MARGARET JANE SMITH NEAL, age 77, of Belvidere, Tenn., departed this life on Monday, July 15, 2019, at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville following an extended illness.  Mrs. Neal was born in Cowan, Tenn., to the late John Newman Smith, Sr. and Mary Ellen McAmis Smith on July 7, 1942.  She was a member of the Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Flintville.  She loved her Lord and her Church.  She served for many years as the church Secretary, Organist, Pianist and Sunday School Teacher. She was also a music teacher for many years.  She was employed at different times at Lanier clothing and other clothing factories as a seamstress.  She was a loving and caring daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother.  She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings; Melvin Smith, Pamela Smith and Rebecca Smith Suhr, son, Jerry Wayne Neal and grandsons; Samuel and Luke Neal.

She is survived by her husband of almost 59 years, Dale Neal, sons; Terry Ray Neal and wife Linda all of Belvidere, Kerry Dale Neal of Murfreesboro, and Bro. John Ben Neal and wife, Angela of Belvidere. Sisters; Ella Mae Robinson of Broadview, Sarah Limbaugh of Winchester, Melissa and Daryl White of Huntland, Kathy and Billy Harris of Manchester, brothers; John Jr. & Jenny Smith, of Belvidere, Thomas & Kathy Smith of Decherd, Charles Smith of Winchester, Randy & Karen Smith of Belvidere. Grandchildren; Terry Neal, Anastasia Neal, Vinson Neal, Jonathan Neal, Joseph Neal, Jacob Neal and Jessica Neal Roberts, Derrick Wayne Neal, Victoria Neal. 3-Great-Grandchildren – Camry Neal, Dalton and Madison Roberts. 1 daughter-in-law, Jane Neal of Belvidere, 11-loving brother and sister-in-law's.

Visitation is scheduled to begin at 5:00 P.M. Friday, July 19, at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Flintville. Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 20, at the Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church, with Bro. John Ben Neal, officiating and Bro. Leo Smith.

Interment will follow in the Lexie Crossroads Cemetery in Belvidere.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church Building fund, P.O. Box 8667, Flintville, TN  37335.