Mr. Frank James Neal

NEAL, Mr. Frank James "Pet Milk" - Age 59, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015 at his residence. Family hour 1 p.m. Friday, September 4, 2015 at New Heaven Missionary Baptist Church, G-3184 W. Pierson Rd., with funeral service commencing at 1:30 p.m. Pastor George Hodges officiating. Family and friends will assemble at the church 1 p.m. Friday. After which Mr. Neal will be taken to Century Funeral Home, 801 Walthall St., Greenwood, MS 38930 (662) 453-2932. Mr. Neal will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Thursday. Frank James Neal "Pet Milk" was born July 17, 1956 in Greenwood, Mississippi, the son of the late Carter Nell Neal and Gertrude Merriweather Neal. He lived in Sidon, Mississippi until July of 1975, when he moved to Flint, Michigan. "Pet Milk" was a gifted mechanic who could fix any vehicle to make it run. Many days, if you were looking for him, he could always be found somewhere underneath a car or under the hood of a car. "Pet Milk" was very opinionated and was not afraid to share his opinions with others. He enjoyed sharing his wisdom with anyone who would listen. He was very outgoing and loved to laugh and joke around; he always brought laughter into a room. Frank considered himself the "Domino King" as well as the "Spade King". "Pet Milk" loved his family and shared on many occasions how proud he was of them. He loved family gatherings and loved frying fish and cooking in general. He was a very caring man who opened his home up to others who had nowhere else to go. Frank loved children and nicknamed them based on what he thought they looked like. He loved travelling. "Pet Milk" was an all-around good person and his presence will be deeply missed by all those who knew and loved him. "Pet Milk" leaves to cherish his precious memories: wife, Catherine; children, Cordell, Shelton, Angela "Sweetie Pie", Calvin, Rochelle "Noonie", Katrina, Shameka, Frank Jr., Jacolby; siblings: Ruthie Peoples-Hampton (Henry), Jerome, Carline, Juanita, Bennie Lee, Delores Holmes (LeeRoy), Robert, Jessie, Charles Neal (Valarie), Willie Earl, Will Mae Stewart (John), Lorine (Tommie); special nephew, Johnnie Neal; special friend, Tasha Coleman; a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews cousins and many other friends and relatives survive. He was preceded in death by: his parents and 5 siblings.

Mr. Frank James Neal

July 17, 1956 - August 29, 2015