Neel

Gladys Marie Walker Neel, 92, of Endicott, N.Y., formerly of Butler, passed away on Monday at the Ideal Senior Living Center in Endicott and joined God.

Born Oct. 15, 1917, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Margaret Logan Walker.

She was raised in Saxonburg. Gladys was a 1935 graduate of Butler High School. She has been a longtime member of the Unionville United Presbyterian Church and was active in service groups including The Grange and the AARP.

She and her late husband, Robert, owned and operated a poultry farm for many years on Chestnut Ridge Road near Lake Arthur and Moraine State Park. She also worked at The Grill at Slippery Rock State University for a number of years where she met many great friends.

Following the death of her husband, Gladys moved to the Arbors in Butler. She and her friends enjoyed many meals at Linda's Restaurant and she and her good friend, Helen, made numerous visits to restaurants from Butler to New Castle to sample pie and other dessert favorites.

Gladys moved to Endicott in 2003 to be near her son and his family.

Gladys was a wonderful and kind-hearted woman whose love for her family and friends was endless. She would do whatever she could to make life easier and better for everyone she met, asking nothing in return. Her smile would light up a room and her greeting of "Hi Honey" will never be forgotten. God has welcomed a true angel home. May God bless you, Gladys.

Gladys is survived by a son, Roger Walker Neel, a daughter-in-law, Beth Neel, and a step-granddaughter, Angela Anderson, all of Endicott. She also is survived by two sisters-in-law, Alice Walker of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and Donna Walker of Ames, Iowa; a brother-in-law, Roy S. Neel Jr of Butler; a niece, Jean Neel of Butler; and five nephews and their families, Roy Corso of Harrisville; Dan and Shirley Corso of Butler; William and Carole Walker of Ohio; Kenneth Walker of Ohio and Douglas and Nancy Walker of Arizona. Gladys also is survived by many cousins and their families as well as hundreds of wonderful friends.

Gladys was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. Neel, who she married in June 1949; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Roy S. Neel Sr. and Belle Neel; her brothers, Howard Walker and Dr. Homer Walker; her brother- in-law and sister-in-law, Sam and Nancy Means; and her sister-in-law, Dorothy Neel.

<B>NEEL</B> — Family and friends of Gladys Marie Neel, who died Monday, May 3, 2010, will be received at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St., Butler, from 10 a.m. to noon Monday. Funeral service will follow visitation and will be held at noon with the Rev. Matthew Kail of Unionville and Muddy Creek churches officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery in Mount Chestnut.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in honor of Gladys Neel to the Unionville United Presbyterian Church, 114 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001.