Colleen McNeil

(From Ozark Memorial Park Crematory)

Colleen Sue McNeil of Webb City passed away on Monday, September 2, 2024, at the age of 80.Colleen was born on November 4, 1943, in Filer, Idaho, to Joseph Alvin and Annabelle (Holden) Hall, and moved to the Webb City-area as a child, where she attended Webb City schools.

She married William Thomas Moran in 1964, and they had four children: Matthew, David, Marcella and Susanne. She worked a variety of administrative jobs for several companies, including several as a bookkeeper. Locally she worked for Commerce Bank, Walmart Automotive Center and Pronto Enterprises.

She married William Dean McNeil in 2004. He passed away September 20, 2024, after a sudden illness. They celebrated 20 years of marriage in July.

She always enjoyed getting together with her extended family throughout the area. She was very interested in genealogy, amassing a large amount of information about her family’s history, including tracing them back to Charlemagne. She was an excellent seamstress and made many quilts for family members. She loved playing bingo with family and friends, playing Yahtzee with her husband, and she was a whiz at crossword and jigsaw puzzles.

Colleen was preceded in death by her father and mother, her sister Phyllis Louise Hall, brother Ronald Alan Hall, her son, David Alan Moran, and her daughter, Susanne Jeannette Moran. Survivors include son, Matthew Thomas Moran and wife Annette of Carl Junction; daughter, Marcella Louise Julius of Leslie; stepsons William McNeil, Jr. and wife Teresa of Greenfield, Mark McNeil and wife Tiffani of Joplin; grandchildren Jacob Moran of Seattle, WA, Luke Moran of Philadelphia, PA, Thomas Sieve, Abby Sieve and Nathan Sieve of Union, Justine Moran of Webb City, Sean Moran of Neosho, Aaron Moran and wife Cheri of Webb City, and Elaine Moran of Springfield; step-grandchildren Wesley McNeil of Ogden, UT, Tori McNeil of Springfield, Derrick McNeil of St. Augustine, FL, Drew McNeil and Trey McNeil of Joplin and Andrea Maher of Sahuarita, AZ; nephews Michael Hall of Joplin and Christopher Hall of Norman, OK, and niece Christine Waldo of Fairland, OK, along with several great-grandchildren and many cousins.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 4, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Joplin.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Ozark Memorial Park Crematory. Her ashes will be buried in the Oronogo Cemetery, alongside those of her son David and daughter Susanne, and her sister, brother and parents.