Neal grew up working on the family ranch in Swan Lake. He enjoyed farming and chose to live close by as an adult so he could help out every moment of his free time. He was a hard worker, not only on the family farm, but for several other local farms over the years.He raised his family in Downey and was an employee of the Downey-Swan Lake highway District for 32 years before his retirement in 2010. In the 1980s he served as councilman on Downey City Council for several terms. He was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in Downey 2nd Ward bishopric and many other callings. In his youth he served as a full-time missionary in the California South mission. He met Jan at Ricks College after completing his mission. They married in 1970 at the Logan LDS Temple and celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary last September. Their marriage was a testimony of commitment and love "in sickness and in health." Over the years, they both faced health issues and relied on the other for comfort and recovery. In 1996 he and Jan moved back to Swan Lake. Their home became a gathering place for many family events and reunions. He loved studying the Gospel, reading, fishing, riding through Cottonwood Canyon, tending his grandkids, and road trips with his friend Brent. Neal and Jan moved to Pocatello in 2018, but he always considered Swan Lake home and missed it very much. Survivors beside his wife included: sons Kelly Neal Gibbs of Atlanta, GA, and James Trent (Summer) Gibbs of Moreland; daughters Nicole Marie (Kevin) McLain of Bancroft and Elizabeth Anne (Marc) Skidmore of Pocatello; sisters Donna Rae (Ray) Olsen and DeeAnn (Ralph) Wilkes, both of Salt Lake City, UT; sister-in-law Susan Colby, of Logan, UT; aunts Beverly Gibbs, of Pocatello and Joyolin Henderson, of Swan Lake; uncle Laef Jepsen, of Preston; and the grandchildren who brought him so much joy. Tyler, McKayla, Aviana, Breck, Sloan, Aiden, Rance and Skyler. Funeral services held Wednesday, November 13 at Swan Lake LDS Ward Chapel.