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Walter McNEIL Obituary
Walter "Rusty" E. McNeil Jr. 67 of Springfield, OH, departed this life on March 24, 2022. Rusty was born August 15, 1954, to Dorothy S. Linson-McNeil of Springfield, OH, and the late Walter E. McNeil, Sr.
Rusty served 16 years in the United States Army and retired from the Springfield, OH, Post Office.
He leaves to cherish his memory mother, Dorothy McNeil; daughters: Tena McNeil (Dayton, OH), Dorothy "Dottie" McNeil, Heather McNeil, of Springfield, OH, Janine (Patrick) Tschirner- McNeil, of Germany; bonus Daughters: Felicia James (Anthony Roberts, Sr.) of Springfield, OH, Regina Long (Dean Long, Sr.) of Columbus, OH, Chiquith Smith, Natasha Smith, and Marilyn Smith, Springfield, OH; 43 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; a host of uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
Walter proudly believed that family was everything.
He was preceded in death by his father Walter E. McNeil Sr.; soulmate Mary Smith-McNeil; sons Walter E. McNeil III and Kenneth Wilson; maternal grandmother, Avella Rockhold; and grandfather, Willie F. Linson; paternal grandmother Ruth Skelton; and special uncle/brother Johnny Linson.
The family will host a celebration of life ceremony at a later date.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of the Kinley Funeral Home.
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Kenneth Edward Wilson Jr
March 4, 2025
Grandpa it was great when you were here i really miss you and love you and Appreciate every thing you did for me i know your at loved me and i love you to. R.I.H GRANDPA FLY HIGH LOVE YOU.
Family of Patricia Leffel
June 23, 2022
Sorry for your loss. He was the mail carrier on Mulberry St. For our mother and our aunt. Such a caring , kind man
Zel Skelton, Clarence Williams
May 26, 2022
We were blessed to have Walter, Jr. "Rusty" in our life for 67 years. I will always remember the awesome times we shared as children on Tibbetts Avenue. To know Rusty is to love him. He will be truly missed. God bless and keep our family. Love to all. Zel and Clarence.
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