Eldon Neel was born Sunday, August 18, 1935 in Calico Rock, Arkansas, the son of Floyd and Zola Richardson Neel. He married Wilma Jean Neel on April 26, 1958 at Mountain Home, Arkansas and worked as a Material Handler for Baxter Lab for 27 years. Eldon Neel was a U.S. Army veteran. Eldon was a Lifetime resident of area and a member of East Side Baptist Church. Eldon Neel died Monday, November 23, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 74 years, 3 months and 5 days.