Juanita Drusilla (Lynch) Neal Veal, age 78, of Lenoir City, Tennessee, formerly of Jellico, TN, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021 at the home of her son.

She was a member of Community Baptist Church of Farragut and had previously been a devoted member of Crouches Creek Baptist when she lived in Jellico. Dru retired from J. C. Penney in West Town Mall.  She was preceded in death by her husbands, Troy Veal of Lenoir City and Leonard “Bill” Neal of Knoxville; parents, Herbert and Joie Lynch of Jellico.

She is survived by her sons, Gerald and Mary Neal, Leonard Billy Neal and Tammy Webb, all of Knoxville; grandchildren: Toni Berrier, Dawn Berrier, Jessica Berrier, Amanda Puckett, all of Knoxville, Kevin and Brittany Neal of Mississippi, Chasity Neal, Damian Neal and Elizabeth Neal of Knoxville; great grandchildren: Kristen, Julia, Joseph and Lillian Farrow, Alyssa Golloway, Zachary and Jonathan Myers, Paul and Elliasa Puckett and Cameron Puckett. Tabitha and Jason Bingham, Beth Mays, Dylan Melton, Blakely and Dayton Neal, Haey Dylan, Brooklyn Bingham, Jada, Aubriana Mays; great-greatgrandchildren: Sophia Farrow and Audrey Roland; sister, Aundria and Don Sustarich of Crittenden, KY; several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City with funeral services to follow at 1:00 p.m.

Family and friends will gather at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday in the Bowlin Cemetery in Jellico for graveside services.  Click Funeral Home, 109 Walnut Street, Lenoir City is in charge of arrangements.

This obituary is a courtesy of the Cox & Son Funeral Home of Jellico.

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