Larry McNeil

McNeil, Mr. Larry - Age 79, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2009 at Select Specialty. Family hour 10:30AM Thursday, February 19, 2009 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing immediately at 11AM, Rev. Jeffery Baldwin officiating. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10:30AM Thursday. Mr. McNeil will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may be viewed from 12Noon-8PM Wednesday. Mr. Larry Joseph McNeil, Sr., was born April 6, 1929 in Toledo, Ohio to Vance Portress and Matthew McNeil. Larry attended school in Toledo, Ohio. He was employed at Flint Metal Center, retiring in 1988 and was a member of UAW Local #659. Larry was also a member of Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. He served his country in the United States Air Force and the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Larry was a very compassionate person who loved his family and friends. His hobbies included fishing, playing cards, playing pool, listening to music and keeping his lawn looking good. Mr. Larry Joseph McNeil, Sr. leaves to cherish his memory: loving wife of 52 years, Dorethea McNeil; 4 daughters, Rowena McNeil of Romulus, MI, Kimberly Jones, Tanya (Charles) Sanders and Torrey McNeil; son, Larry Joseph McNeil II, all of Flint; 10 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; brother, Benjamin McNeil of Toledo, OH; 3 sisters-in-law, Mary Baldwin of Decatur, AL, Mary Matthews of Charlotte, NC and Catherine McNeil of Detroit, MI; 2 brothers-in-law, Joseph Baldwin of Decatur, AL and Terry Dunbar of Denver, CO; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Ullysses Liggins, Fred Rubin, Ernest Evans and Pastor Fred S. White. Mr. McNeil was preceded in death by his daughter, Terry Sanders; parents, Matthew McNeil and Vance Portress; 4 brothers; 5 sisters; 2 nieces; 2 nephews; and mother and father-in-law, Beatrice and Leroy Dunbar. The family would like to express special thanks to Dr. Katneni, the staffs of Hurley Medical Center and Select Specialty Hospital. .

Larry McNeil

April 6, 1929 - February 12, 2009