Herman Hoyt Neel

Herman Hoyt Neel, 98, was born on May 21, 1926 to Hoyt Neel and Vera Calloway Neel in Negreet, Louisiana and passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 in Many, Louisiana. A memorial will be held at a later date.

Herman is preceded in death by his parents, Vera and Hoyt Neel; sisters, Claudine Cryer and Juanita Jackson; and brother, S.T. Neel. He is survived by his sons, Dudley Neel of Groves, Texas, Lenord Neel and wife, Wanda, of Crestview, Florida, Norman Neel and wife, Ruby, of Fort Jesup, Louisiana, and Robert Neel and wife, Gail, of Orangefield, Texas; daughters, Brenda Ortego of Many, Louisiana and Cheryl Crochet and husband, Johnny, of Groves, Texas; 15 grandchildren and a host of great-grandchildren and great-great-children.

Services and care provided to the family by Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Home.