James Howard McNeill

ALMA, Neb. ? James Howard McNeill, 65, of Papillion, Neb., died Thursday, April 9, 2009, in Omaha, Neb.

    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Evangelical Free Church in Grand Island, Neb. with the Rev. Kerry Relihan of Stromsburg, Neb., officiating and tributes by the Rev. Gary Schulte, Dr. Timothy Addington, DaWei Guo, Vitaliy Petrov and Kent McNeill.  Immediately following the services, there will be a lunch and a time of sharing in the church fellowship hall. Private inurnment will be in Omaha, Neb., at a later date.  Visitation with the family present will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church.  Memorials may be given to the James McNeill Memorial Fund for Distance Learning.  Banta-Torrey Funeral Home in Alma, Neb., is in charge of the arrangements.

    Mr. McNeill was born Sept. 12, 1943, in Crawfordsville.