Brinkley Leona Elizabeth Laws Mcneal

Brinkley Leona Elizabeth Laws McNeal, 84, of Valdosta passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021 at her home. She was born in Valdosta on July 24, 1936 to the late Eddie and Brinkley Laws. In her childhood she lived for a short time in Northern Illinois during World War II, then returned to Valdosta. Mrs. McNeal graduated from Valdosta High School and in 1968 received her Masters of Education from the University of Georgia. Following that, she lived in Banks County where she taught in the surrounding counties for over twenty-five years. Mrs. McNeal then moved back to Valdosta in 1991 where she taught at Valdosta Middle School until her retirement. Mrs. McNeal was a longtime member of the First Presbyterian Churches of Cornelia and Valdosta, and a current member of First United Methodist of Valdosta. She was also a member of the Bible Study Fellowship and served on the boards of the ACTO and TEACH service organizations.

Survivors include her husband of 66 years, Walter Paul McNeal; her children and their spouses Paul and Debi McNeal, Tommy and Kim McNeal, Brinkley and Jack Blair, and Dolores and Jody Braswell; her grandchildren Andrew and Shelby McNeal, Joshua and Alina McNeal, Emily and Joseph Wetherington, Laura Beth and Elliot Sweat, Randy, Brinkley, and Mitchell Blair, and James and Matthew Braswell; great grandchildren Brycen and Carver Wetherington, and Tripp and Collins Sweat; brother and sister in law Eddie and Ruth Laws; sister Loudelle Laws and daughters Susie and Dixie Milner; brother in law and sister in law Billy and Cynthia McNeal; nephew and niece Larry and Linda Gail Jones; and beloved family friend Anthony Adams. She was preceded in death by her grandchild Ryan Alexander Braswell.

Graveside services will be held at 11am, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Sunset Hill Cemetery with Rev. David Tart officiating. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 6-8pm at Carson McLane Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Palmer Home for Children, P. O. Box 746, Columbus, MS 39703-0746, Paul Anderson Youth Home, P. O. Box 525, Vidalia, GA 30475, or locally to ACTO or TEACH, or to a charity of your choosing. Carson McLane.