Carroll J. McNeel, 95, of North Platte, passed away Feb 8, 2018 at Harlingen, TX.
Carroll was born Oct. 31, 1922 at Sutherland, NE to Charles Emilo and Jennie E. (White) McNeel.
He grew up in Sutherland and graduated from Sutherland High School in 1942. He ranched with his brother, Marvin McNeel, where his grandfather John McNeel started the ranch on the North West River Road. He spent the next 50 years there and was known as a great cattleman. He was in the business many years, topping the sale with his yearling steers and heifers.
He raised three children, Marlea, Janene and Richard. In 1966, his wife, Barbara Robinson climbed aboard to help with the ranching and he helped raise her three children, Connie, Pamela and Randy. He was a great father and stepdad. Carroll was known for quiet gentle ways and thoroughly enjoyed the travels and hiking mountain trails and camping in the snowy ranges in Wyoming, where he and his wife were camp host for a few years. He loved to fly fish and was quite good at it.
He and his wife retired in 1991 and went on the road full-time for 24 years visiting mainly the west coast in Indiana and saw beautiful country in the U.S.A. He began to slow the pace when his health started deteriorating but we kept the travels from Nebraska to Texas for a few years. We were called those winter Texans.
He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant brother, Dwaine McNeel; brother, Marvin; sister, Arlene Simonetti; step-daughter, Connie Coady; brother-in-law, James Knapton; a sister-in-law, Lois Houser; and a step daughter-in-law, Mona Robinson.
Carroll is survived by his wife, Barbara; a son, Richard (Carol) of Chapel Hills, North Carolina; two daughters, Marlea (Vance) Post of North Platte and Janene (Ken) Huffman of Dallas, Georgia; two step children, Randy Robinson of North Platte and Pamela Robinson of College Station, TX; 19 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; two brothers-in-law, Gene (Rena) Piel of Missouri and Bill Houser of Elwood, NE; several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
He left many friends behind at the Yellow Rose RV Resort in La Feria, TX. Most were from the northern states but many others were from states where we camped in different areas across the country.
Your wife, Barb is going to miss you Carroll, 51 years has been a great trip!
Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday at Carpenter Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow the visitation. Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in care of arrangements.