Ralph "Butch" Neal

Graveside Services for Mr. Ralph “Butch” Neal, age 79 of Birmingham, will be held on Friday, March 28, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. at Jefferson Memorial Gardens with Bro. Larry Smith officiating.

Butch passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at UAB St. Vincent’s East. A lifelong resident of Alabama, he joined the Army National Guard and served until he was honorably discharged. Throughout most of his life, he worked as a Truck Driver where he affectionately got the nickname “Can Man”. He worked for many companies but retired from Estes Trucking Company. Driving a truck was something he loved and that made him happy. Butch enjoyed many things in life, especially watching Alabama football, fishing and taking care of his lawn. He loved to tease his daughter, Kelly, with his passion for being an avid Alabama Fan. He took pride in making sure his yard was kept cut and neat, so much, that he had different mowers to choose from in case one messed up. Butch also enjoyed buying lottery tickets, consistently $20 scratch off’s because those brought him the most luck. He was a family man and loved spending time with his grand and great-grandchildren as they were his world. Butch was a loving father, grand-father, great-grandfather and friend that will be dearly missed.

He is survived by his daughter, Kelly Benton (Brian), his grandchildren, Kaitlyn Heard (Peyton), Christopher Benton (Lexi), Baylie Skiles (Noah), Brianna Triplett (Eli) and Savanna Benton (Abbie), his great-grandchildren, Benton, Briggs, Beckett, Sailor, Shepherd, Sunny, Jaxson and Stevie, and a host of friends and extended family.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Neal, his father Robert Neal, his bonus mother, Sudie Neal and his mother, Mary England Miller.

Pallbearers will be Peyton Heard, Christopher Benton, Noah Skiles, Abbie Benton, Eli Triplett and Landon Triplett.

Visitation will be held on Friday, March 28, 2025 from 9:00 A.M. until service time at 10:00 A.M. at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home.