Chilton Neal Jr, 84, widower of Carol Baber Neal, passed away late Friday night at the Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center in Hazard. Mr. Neal was a native of Estill County, a son of the late Chilton and Lillian McIntosh Neal. He was a United States Army Veteran, a former employee of the Bluegrass Army Depot, and worked for the railroad. He was a member of Rice Station Christian Church. Mr. Neal was preceded in death by his daughter Holly Estes; his sisters Myra Ellen Stone & Kate Crouch; his special friends Earl Horn and Elbee "Mudduck" Murphy.
Survivors include his sons Philip (Teresa) Neal, Curt (Rhonda) Neal; his son-in-law Tommy (Carolyn) Estes; his grandchildren Chris (Angie) Estes, Philip Neal Jr., Brenton (Courtney) Estes, Mandy Neal, and Maggie Neal; his great-grandchildren Holly Neal, Haley Neal, Ben Neal, Peyton Estes, Waylon Estes, Brayden Estes, and Austyn Estes; his nephew Michael Stone; and his good friend Henry Sizemore.
Services will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, November 29th, 2017 with Bro. Kirt Scott officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, with full military honors. Friends may call anytime after 12:00 noon Wednesday, until service time.