Marlene Compton Neal, age 74, a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend died peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, with her family and friends by her side. Born December 26, 1934, in Grundy, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Garfield and Lizzie Mattney Compton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Neal; two sons, Michael -Duke- Neal and Kenneth Douglas Neal; and five brothers, John, Jimmy, Therman, Hester, and Willie Compton. Mrs. Neal is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Mike Cockrell, and her son and daughter-in-law, Phillip and Tina Neal, all of Jeffersonville, Kentucky; five grandchildren, Bryan Puckett and Heather Neal, both of Jeffersonville, Kentucky, Kenny Neal of Raleigh, North Carolina, Maria Brown of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and Jason Neal of New Ulm, Minnesota; and two great grandchildren, Tristan Neal and Whitt Brown. Other survivors include two brothers, Mack Compton of Jeffersonville, Kentucky, and Leonard Compton of Morrilton, Arkansas, and two sisters, Alma Sloan and Kelsa Forbes, both of Green Cove Springs, Florida. Mrs. Neal was a retired seamstress and upholsterer and a member of the Jeffersonville Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, December 5, 2009, at the Jeffersonville Baptist Church with Brother Steve Creech officiating. Burial will be in the Lovely Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gary Puckett, David Dillinger, Omer Wilson, Jeff Clemons, AJ Williams, and Dennis Whitaker. Honorary pallbearers will be Henry Pitts and Charlie Puckett. Visitation will be held from 6 - 9 p.m. Friday, December 4, 2009, at Jeffersonville Baptist Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals, Morehead, KY. Visitation: Friday, December 4, 2009, 6-9 p.m., Jeffersonville Baptist Church Funeral: Saturday, December 5, 2009, 2 p.m., Jeffersonville Baptist Church Interment: Lovely Cemetery, Jeffersonville, KY