Happenings With The Neals

Sunday, April 30, 2017

More Pictures from the NC Transportation Museum

Wright Brothers 1st Plane which stayed aloft for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet on it's inaugural flight in 1903 at Kitty Hawk.

NC Transportation Museum

Today we got to go see 100 years of steam engines. It was trains galore. We had a great time and got to see some awesome trains. Here are some pictures of our day.

A dining car that they actually use during the Polar Express rides at Christmas.

Mail Car and the pic below is also part of the mail car.

Doesn't even look like a boy who had hernia surgery just four days ago...LOL!

Train ride time.

Timmy thought these were cool.

Saturday, April 29, 2017

Timmy is healing quite well. They did stitches inside but the strips on the outside. He can't wait for those to fall off. He'll get to take a shower tonight😊. Good thing we have one of those shower heads you can hold in your hand so he won't get too much water on the area. They want us to be careful not to let the strips get too wet.

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Hernia surgery went fantastically

Timmy's hernia surgery went so good. The doctor even shortened his recovery time from three weeks to two weeks if not sooner depending on how Timmy's feeling. He's home and chilling out but doing so only because I'm making him. He's already pushing the limits of what he's allowed to do and I knew he would too. Such a trooper this kid but he hasta learn to slow down and take it easy when told to do so.

Tim's 2025 Accomplishments!

Tim had a huge year in 2025, moving through three weight classes. He began in the 61 kg division and finished in the 71 kg division, with the June weight category update shifting the weight classes. Despite all the transitions, Tim made tremendous progress. He earned 4 Gold Medals, 4 Silver Medals (6 Silver finishes) & 3 Bronze Medals (4 Bronze finishes) - which were his 1st USA National Level Medals. To top all that off he is the record holder for the snatch & total in the Youth 71kg division for WSO Carolinas. A standout year filled with growth, experience, and momentum for Tim.

Heaven Gained a Hero Aug. 16, 1935 to May 16, 2024 - 88 years old

It's hard to forget someone who gave us so much to remember. Pop (Franklin Eugene Neal) was born in Ashland, KY. He graduated Thomas R. Brown High School and was a proud Army National Guard Veteran. He loved cars and working on them. He loved racing them with his boys, Jeff and Scot. He could fix just about anything. If he didn't have a tool for something then he'd make it. He valued family above everything. He loved traveling and going to amusement parks with his kids and grandkids, especially Disney World. He will forever be missed and forever be in our hearts! (this is not his official Obit)

Doris Jean Stergeon "Nan" Neal

Doris Jean Stergeon Neal, 88, of Ashland, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2025 surrounded by family. Born June 13, 1937, to James B. and Opal McDowell Stergeon, Doris was a 1955 graduate of Thomas R. Brown High School, where she met the love of her life, Franklin Neal, who preceded her in death in 2024. Married for over 70 years, Doris and Frank built a life centered on love and family, raising their three children: Elaine, Jeffrey, and Scot. A devoted member of Faith Christian Assembly, Doris cherished homemaking, gardening, floral arranging, crocheting, and reading. Above all, she was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother—always her family’s biggest cheerleader. She is survived by her 3 children, her 5 grandchildren, and her 5 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her 2 brothers, along with many nieces, nephews, and extended family.