of Black Mountain, North Carolina and several other relatives and a host of beloved friends. She is additionally survived by friends and caregivers from Life Line Hospice, especially Tabitha, Denise and Fonda who provided exceptional and loving care to her during her battle with cancer. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Barbara Delores Neal

August 30, 1933 - March 4, 2014

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