Pleasant Jackson Mcneel III

1939 - 2024

PLEASANT JACKSON MCNEEL III
November 3, 1939 - September 12, 2024
Pleasant Jackson McNeel, III (Pleas) was born to the late Martha Moore McNeel and Pleasant J. McNeel, Jr. on November 3, 1939, at Nix Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. He died peacefully in his sleep in San Antonio on September 12, 2024, of complications from COPD.

Pleas grew up in San Antonio, and attended high school at Texas Military Institute. He joined the US Army and was stationed in Stuttgart, Germany in 1960 and 1961. It was there that he met his first wife, Sieglinde (Linde) Giesela Otto. He married Linde on September 30, 1961, in San Antonio. His only child, Pleasant Jackson McNeel, IV, was born in 1963. After he and Linde divorced in 1978, he married Mary Martha Luke. He was Mary Martha's side when she died in 2021.

In addition to his parents and wife, he was predeceased by his brother, John Kokernot McNeel and his sister, Martha Clifton McNeel. He is survived by his son Pleasant J. McNeel IV (Catherine) and their children (Elizabeth Clifton and Emma Catherine) and nephew Bart Cash McNeel (Jenna). The family would like to thank Pleas's friend, Tom Wexler for his active help and kindness in recent years. They also thank the staff of The Inn at Los Patios and Magda's Senior Home Care for their diligent care in his final months.

A celebration of Pleas's life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in Pleas's memory may be made to the charity of your choice.

You are invited to read the full obituary at www.porterloring.com

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