Ina Mae Neal – Benton, IL

Ina Mae Neal, age 86, of Benton, passed away at 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at her home at Heritage Woods of Benton.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 23, 2019 at the Leffler Funeral Home of Benton with Bro. Larry Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Masonic & Odd Fellows Cemetery of Benton. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Monday at the Leffler Funeral Home of Benton.

Ina Mae Neal was born on June 14, 1933 in Thompsonville, Illinois, the daughter of Carlos Ing and Mabel (Clinton) Ing. She would marry Bennie J. Neal on August 26, 1950, and he preceded her in death on August 3, 2006.

Her working career was as a seamstress with the Joan Claire Dress Factory in Benton.
Ina Mae enjoyed antiquing, going to flea markets, yard sales, and watching her St. Louis Cardinal Baseball team.

She was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church in Benton.

Survivors include several nieces and nephews; special close nieces and nephew include: Linda and Ronnie Baumgarte of Benton, Edie and John Jones of Benton, Norma Tate of Ewing, Jeanie and Don South of Dike, TX, Susan Danks of St.Louis, MO, Barbara and Mike Shoenberger of Fayetteville, NC, and Michael Fields and partner Dr. John Empkey of Festus, MO; and several great-nieces and nephews and their families; and her friends and neighbors at Heritage Woods of Benton.

Ina Mae was preceded in death by her parents; husband, two brothers Carl Dean Ing and Clinton Ing; five sisters: Lavora, Deloris, Alene, Audrey and June; and a sister-in-law Mona Lea Powell.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Scleroderma Foundation and will be accepted at the funeral home. For more information about the Scleroderma Foundation, visit scleroderma.org

To leave online condolences to the family, or to share memories of Ina Mae, visit www.lpfuneralhome.com
Her family said “She was a Port in the Storm”