The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, October 12, 1995             TAG: 9510120259
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   30 lines

ROY L. MCNEAL

Roy Lavon McNeal, 72, of the 1400 block of Old Oak Arch, died Oct. 10, 1995, in Virginia Beach General Hospital.

Mr. McNeal, a retired Air Force captain, was a native of Alabama. He served as an Army Air Force pilot during World War II. He was a Protestant.

Survivors include his wife, Mildred White McNeal; two daughters, Barbara Lynn McNeal-Hixon of Dade City, Fla., and Kathryn L. Sottile of Fairfax, Va.; one sister, Eloise Lashley of Bessemer, Ala.; four grandchildren, Robert and Rebecca Sottile and Cassie and Jenny McNeal; daughter-in-law, April McNeal of Erie, Pa.; and many nieces and nephews. Mr. McNeal was preceded in death by a son, Richard H. McNeal.

A graveside service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Arlington National Cemetery. Mr. McNeal will be available for viewing from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. The family has requested that any floral tributes please be sent to Arlington National Cemetery, Admin. Office, Arlington, Va. 22210. Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, in charge.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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