IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Fountain
Neal
August 29, 1922 – June 28, 2018
Obituary
Fountain Neal, 95, of Compton, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2018, in the
Mendota Lutheran Home.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM, Tuesday July 3, in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota
with Chaplin Kent Terry officiating. Burial will be at the Melugins Grove Cemetery with military
honors by Mendota VFW Post 4079. Visitation will be one hour prior to services in the funeral home.
honors by Mendota VFW Post 4079. Visitation will be one hour prior to services in the funeral home.
Fountain was born August 29, 1922 in West Frankfort to Fountain and Alma
(Stebbens) Neal.
He married Esta (London) Neal in June, 1942 and they had four sons. He lived in
Compton, where he raised his family. He worked in the feed and fertilizer
business and owned and managed Compton Ag Service for many years. He also
worked with the Cub Scouts & was on Compton Village Board.
He married Gerry Kromm on June 28, 1987. Gerry and Fountain happily resided in
the Compton/Mendota area.
Fountain proudly served in the Army in WWII in the South Pacific, where he was
an amphibious tank driver and was involved in a number of island assault
landings. He was also called back into the service during the Korean War. He was
definitely a part of the greatest generation and will be missed.
Fountain is survived by four sons, Terry (Kris) Neal and David (Liz) Neal, both of
Compton, Dennis (Carolyn) Neal of Rochelle, and Michael (Bettie) Neal of
Madison, Wis.; 7 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great
grandchildren and four stepsons, Stephen (Pam) Kromm, Robert (Luann)
Kromm, and Timothy Kromm, all of West Brooklyn, and David (Laurie) Kromm of
Mineral Point, Wis.
He was preceded in death by Esta (London) Neal, Eunice (Charn) Neal and Gerry
(Kromm) Neal, in addition to his parents and one brother and sister.
Memorials may be directed to the Mendota VFW Post 4079 and American Legion in Mendota and Compton.
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